The United States is often viewed as the land of opportunity. However, green card holders or U.S. citizens in Maryland and other states may find that even though they have made it onto U.S. soil, their loved ones are having trouble doing so. An attorney can help to...
Your Immigration
Legal Advocates
Year: 2015
Illegal immigration remains major area of contention
Immigration remains a major topic of contention among voters throughout the United States, including in Maryland. This is because politicians and presidential candidates have differing views with regard to how to deal with illegal immigration in particular. There are...
Child immigrants still entering country without documentation
Readers likely remember well the recent influx of immigrants who were children, and came to the United States, alone. While discussions about that particular incident have since died down, it does not mean that the practice has stopped. In fact, according to...
USCIS proposes new rules regarding Form I-9
In previous posts we have written about the difficulties employers may have in securing the immigrant workers they need for their business to succeed. For some employers there are other immigration matters to be concerned with. For example, employers who hire...
Becoming U.S. citizen can be complex process
The US mostly features immigrants or the descendants of past immigrants, with new citizens having always played an essential role. However, some relatively strict procedures are in place for permanent residents to get the citizenship they desire via naturalization. A...
ICE releases some detainees with ankle monitors
In a previous post we wrote about concerns pro-immigrant organizations have regarding the detention centers where immigrants targeted for deportation must stay. Specifically those organizations were concerned about how the facilities are maintained and the fact that...
DOJ to ask Supreme Court to rule DACA and DAPA
It is likely that readers are familiar with both the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Among other things these programs, that are the result of an executive action taken by...
Loss of immigration documentation can make life in the U.S. hard
Citizenship is something that many in the United States likely take for granted. What’s more, it is not likely that most worry about having to prove they are citizens. For those in the U.S. who were born in another nation, this could be a more urgent concern....
What to do when your U.S. citizen spouse is abusive
An immigrant living in this country wants to become a permanent resident through her marriage to a U.S., but her spouse is cruel and abusive toward her. Does she have to decide between staying in an abusive marriage and leaving the country?The Violence Against Women...
Woman forced into indentured servitude fights system
There are many ways in which an immigrant might come to the United States. One of them is for employment via a work visa. Unfortunately, things do not always go as planned. This is illustrated in the plight of one woman from Jamaica. Because the woman hoped that she...