The U.S. House of Representatives today is holding the first in a series of hearings to discuss how to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. Immigration law experts will be testifying on the need to fix our immigration system. They will talk about how they can improve the immigration system and ... Read more
A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. Senators today announced their plan for immigration reform in the United States. The bipartisan group, which includes Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), John McCain (R-AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) proposes to fix ... Read more
This week, I dedicated my column "Consulta Migratoria" in La Opinión, to answer readers' questions about the punishment law. This is the column: After almost 9 months of waiting, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security finally announced that on March 4, 2013, the modification to the immigration process will go into effect. Read more
This morning I reported that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finally released the final regulations to implement the modification of the process for obtaining a waiver under the "punishment law". Tomorrow it will be officially published in the Federal Register, and the new procedures will go into effect on March 4 ... Read more
Today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced final regulations to modify the process for obtaining a waiver under the "law of punishment". This change will help thousands of U.S. citizens who have undocumented immediate family members - parents, spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 - when they apply for residency ... Read more
Effective February 1, 2013, USCIS will charge a new fee of $$165 for processing permanent resident visas filed abroad. According to USCIS, the new "immigrant fee" is to recoup the costs of processing immigrant visas after ... Read more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that federal immigration law gives priority to children of legal residents who became adults while waiting years for a visa. This ruling is not final, but if affirmed, it could change the situation for thousands of children of legal residents. For years, the ... Read more
This week in my La Opinión column, I answer questions from readers who have doubts about acquiring permanent residency in the United States. The government rejected my application for permanent residency because I passed myself off as a U.S. citizen in the past. My wife and two children are U.S. citizens. I have never had any problems ... Read more
In my column in this week's La Opinión I answer several questions from readers about the proposed changes to the punishment law and the deferred action program for undocumented youth. Here I provide general answers to your questions. Each case is different, so you should consult with an attorney to receive advice ... Read more
Questions continue to be asked about the proposed change to the penalty law. Unfortunately, the USCIS proposal has not yet been approved. As soon as a decision is made, I will be updating you. In my La Opinión column this week I answer several questions from readers, including two about the punishment law. Here I answer from ... Read more
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