Musings on Immigration

Hay muchas personas que estas confundidas con la decisión de la Corte Suprema de Justicia en el caso de DAPA y DACA.  Para resolver todas sus inquietudes, voy a contestar las preguntas más comunes con referencia al tema.   Cual fue la decisión de la Corte Suprema de Justicia y que significa?      La Corte Suprema de Justicia decidió no tomar una decisión en el caso.   El caso no trataba de decidir si el DAPA and DACA eran legales y constitucionales sino de decidir si el Juez del Distrito de Texas podía suspender esos programas temporalmente hasta que el tomara la decisión final.       La decisión de la Corte Suprema de Justicia acaba por completo el DACA, DAPA, y DACA ampliada?    El DAPA y la expansión de DACA están temporalmente suspendido hasta que la corte del Distrito de Texas tome una decisión final.   La corte del Distrito de Texas no tomara la decisión hasta en el otoño.   Es más seguro que la corte del distr...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decided that they’re not charging enough for application filing fees, so they recently published a notice proposing a fee increase.   I say “proposed” because the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must first publish the proposal in the Federal Register and allow 60 days for the public to comment on the fee increase before it becomes a new rule.   So, now is the time to review and comment on the publication by clicking on this link, https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/05/04/2016-10297/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-fee-schedule .   As you will notice, there are only 60 days in which to make your feelings known, so please comment now because it expires on July 5, 2016!   The new rule will go into effect not less than 30 days after the comment period has ended.   Your voice will make a difference with the proposed fee increases because the comments help to formulate the final rule, so pleas...

The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) has changed its position on driver's licenses for certain immigrants and is now giving driver's licenses to immigrants who are applying for adjustment of status (a green card) or who have a cancellation of removal case pending with the immigration court. In September of 2015 DDS began denying licenses to immigrants in these categories but has changed its rule. How Do I know if I Can Get a License? If you don’t know what type of case you have pending with immigration, just look at the “category” on your work permit. If your category is (a)(12), (a)(14), (c)(8), (c)(9), (c)(10), (c)(33), you can get a license. What Documents Do I Need to Bring to DDS to Get a License? 1) A valid, unexpired passport 2) A valid, unexpired work permit showing category (a)(12), (a)(14), (c)(8), (c)(9), (c)(10), (c)(33) 2) Your I-797C notice that states one of the following:       a) Pending adjustment of status applicat...

A lot has been said about Candidate Trump's statements regarding immigrants ," Mexicans ," and " the wall ."  Many people, especially recent immigrants and those that know them, have had a visceral reaction to these statements and consider Trump "anti-immigrant" and unfit to lead an immigrant nation.  But I have to tell you, these nativist statements are not the reason why a Trump Presidency would destroy immigration to America.  There is another reason; the overarching cause of Trump's march toward a walled America, isolated from the rest of the work, self focused, and limiting in integration and growth--Senator Jeff Sessions. That's right.  Senator Jeff Sessions, the first Senator to hop  on board the Trump express . You have to ask yourself, why would a sitting U.S. Senator, with a lot to lose, get so cozy, so early with a candidate in the primaries.  The answer is simple. Trump talked the talk that Senator Sessions understands. The dog...

Muchos saben que la corte en Georgia ordeno la produccion de licencias para las personas que le han sido negadas  porque sus permisos de trabajo tienen estas categorias (c)(9), (c)(10), o (c)(18).   Todavia esa orden no sirve porque no es una orden final, aqui el estado de Georgia tiene 30 dias para apelar. Si apelan esa orden no entrara en efecto. Ademas, esta orden solo afecta a las personas que fueron parte de la demanda original, NO PARA TODOS!. No hay una orden restrictiva. Ademas, nuestro bufete de abogados ha inicado una nueva demanda con nuestros clientes, por gratis , pidiendo un orden restriictive general aplicables a todos, que quiere decir esto, i si la corte falla a nuestro favor todas las personas que le han sido negados licencias de conducir en el estado de Georgia bajo estos parametros van a ser beneficiados por la orden, no solo las personas que tomaron parte en la demanda orginal.  La palabra final es esto: Ten pacienica con el proceso, y event...

Special Immigrant Juveniles Will Now Face Years and Years of Wait Time Before Getting a Green Card Due to the high demand for Special Immigrant Juvenile Visas, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras have already reached their yearly limit for available visas in the EB-4 category, the category in which the Special Immigrant Juvenile Visas fall. The fiscal year lasts until September 30. The May 2016 visa bulletin shows that on May 1, 2016, the date on which visas will be current for Special Immigrant Juvenile applicants, will regress back to January 1, 2010, for applicants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Applicants whose applications for Adjustment of Status are not decided by May 1, 2016, and whose Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions were filed after January 1, 2010, will not be able to apply for Adjustment of Status until the visa becomes current again. Applicants whose applications for Adjustment of Status are decided by May 1, 2016, or whose Special Immigrant Juvenile...

You SHOULDN'T be accused of committing marriage fraud just for lack of evidence, but that doesn't mean this never happens! There is a difference between lack of evidence of a real marital relationship (or lack of bona fides) and   Under immigration law, a foreign national must prove to Immigration Services (USCIS) that his or her marriage to a U.S. Citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident is real and is not entered solely for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit. Besides the famous marriage interview that couples usually have to undergo, they also have to submit documentary evidence of their relationship (for example, utility bills on both of the spouses' names, joint bank accounts and other joint financial responsibilities, family pictures, children's birth certificates, letters from family and friends attesting to the validity of the couple's marriage, etc.).     Some couples have an honest struggle finding evidence of a bona fide marriage f...