U.S. Immigration Law

Maryland residents may wonder about the outcomes for immigrant children who have poured across the nation's southern border with Mexico in recent years. The crisis began to surge in 2014 as numerous unaccompanied minors made their way from Central American...

Maryland residents may be familiar with recent questions about the rights of U.S. citizens born abroad, but another question commonly arises about children born in the country to non-citizens. If a pregnant foreigner gives birth while visiting the country, the child...

Maryland employers seeking to hire workers from foreign countries to fill specialized positions could face challenges because of the caps for the needed H-1B visas. Examples of those who might take advantage of the H-1B program include engineers, scientists and...

Many Maryland residents mistakingly believe that the majority of immigrants, both legal and illegal, come from Mexico. The reality is that immigration from Mexico has dropped substantially since its peak in 2007. Instead, more immigrants are arriving from India and...

The U.S. House of Representatives is reviewing a spending bill that includes an extension of the H-2B visa program. Immigrants and companies in Maryland may benefit from low-skilled temporary workers being allowed to stay longer in the United States under the...

Maryland immigrant rights activists likely reacted with dismay when they learned that several Central American women who were seeking asylum in the United States said they were denied their right to legal counsel when facing deportation. Legally, even if they receive...

Some immigrants who are targeted for deportation are held in detention centers. Federal officials frequently detain immigrants who are caught crossing the border illegally. As many Maryland residents know the beginning of January, the U.S. Immigration and Customs...

In late 2015, information was released about how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security would be stepping up its pursuit of individuals with deportation orders. This naturally may leave an immigrant who lacks the proper documentation in Maryland and other states...

In a post from last month we wrote about the many child immigrants entering the United States from several Latin American companies. The reason many of these individuals provide for coming to the U.S. is gang and drug violence. Once here, they are hoping to secure...

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...