TPS To End for Haiti

By |2024-06-21T20:19:43+00:00November 28th, 2017|Immigration Law|

WASHINGTON -- According to a USCIS press release, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has officially decided to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Haiti.  With a delayed effective date of July 22, 2019 allowing eighteen (18) months for the people of Haiti to properly transition. This decision to terminate [...]

TPS Ends For Nicaragua

By |2024-06-21T20:19:43+00:00November 7th, 2017|Immigration Law|

Today, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced that the Department of Homeland Security will terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designated for Nicaragua with a delayed effective date of 12 months. The TPS for Nicaragua is said to terminate on January 5, 2019. This decision was made after a review of the conditions upon which [...]

Temporary Protected Status for Sudan to Terminate in November 2018

By |2024-06-21T20:19:43+00:00September 19th, 2017|Immigration Law|

WASHINGTON—Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke has determined that conditions in Sudan no longer support its designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after reviewing country conditions, and after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials’ consultations with the appropriate U.S. government agencies. Acting Secretary Duke is extending benefits for beneficiaries of Sudan TPS for 12 [...]

Posibilidad De La Terminación Del Programa De DACA: Que Debes Saber

By |2024-06-21T20:19:43+00:00August 28th, 2017|Immigration Law|

La especulación del fin del programa de DACA bajo el Presidente Trump es bien grande.  Si la administración del Presidente Trump cierra el programa de DACA, hay diferentes posibilidades en la manera que el programa será acabado.   Aquí hay unos pasos que uno puede tomar para prepararse para el futuro:   No Habrán Sus [...]

Local Authorities Can’t Detain People Without Charges For ICE

By |2024-06-21T20:19:43+00:00July 26th, 2017|Immigration Law|

The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Monday that local law enforcement cannot keep people in custody solely at the request of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The practice, often known as an "ICE detainer," enabled federal authorities to take a longer look at the immigration status of people whom they suspect might be in the [...]

‘Habitual Drinkers’ Can Be Deported

By |2017-05-31T20:30:33+00:00May 31st, 2017|Immigration Law|

Recently there have been some issues arising regarding DUI charges and an individual's immigration status.  Unauthorized immigrants who are "habitual drunkards" cannot challenge their deportations on grounds of family hardship, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, rejecting an earlier decision that had declared such legal objections unconstitutional. Federal law allows immigrants who entered the country [...]

Thieves Use Homeland Security Phone Number To Steal Identities

By |2024-06-21T20:19:43+00:00April 20th, 2017|Criminal Law, Immigration Law|

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Scam artists have taken their identity theft to the next level.  They are calling victims across the country claiming that they work for "U.S. Immigration," asking for personal information, the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general warned. The scam artists are using a technique known as spoofing, which basically means they alter their [...]

US Ending ‘Wet Foot, Dry Foot’ Policy for Cubans

By |2024-06-21T20:19:43+00:00January 13th, 2017|Immigration Law|

Wet Foot, Dry Foot Washington - President Barack Obama is ending the established "wet foot, dry foot policy" that permits Cubans to enter to the United States without a visa to become permanent residents, the administration declared Thursday. "By taking this step, we are treating Cuban migrants equally as we have a tendency to treat [...]

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