Nelson A. Castillo In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I explain what the changes to the provisional waiver of punishment law regulations mean and who benefits. This is the column: It was finally announced when changes to the process for applying for a provisional waiver of the law of unlawful presence penalty will go into effect ... Read more
Increases in fines that penalize employers for violating the law by hiring undocumented immigrants or discriminating against immigrants by verifying whether they are authorized to work in the United States go into effect today. If an employer is found guilty of illegally hiring undocumented immigrants or violating the civil rights of immigrants in the United States, the ... Read more
The New York government wants to help low-income immigrants become U.S. citizens. To that end, Governor Andrew Cuomo this month announced the start of an initiative called Naturalize NY. Through a lottery, they will choose 2,000 immigrants to whom they will pay the $$680 application fee ... Read more
Changes to the Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver application process will take effect on August 29, 2016. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published final regulations detailing the changes. You can read the document ... Read more
The U.S. government announced today that it will expand its existing Central American Minors Refugee Program (CAM). The expansion will allow it to accept petitions from older siblings, biological parents and caregivers of Salvadoran, Guatemalan and Honduran minors whose parents are legally living in the United States. The program ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer a question from a reader who wants to petition for his stepson. Every immigration case is different. Please consult with an immigration attorney for personalized legal advice before beginning any proceedings. This is the column: I am a U.S. citizen and I helped my partner obtain his ... Read more
The Obama administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear the case on executive actions that would give immigration relief to millions of undocumented immigrants through the implementation of DAPA and expansion of DACA. The Department of Justice filed a formal petition yesterday afternoon urging the Supreme ... Read more
Today is the last day Hondurans and Nicaraguans have to re-register for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. When U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the extension of TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua in May of this year, it stipulated that Friday, July 15, 2016 would be the deadline ... Read more
Former politician Roberto Carlos Silva Pereira, accused of corruption in El Salvador and murder in Guatemala, lost his appeal of his asylum case and may not be able to remain in the United States. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Silva Pereira lied on his application ... Read more
Updated information for the August 2016 Visa Bulletin is now available. The new tables include the consular filing dates and final visa issuance action. If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin tables on Filing for Adjustment of Status (applications for a visa to ... Read more
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