The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, the creation of a website for verifying case information in U.S. immigration courts. The new online information system allows users to receive the most up-to-date information about their ... Read more
In my Immigration Consultation® column this week, I answer a question from a reader who is considering not appearing at his next immigration court hearing. 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 ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader who wants to find and help a family member detained by ICE. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to her questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney ... Read more
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced that it will temporarily close the immigration court in New Orleans, Louisiana on Thursday, August 16, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. local time to prepare for relocation. The immigration court will resume hearings at the new location on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at ... 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
In my Immigration Consultation® column this week I clarify important points about the process and explain how to apply for a provisional waiver of the punishment law. Please share the column and consult with an immigration attorney or a federally accredited representative before beginning any immigration proceedings. This is the ... Read more
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
In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week I explained who is subject to deportation. Here is the column: The recent arrest of musician and actor Justin Bieber has raised many questions about who is subject to deportation from the United States. There are many reasons why an alien could be deported from the U.S., ... Read more
Questions continue to be raised about the various aspects of eligibility for the deferred action that the federal government recently granted to hundreds of thousands of undocumented youth. In my column in this week's La Opinión I continue to answer some of the questions I have received from readers. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. ... Read more
Questions about deferred action continue to pour in. So, this week in my column in La Opinión, I continue to answer some of them. Here I provide general answers to your questions. Each case is different, so you should consult an attorney for personalized legal advice. What kind of documents will I be able to send with my request for deferred action? Read more
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