by toddbecraft | Sep 19, 2022 | IMMIGRATION LAW, Uncategorized
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas are playing disgusting games with vulnerable refugees because they, like our former president, are bullies and small people. Driven by their fear and insecurity, they lash out at folks who are less powerful...
by toddbecraft | Aug 23, 2022 | IMMIGRATION LAW
The Department of Homeland Security on August 8 that it ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, hours after a judge lifted an order in effect since December that it be reinstated. When the policy...
by toddbecraft | Jul 26, 2022 | IMMIGRATION LAW
In a major development on June 24, 2022, USCIS announced changes to the agency’s interpretation of the 3-year and 10-year unlawful presence bars under INA § 2129(a)(9)(B). This change is basically the result of the pending class action Velasco v. USCIS which questions...
by toddbecraft | Jul 8, 2022 | IMMIGRATION LAW
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) provides protection to immigrants from many different countries affected by armed conflict, natural disaster, or an epidemic, allowing them to lawfully remain in the United States for a temporary period. In recent memory TPS has been...
by toddbecraft | Jun 28, 2022 | IMMIGRATION LAW
The Biden administration over the last year and a half has been working to lighten the immigration court load to prioritize resources. This is like a policy that the Obama administration also pursued. The primary difference being that when the Obama administration...