Department of Homeland Security Funded Until September 30th

Department of Homeland Security Funded Until September 30th

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...
Immigration in the News – The Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling

Immigration in the News – The Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling

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...
Obama to Sign Executive Order to Prevent 5 Million Deportations

Obama to Sign Executive Order to Prevent 5 Million Deportations

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...
Immigration Reform: A Look Back to The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Immigration Reform: A Look Back to The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

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...
Obama Approves Plan to Let Central American Children Apply for Refugee Status

Obama Approves Plan to Let Central American Children Apply for Refugee Status

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...
Undocumented Immigrants Face Tighter Standards for Asylum

Undocumented Immigrants Face Tighter Standards for Asylum

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...