The recent influx of unaccompanied children from Central America and other countries has dominated the news. As usual, whenever the topic of immigration arises, a common theme is that immigrants should follow the rules. Indeed, immigrants are often chastised by anti-immigration activists for allegedly not following the rules. Ironically, these …
Read MoreDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is in the news again with the upcoming second anniversary of the memo creating this immigration benefit for foreign nationals who were brought to the United States as children. Over a half million people are enjoying the significant benefits of being granted DACA status. …
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting new cap subject H-1B petitions beginning on Tuesday April 1, 2014. We anticipate that H-1B numbers will be exhausted within the first days of availability. DMCA is still accepting and preparing these types of H-1B filings for professionals where the position requires …
Read MoreBeing the victim of a crime can be a terrifying and sometimes life-threatening experience. It is even more difficult if the victim is undocumented and fears deportation if he or she turns to local law enforcement for help. The United States government recognizes that in order to fight crime, the …
Read MoreTo be granted asylum, an applicant must show that he fears persecution because of his race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. For almost 30 years now, immigration officials have struggled to define the characteristics and boundaries of what it means to belong to a …
Read MoreU.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Targets Foreign Nationals who Stayed in the United States Past the Period of their Visa Entry: The ICE Homeland Security Investigations, Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force (DBFTF) targets not only identity fraud and immigration benefit fraud but also foreign student visa violators and …
Read MoreIn 1997, Isabel Rodriguez Campos, a legal permanent resident (LPR), was arrested for misdemeanor theft (involving $50.00-$500.00), and for prostitution, both classified as Class B misdemeanors in Texas. She soon met her court appointed counsel who, aware of her immigration status, recommended that she plead guilty to both offenses, and …
Read MoreUSCIS is considering changes that would allow spouses, parents, and/or children of U.S. citizens who can demonstrate extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen spouse or parent to receive a provisional waiver of their unlawful presence before leaving the United States. These changes are NOT in effect yet and will not …
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCISâ€) recently proposed a change to its procedures for processing Form I-601 (Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility). Currently, applicants who cannot adjust status in the United States are required to return to their native country and remain there while their I-601 waiver application …
Read MoreUSCIS recognizes that a natural disaster can affect the ability to establish or maintain lawful immigration status. Temporary measures to help individuals in this situation may include: a change/extension of nonimmigrant status (even if status has expired); extensions of advance parole; expedited adjudication of applications; and assistance to lawful permanent …
Read MoreIn his Feb. 19 letter, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith said the 14th Amendment never intended to grant birthright citizenship to children born in the U.S to foreigners. He cited amendment author Sen. Jacob Howard’s comments during Senate debate on May 30, 1866, but he stopped quoting Howard when he got …
Read MoreSen. John Cornyn is probably sincere in the compassion he expressed in the Jan. 29 paper (“Texans take note: Obama’s heart isn’t in immigration reformâ€) for the millions here without immigration papers. However, he must have decided that to actually do something for them would be political suicide. The DREAM …
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