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DOMA and Transgender Spouses – How this Relates to Your Marriage Petition

DOMA and Transgender Spouses – How this Relates to Your Marriage Petition

Nov 6, 2014 | Adjustment of Status (AOS), Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), bona fide marriage, DOMA, family-based petition, family-based petitions, Form I-130, immigration law, Immigration reform, LGBT immigration, marriage, marriage interview, marriage petition, permanent residence, permanent residency, same sex marriage, transgender spouses, USCIS

As a Miami family-based immigration attorney, I had previously touched upon the effect of the United State Supreme Court’s  ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that the government cannot deny federal benefits to...
Need a Work Permit? Are you Eligible for Asylum or Refugee Status?

Need a Work Permit? Are you Eligible for Asylum or Refugee Status?

Oct 22, 2014 | Asylum, asylum division, Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Deportations, five grounds of persecution, gang violence, immigration law, Immigration reform, LGBT immigration, nationality, persecution, political opinion, race, Refugee, religion, social group, undocumented immigrants, well-founded fear, wet-foot/dry-foot

One of the many upsides to practicing as an Miami immigration attorney, is the fact that I am lucky enough to help a subset of immigrants who are in dire need of relief. These are the immigrants who are seeking asylum and refugee status. Asylum and refugee status are...
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