by Lisa Ramirez | Jul 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over the last month, the administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy of criminalizing any entry without inspection at the border, regardless of whether an asylum claim has been made, has resulted in thousands of families forcibly being separated and children being...
by Lisa Ramirez | Jul 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
• The Port Isabel Service Processing Center is the primary family reunification and removal center for adults. If you need information about a detainee housed at this facility, you may call 956-547-1700, 24 hours a day. Detainees cannot receive incoming calls, but you...
by Lisa Ramirez | Jul 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
On June 26, 2018, in Trump v. Hawaii , the Supreme Court upheld Executive Order 9645, commonly referred to as “Travel Ban 3.0.” Issued on September 24, 2017, the executive order imposed various entry restrictions to nationals of seven countries: Iran, Libya, North...
by Lisa Ramirez | Feb 5, 2018 | business immigration
Under federal law, employers are required to verify the identity and employment of every individual hired and to document that information using Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently pledged to...
by Lisa Ramirez | Jan 18, 2018 | citizenship
On January 8, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of El Salvador. DHS will delay termination of TPS untilSeptember 9, 2019 to allow TPS holders to plan their departure from the United...
by Lisa Ramirez | Jan 17, 2018 | citizenship, immigration reform
Effective January 13, 2018, USCIS will begin accepting renewal applications for those whose DACA expired on or after September 5, 2016. Individuals whose DACA expired before September 5, 2016 and failed to apply for renewal may not renew, but may file a new initial...
by Lisa Ramirez | Sep 6, 2017 | citizenship, Deferred Action, immigration reform, Visa
Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced its decision to end the immigration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”), which has protected nearly 800,000 young, undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from...
by Lisa Ramirez | Feb 8, 2016 | Asylum
Foreign nationals residing in the United States are permitted to seek asylum and apply for an order withholding removal if they can show a well-founded reasonable fear of political or religious persecution were they to return to their home country. Failing to show...
by Lisa Ramirez | Feb 1, 2016 | Visa
On December 29, 2015, less than three months into the federal government’s fiscal year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they have issued the statutory maximum 10,000 petitions for U-1 nonimmigrant status (U visas) for fiscal year...
by Lisa Ramirez | Jan 25, 2016 | Deferred Action
On January 19, 2016, The Supreme Court announced that it will hear the case regarding the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) announced by President Obama...
