As an immigrant, you may worry about deportation. Even if you feel like you are doing everything properly, the threat of it seems like it hangs over your head. Is one minor issue going to undo everything that you have been working to achieve? You may have heard that...
Year: 2020
Immigrants and deportation: You have rights
Just because you’re an immigrant in the United States doesn’t mean you have no legal rights. In fact, even if you’re an undocumented immigrant, you still have Constitutional rights. For that reason, if you’re facing deportation, it’s important to understand what you...
When is asylum an option for immigrants facing deportation?
You literally can’t picture yourself in your native country. You barely speak the language, don’t have any close relatives left behind and worry about that country’s political and social problems, including rampant criminal activity. You’re in the U.S. and you want to...
DACA ruling brings a little good immigration news
For almost eight years, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has helped thousands of young people who were brought here illegally as children climb out from the shadows. Under its relative umbrella of safety, which allowed qualified immigrants to...
Is a civics test really part of the naturalization process?
There is a lot of inaccurate information floating around about the immigration and naturalization process for those living in the United States currently. When someone takes steps to go from a person with a visa or a Green Card to become a visa, they undergo...
Prepare for naturalization to become a U.S. citizen
You’ve been interested in naturalization since you were 14. You knew your parents had come to the United States when you were young, so you are eager to become a citizen. You want to get rid of the feeling that you could be removed from the country. You want to know...
Where do most immigrants to the United States come from?
Immigration has shaped America from before it was even a country. English and French settlers moved into the area in droves. It became the United States after the Revolutionary War, but most of the people fighting that war and living in the country afterward had...
More visas may soon become available for medical professionals
Skilled and educated workers come into the United States from other countries to seek opportunities for themselves and their families. There are already many medical professionals in a variety of specializations who were born and educated abroad before entering the...
H-1B restrictions may come in next wave of immigration changes
The government has recently put a pretty big pause on many types of immigration. A temporary suspension went into effect on April 22 that will last at least 60 days (although it may last longer, following additional reviews). The suspension was enacted out of an...
What does the temporary ban on immigration mean?
Immigration into the United States had already slowed to a crawl when the Administration abruptly announced that a temporary suspension of immigration was going into place. The goal is to prevent foreign workers from softening the American job market any further...
