Becraft Immigration Law Blog

I met Patricia in 2012 after she was detained by immigration authorities. Patricia is a citizen of MX and had lived in the USA since arriving as a child. She was also the victim of repeated domestic violence inflicted by a former partner. She had reported the abuse to...

Be careful of cruise lines and immigration. Cruise line employees are not immigration lawyers. Let me say it again - cruise line employees are not immigration lawyers. They are not even that well informed about immigration law and more importantly they have a...

What can be done for Ukrainians during this horrific time? Folks stuck in Ukraine face the same issue that faced many Afghanis not too long ago. Here are three strategies U.S. leaders could consider: B1/B2 visa: A B1/B2 visa allows people to visit the U.S. on a...

Now that the Olympics are over, there are still unanswered questions about the free style skiing sensation Eileen Gu. As we know, she is a very talented athlete who won three medals at the Beijing Games - two of them gold. She is the daughter of a Chinese mother and...

As the pandemic drags on immigrants are faces on multiple fronts with challenges. There are delays caused by staffing and social distancing. And unfortunately outside of the immigration system Latinos are being hit the hardest in urban areas like Los Angeles. The Los...

ASAP: the name sort of says it all. It fact I thought it was just a descriptor when I first heard about it. In reality it's an acronym for the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project. The reason it seemed like a descriptor is that asylum applications in the United States are...

What is asylum? Who qualifies and where did the concept originate? Modern asylum law in the United States came about after World War II and the persecution of the Jews in Europe. We never wanted to repeat the mistakes we made then ever again Today the asylum law...

The question I often get from clients is “can I travel?” Usually they are inquiring about foreign travel and usually back to their home country. My attempt to lighten the moment is to respond – yes you can travel however you won't be permitted to return to the USA....

When Biden was running for president it was easy to take a humanitarian position against the vagaries of the last administration. However now that he’s in the hotseat he’s finding out how difficult the immigration quagmire is. There are desperate folks arriving at our...

President Trump imposed a ban on certain employment-based immigration blaming the pandemic for that anti-immigrant maneuver. His “reasoning” was that because of the economic difficulties created by the covid lockdowns Americans would need the additional employment...