Family is important, and it can be difficult to live far away from those you love. When you live far away, you may only be able to visit with certain family members one time in several months or even several years. Fortunately, there can be ways for your family to...
Irvine Immigration Law Blog
Poll shows more U.S. support for immigration than ever before
A remarkable poll released by Gallup shows that more Americans support an increase in immigration than at any time since at least 1965. Also, the vast majority of people agree that immigration is good for the country. Since 1965, Gallup has been surveying Americans to...
Supreme Court protects Dreamers from deportation for now
More than 649,000 immigrants across the country won't face deportation now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against how President Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). DACA, a program instituted by President Obama, gave temporary...
The DACA renewal fee may get much more expensive
There are more than 183,000 DACA recipients here in California. These are individuals who were brought to the U.S. as young children and are now protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. Collectively, they pay $2 billion in federal taxes plus...
The new public charge rule: Who is most at risk?
In late February, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule. Under this rule, immigrants applying for a U.S. green card may be at risk for denial if they use public benefits too often – or...
Census Bureau asks states for records
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt in 2019 to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The White House now takes a different approach, asking states for drivers’ license information, including birth dates, addresses, race,...
Bad day for Trump immigration policies
A federal judge in Washington rejected on September 27 the Trump administration’s attempt to fast-track deportations. Initially announced in July, the policy would enable the Department of Homeland Security to quickly deport anyone who has been in the country...
Tips for immigrants for adjusting to life in the United States
Moving to the United States as an immigrant is a big undertaking. Many people need to focus on the process of getting the proper documentation before coming. This is undoubtedly important, and it helps to have a team on your side that knows how to work through the...
New cap on asylum seeker and refugee numbers
The Trump administration seems to mount an attack every week on migrants, asylum seekers and refugees seeking a better way of life. This week is no different. The State Department announced that the number of refugees and asylum seekers for the upcoming fiscal year...
Migrant kids go to school as they wait
The school year has started for children here in the United States. Now in a happy turn of events, volunteers created a pop-up school on the sidewalk in Matamoros, Mexico. The idea is to provide migrant kids with some of the stability they would typically have....
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