Washington, D.C. Immigration Law Blog

District of Columbia immigrants who are members of the LGBT community saw some comfort this month in light of some potential changes to immigration legislation. No specific rules pertaining to immigration law as it affects the LGBT community have yet been established,...

Mayor Vincent Gray has ordered police in the District of Columbia not to ask individuals about their immigration status in the process of routine questioning or arrests. The change, which is in stark contrast to measures adopted by Arizona and other states, should...

According to the Obama administration, illegal immigrants who pose no threat to the United States or had not broken any laws would not be detained and deported. But real life is showing that this new Washington policy is not working. At least it is not working for one...

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that more than $9 million in grant funds will be made available to 42 organizations from 27 states and the District of Columbia. The money is earmarked for citizenship preparation...

Many people who follow immigration issues may be aware of a program managed by Homeland Security called the Secure Communities program. The program requires the FBI to share fingerprints and records of those convicted of crimes with Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Immigration law may be confusing to some people, but that did not stop over 100,000 people from joining a recent immigration drive aimed at leaders in Washington D.C. The drive was founded by Pulitzer prize-winner Jose Antonio Vargas. Under current immigration law,...

It is not likely that Rockville readers think about immigration every time they go to the grocery store. The fact is, however, that growers in the southern states depend on immigrant workers to get their produce out of the fields and into supermarkets. It is a system...

Undocumented immigrant students right here in Montgomery County, MD and elsewhere in the nation, have figured out a new way to fight deportation; by openly admitting their status, demonstrating against unfair immigration practices and essentially daring the government...

It has been in the news for quite some time that there are many people in the District of Columbia and other states and territories of the United States who are struggling to avoid deportation. Many of these people are here legally, but in the Commonwealth of the...

The possibility of deportation for a permanent resident alien is a harrowing experience in the District of Columbia and throughout the country. In many instances, having fought so hard to obtain legal status in the first place, the thought it could all be taken away...