In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week, I explain the rights that seasonal farmworkers have if an employer mistreats them. Here's the column: If there's one thing that makes my blood boil, it's when unscrupulous people take advantage of immigrants - and unfortunately, there are plenty of those types of people. From individuals like notarios ... Read more
U.S. Secretary of Labor Rene Alexander Acosta this week warned that more aggressive measures will be implemented to combat possible cases of fraud and abuse of temporary visa programs for the hiring of foreign workers. Acosta emphasized that individuals or companies committing visa fraud are hurting U.S. workers and ... Read more
In my Consulta Migratoria® column, which this week celebrates six years of existence, I warn about new reports of scammers stalking immigrants. This is the column: During the six years that I have been writing this column, I have reported on different topics, including ways to obtain legal immigration status and how to avoid being a victim ... Read more
Friends, as I shared with you through Inmigración Hoy and my social media platforms, I have started to answer questions from my readers, viewers and followers through Facebook Live in collaboration with different media outlets. The most recent ones were for La Opinión, where I write my column Consulta Migratoria® and for Univision. Thanks to Sofía Zermoglio ... Read more
A federal judge handed down a 30-month prison sentence to Venezuelan activist Maylin Silva, who was convicted of immigration fraud. Following an investigation last year, federal agents discovered that Silva, 63, prepared fraudulent immigration applications that allowed undocumented Venezuelans to live and work in the U.S. for nearly 10 years, and that she was convicted of ... Read more
This week my column Consulta Migratoria® celebrates five years of publication. On this occasion I explain why I have dedicated my time and knowledge about immigration law to inform and guide the immigrant community on important issues that affect them through this space. This is the column: Since I started to ... Read more
Gloria Saucedo, the activist and director of Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional in Panorama City, California, did not appear in court to answer criminal charges for allegedly defrauding undocumented immigrants and practicing law without a license. Nor did her associates Carmen Onchi and Maria Chavez, who face criminal charges for allegedly defrauding undocumented immigrants ... Read more
In my Immigration Consultation® column this week, I list some of the most common immigration scams and detail what U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is doing to combat this type of fraud. Here is the column: Desperation to obtain legal status causes many immigrants to seek immediate solutions and ... Read more
In early March, Univision in California held a forum to clarify questions about President Obama's Executive Action on immigration. Since not all questions from the public could be answered, Univision chose the most popular questions submitted through its digital platforms and social networks and asked me to answer the five most important ones. Univision ... Read more
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office announced that Jesus Luna Lozano, also known as Enrique Perez Huerta, was convicted of practicing law without a license, defrauding immigrants by giving false information, and violating a permanent restraining order against him prohibiting him from practicing as an immigration consultant. Lozano did not plead guilty. ... Read more
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