Jun 23, 2016 | DAPA, Deferred Action, Deportations, green card, immigration law, Immigration reform, Uncategorized
As a Miami Immigration lawyer, I was very disheartened to learn today that the Supreme Court issued a 4-4 decision in United States v. Texas, the case challenging expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and... Apr 18, 2016 | DACA, DAPA, deportation, Deportations, executive order, immigration law, Immigration reform
As a Miami immigration lawyer, I read with gratification the news coverage on immigrants and pro-immigration activists traveling overnight to Washington, D.C., where the U.S. Supreme Court will hear begin hearing arguments about President Barack Obama’s controversial... 
Jan 19, 2016 | DACA, DAPA, executive action, executive order, green card, Green cards, immigration law, Immigration reform, Obama Administration
As a Miami immigration lawyer, I read with immediate interest the news the announcement from the Supreme Court that it would consider a legal challenge to President Obama’s overhaul of the nation’s immigration rules. The court will now determine the fate of one of his... 
Nov 24, 2015 | DAPA, deportation, Deportations, family reunification, immigration law, Immigration reform, Obama Administration, Order of Removal, President Obama, work authorization
As a Miami immigration lawyer, I have been following the developments surrounding the Obama Administration’s DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents) closely. Below are some frequently asked questions. What is DAPA? DAPA... 
Mar 5, 2015 | DACA, DAPA, deportation, Deportations, executive action, executive order, Immigration activism, immigration law, Immigration reform, Obama Administration, Order of Removal, President Obama, undocumented immigrants
Miami immigration lawyers have been watching a near-crisis unfold in regard to the funding of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Tuesday to fund the Department of Homeland Security through September... 
Dec 29, 2014 | DACA, DAPA, deportation, Deportations, executive action, executive order, Immigration reform, notario, notario publico, President Obama
As a Miami immigration attorney, I have been closely following the news surrounding President Obama’s Executive Action on immigration of November 20th, 2014. In a conference call to Spanish-speaking reporters, Leon Rodriguez, Citizenship and Immigration Services...