Nelson A. Castillo This week in my Consulta Migratoria® column I answer a reader's question. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on the immigration history of each person. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney to receive personalized legal advice before beginning any process. This ... Read more
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President Obama's executive actions will only give immigration relief to 5 million undocumented immigrants, but will leave out another 6 million. Pro-immigrant activists insist they should give immigration relief to all. After congratulating President Obama for his actions, state Sen. Kevin de León is reportedly exploring ways for California to provide immigration relief to ... Read more
President Barack Obama was clear. He used his executive power to offer temporary relief to millions of undocumented immigrants due to the lack of congressional action on the issue. Since the President announced his measures in a national address on Thursday, November 20, his plan to provide temporary relief to 5 million undocumented ... Read more
President Obama's executive action will create a new deferred action program for undocumented immigrants who are parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, giving them temporary legal status and work authorization for a period of 3 years. The program will be called Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (Deferred Action for Parental ... Read more
President Obama's executive action will give more immigrants the opportunity to qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) by expanding the parameters of the program. It also extends the period of deferred action and employment authorization to three years. The term of protection ... Read more
Today is a bittersweet day for the immigrant community. Thanks to President Barack Obama's action, millions of people will be protected from deportation. However, many millions more still will not be able to come out of the shadows, because the U.S. Congress has not reached an agreement to pass a reform bill ... Read more
In an address to the nation today, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to try to fix as much of the problem of undocumented immigration and the current immigration system as possible by promising to take a series of steps using his executive power. In short, President Obama will authorize the implementation of a new program ... Read more
President Obama announced that this Thursday he will lay out the measures he believes are necessary to begin fixing the immigration system through the use of executive action. There is much anticipation about the presidential action that could benefit up to 5 million undocumented immigrants. While many pro-immigrant organizations are calling on the president to make his ... Read more
This week in my Consulta Migratoria® column I answer a reader's question. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on the immigration history of each person. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney to receive personalized legal advice before beginning any process. This ... Read more
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