by toddbecraft | Jun 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is not a trick question. I heard this from immigration officials twice in one day last week. First in the morning at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Service during a green card interview. Then in the afternoon during an Immigration Court hearing. Both times it...
by toddbecraft | May 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
An undocumented retiree of 65 years old recently visited my office. He had worked his entire adult life in the United States. When he first arrived here he applied for political asylum and was given a work permit and valid social security number. Unfortunately his...
by toddbecraft | May 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week I had a final hearing on an asylum claim for a client from Guatemala. He entered the United States in 2011 and had been waiting eight years for his claim to be heard. Some on the Right would say this is ridiculous however keep in mind that his wife...
by toddbecraft | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Trump administration has drastically increased our nation’s efforts to strip folks of their citizenship. In the past denaturalization was limited to war criminals and human rights violators. Now we’re going after Latino grandmothers for making an error on their...
by toddbecraft | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Much happened in immigration law during 2018. It has become a very hot topic in a world struggling with globalization. The most egregious behavior by the current administration was their willingness to separate children from their parents at our southern border. This,...
