In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week, a reader wants to know if he will be denied entry into the country as a tourist if a family petition is being processed on his behalf. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to his questions. For ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader who wants to know how to help her stepdaughter in immigration detention. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here is a general answer to her questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader who wants to know how receiving a notice to appear will affect him or her. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer a question from a reader who married after being petitioned by his mother. 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 ... Read more
In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week, I explain how to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous lawyers. Here is the column: In every profession there are some bad apples. Unfortunately, there are also unscrupulous people in the legal field, including lawyers, although they are in the minority. The problem is that a single unscrupulous lawyer can cause ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer a question from a reader who has a student visa and wishes to bring his wife to the United States. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here is a general answer to your questions. Please consult ... Read more
In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week I stress the dangers of going to notarios and immigration consultants and why I believe the Los Angeles City Council should not approve a municipal project that licenses them. Here is the column: In Los Angeles, City Attorney Mike Feuer announced ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer a question from a reader who wishes to apply for an H-1B visa while in the United States on a tourist visa. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to her questions. For ... Read more
In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week I report on the judge's decision in the case for financial restitution to the victims of Gloria Saucedo and Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional. Here is the column: The legal case against Gloria Saucedo and Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional Inc. of Panorama City, California has taken several months ... Read more
In my last Consulta Migratoria® column of 2016, I offer you some recommendations for the new year. This is the column: We close 2016 with great uncertainty about the future of many immigrants living illegally in the United States. During the course of the election campaign and after being elected president, Donald Trump repeated ... Read more
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