Immigration news today 25 January 2023

Below, I attach some headlines and links to recent U.S. immigration news. This summary has been compiled with the assistance of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) of which I am a member and which may be of interest to you.

IMMIGRATION NEWS IN THE UNITED STATES

PERMANENT RESIDENCE

  

Univision  Government extends validity of conditional green cards to four years due to delays

By Jorge Cancino

January 24, 2023

 

 

El Nuevo Herald  Finally good news for conditional residents who obtained a green card through marriage.

By Daniel Shoer Roth

January 24, 2023

 

The USA Connection (NC) USCIS extends validity of conditional permanent residences

By Agencia EFE

January 24, 2023

 

TPS

 

Univision TPS can lead to green card: specialist gives 2 paths for beneficiaries to achieve residency

January 24, 2023

 

BACKLOG IN IMMIGRATION CASES

 

Vive USA Biden administration sued over immigration delays

By Agencia EFE

January 24, 2023

 

LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TEMPORARY ADMISSION OF MIGRANTS

 

Univision 20 states demand policy allowing temporary admission of immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela

By Jorge Cancino

January 24, 2023

 

Univision Florida attorney general and prosecutors from other states to take humanitarian parole program to court

January 24, 2023

 

Telemundo  State Republicans ask judge to block migrant parole program

January 24, 2023

 

CLIMATE CHANGE - IMMIGRATION

 

CNN en Español More people forcibly displaced by climate change than by conflict, UN agency says (Video)

By Iván Pérez Sarmenti

January 24, 2023

 

HUMAN TRAFFIC

 

Univision Border agent who helped coyotes in Texas for $500: will spend 10 years in prison

By Isaías Alvarado

January 24, 2023

 

La Opinión (CA) Coyote who smuggled Mexican nationals into California sentenced to one year in prison

By Maribel Velázquez

January 24, 2023

 

MIGRANT ARRESTS - BORDER

 

CNN en Español Daily migrant encounters at U.S.-Mexico border drop by more than half in January, says DHS official

By Priscilla Alvarez

January 24, 2023

 

Pulzo Record number of migrant arrests in December in the U.S.; numbers down in January

January 24, 2023

 

Political Dossier There is confusion on the Arizona-Sonora border due to the new immigration policy.

By La Estrella de Tucson

January 24, 2023

 

Telemundo News  Grandfather of girls dumped in Rio Grande says mother "at risk" if deported (Video)

January 23, 2023

 

 

MIGRANTS IN TRANSIT

 

La Patilla Deaf Venezuelan migrants in New York to be marginalized after loss of this benefit

January 24, 2023

 

Univision News Boat carrying nearly 400 Haitian migrants is intercepted by Coast Guard near Florida (Video)

January 24, 2023

 

 

Telemundo News In video: Coast Guard finds boat with nearly 400 Haitians on board (Video)

January 24, 2023

 

OTHER NEWS

 

Univision 17-year-old Cuban boy who was in Mexico to seek asylum at border murdered

January 24, 2023

 

Telemundo News  Denver limits stay of undocumented migrants in shelters (Video)

January 24, 2023

 

 

OPINION

 

La Opinión (CA) New litmus test for Republican extremism

By Maribel Hastings and David Torres

January 24, 2023

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

 

News and information found on the Internet is of a general nature and should not be construed as specific legal advice for any individual, case or situation.

Anyone who has questions about U.S. immigration law, including whether or not a particular immigration law applies to his or her situation, should immediately seek advice from a licensed and experienced U.S. immigration attorney to determine his or her immigration legal options.

Avoid being victim of immigration fraud and never consult with notaries, immigration consultants, paper-fillers, multi-services and others. unlicensed persons to obtain immigration legal advice.

Nelson A. Castillo is an immigration attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience and author of La Tarjeta Verde: Cómo Obtener la Residencia Permanente en los Estados Unidos (Green Card: How to Obtain Permanent Residence in the United States). He is a former President of the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Westlake South Neighborhood Council of Los Angeles.

For information on how to schedule an immigration consultation with Dr. Castillo, click here. click here.

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