by Todd Becraft | Feb 2, 2022 | IMMIGRATION LAW
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...
by Todd Becraft | Dec 10, 2021 | IMMIGRATION LAW
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...
by Todd Becraft | Nov 8, 2021 | IMMIGRATION LAW
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...
by Todd Becraft | Oct 19, 2021 | IMMIGRATION 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...
by Todd Becraft | May 5, 2021 | IMMIGRATION LAW
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...
by Todd Becraft | Apr 2, 2021 | IMMIGRATION LAW
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...