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... 
Feb 27, 2015 | bona fide marriage, DOMA, Form I-130, green card, Green cards, Immigration activism, immigration law, Immigration reform, marriage, marriage fraud, marriage interview, marriage petition, naturlization, Obama Administration, permanent residence, permanent residency
Immigration lawyers in Miami and throughout the United States are paying close attention to a new decision that will be handed down from the U.S. Supreme Court this June. Once and for all, the Supreme Court will decide a historic question about whether the... 
Nov 13, 2014 | border crossings, deportation, Deportations, executive order, family reunification, Immigration activism, immigration law, Immigration reform, work authorization
Miami immigration attorneys are all abuzz. White House administration officials who have direct knowledge of the plan have indicated that as soon as next week, President Obama will sign an executive order to enforce a broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration... 
Oct 10, 2014 | Cuban immigrants, family reunification, Immigration activism, Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, immigration law, Immigration reform, marriage petition, preference categories, President Johnson, President Obama, Uncategorized
As President Obama weighs sweeping changes to existing immigration policy, nearly all the debate has centered on the problem of illegal immigration. Little discussed are the many concerns of legal immigrants. In order to understand the unique tapestry of today’s... 
Oct 1, 2014 | Asylum, Central America, Deportations, El Salvador, gang violence, Guatamala, Honduras, Immigration activism, immigration law, Immigration reform, Obama Administration, President Obama, rape, Refugee, sexual assault, social group, unaccompanied minors, young immigrants
This week, the White House announced that President Barack Obama has approved a plan to allow several thousand young children from Central American countries to apply for refugee status in the United States, thus providing a legal path for some of them to join family... 
Sep 29, 2014 | Asylum, asylum division, Central America, Deportations, Honduras, Immigration activism, immigration law, persecution, social group, unaccompanied minors, undocumented immigrants
As a Miami immigration lawyer, I have been following with interest a disturbing new development. Undocumented immigrants who enter the United States illegally are becoming less likely to be deemed eligible for asylum, as federal authorities tighten standards amid an... 