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Fearing Change in Cuban Immigration Policy, Cuban Migrant Flow Spikes

Fearing Change in Cuban Immigration Policy, Cuban Migrant Flow Spikes

Feb 3, 2015 | border crossings, Congress, Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA), Cuban immigrants, deportation, Deportations, immigration law, Immigration reform, Obama Administration, persecution, Refugee, undocumented immigrants, wet-foot/dry-foot

As a Miami immigration attorney, the announcement by President Barack Obama on December 17th, 2014 ordering the restoration of normal diplomatic relations has held significant interest for me. In light of its geographic proximity to the island, Miami’s Cuban...
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...
Obama Approves Plan to Let Central American Children Apply for Refugee Status

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

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...