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• Category: Deferred Action Program
  • "ORANGE CRUSH! – LEGALIZATION PROGRAM INTRODUCED IN WASHINGTON"
  • Changes may be coming to family based immigration laws
  • California bill would give unemployment benefits to DACA members
• Category: Deportation & Removal Defense
  • Can You Be Deported Without a Hearing in California?
  • How Do Criminal Convictions Impact Visa Eligibility in California?
  • 7 Common Reasons Immigrants Face Deportation in the U.S.
  • Can You Still Get a U.S. Visa If You Were Previously Deported or Overstayed?
  • Can a Green Card Holder Be Deported?
  • What Do Mass Deportations in 2025 Mean for Immigrants Without Legal Status?
  • What Should You Do If ICE Agents Come to Your Home?
  • Can You Stop a Deportation Order in Progress?
  • Is There a Way to Fight Deportation If You're an Undocumented Immigrant?
  • Reopening "In Absentia" Order of Deportation
  • Appealing USCIS Decisions
  • Options to Overcome Final Orders of Deportation: Motions to Reopen
  • Will I Get Deported for a Crime?
  • Myths & Facts about Undocumented Immigrants and the Economy
  • FAQs About Immigration Scams: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of an Immigration Scam
  • Temporary Extended Status (TPS) for Nicaragua & Honduras Extended through 2018, USCIS Announces
  • El Salvadorians Can Apply for an Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
  • Advocates Push to Improve California Detainment Standards for Immigrants
  • One Path to a Green Card: The 6 Steps of Consular Processing
  • Efforts to Rescue Stalled Immigration Executive Action Stepped Up by White House
  • TX Federal Judge Denies DOJ Request to Lift Block on the Immigration Executive Action
  • BIA Abolishes "Comparable Grounds" Rule, Relief from Deportation for Some LPRs Now Extended
  • Seeking an I-601 Waiver on Grounds of Inadmissibility
  • New Law: Visa Petitions Survive The Death Of The Petitioner!
  • ICE Arrests And Removal Proceedings: Know Your Rights!
  • Asylum: Exception to 'Unlawful Presence'
  • Appeals Processing From Immigration Court Decisions
  • Legal permanent resident faces deportation for minor crime
  • Immigrants face deportation after pleading guilty to fraud
  • Reduction in unnecessary deportations focus of new state law
  • Polish immigrant deported while unconscious
  • Deportations can affect physical and mental health of children
  • Supreme Court rules against automatic deportation for immigrant
  • Legal permanent resident back in U.S. after being deported
  • Deported US veterans lose benefits, have few options once removed
  • Reformed library cards could benefit undocumented immigrants
  • Prosecutorial discretion causing confusion for many immigrants
  • Star women's cross country runner facing deportation
• Category: Employment Eligibility
  • Options to Escape the H-1B "Cap Trap!"
  • Trump Finally Admits 'U.S. Needs Immigrants'
  • Employers Must Start Using Revised I-9 Form
  • Clinton Signs H-1B Bills into Law
  • Floating city off California coast could house foreign workers
• Category: Employment-Based Immigration
  • Can You Change Employers on a U.S. Work Visa?
  • What Are the Different Types of Employment Visas Available in the U.S.?
  • FAQs: Advance Parole for Aliens Going Abroad
  • Tips for Avoiding Immigration Fraud Scams
  • 5 Mistakes to Avoid Making during a Visa Interview
  • 4 Important Facts to Know about USCIS Fee Waivers
  • General Overview of Common USCIS Filing Fees
  • 6 Questions to Ask an Immigration Lawyer during an Initial Consult
  • What Is Visa Retrogression?
  • 4 Important Facts to Know about Visa Priority Dates
  • Concurrent Filing FAQs: Important Info for Visa Applicants
  • How to File for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal
  • Adjustment Of Status For "T" And "U" Visa Holders
  • Talent scout caught in immigration visa scam
  • Australia employs EB-5 visa equivalent, dubbed 'the golden visa'
  • Law student may not be admitted to Bar exam due to illegal status
• Category: Family Immigration
  • How Do You Appeal a Denied Family Immigration Visa?
  • Can Family Members Accompany U.S. Visa Holders? Understanding the Rules
  • Changing Immigration Status via Marriage
  • Relatives of Filipino War Veterans May Seek Early Admission To The U.S.
  • Ohio Jury Convicts Man of Running an Immigration Fraud Scam, USCIS Reports
  • California Creates Health Care Packages for Immigrants
  • The Surviving Relatives Law
  • The Child Status Protection Act
  • Nursing Shortage Should Be Top Priority In Health Care And Immigration Reform
  • Clinton Signs L.I.F.E.
  • LGBT community fight for inclusion in immigration reform
  • Nigerian woman faces deportation
• Category: Firm News & Information
  • How Do Recent DACA Updates Affect Dreamers in Los Angeles?
  • Attorney Daniel P. Hanlon Named 2020 Super Lawyer
• Category: Immigration Executive Action
  • What Changed by Strengthening the Refugee Screening Process?
• Category: Immigration Information
  • How Long Does It Take to Bring a Family Member to the U.S. on a Green Card?
  • Can You Apply for U.S. Citizenship if You Have a Criminal Record?
  • What is the Processing Time for a U.S. Visa Waiver Application?
  • What Are the First Steps to Begin the U.S. Naturalization Process?
  • How Can You Transition from a Work Visa to a Green Card?
  • 6 Qualities to Look for in an Immigration Attorney
  • 12 Tips for Avoiding Immigration Scams when Filing Applications with USCIS
  • 3 Facts to Know about Green Cards
• Category: Immigration News
  • California Wildfires Disrupt Immigration Services
  • Library of Congress Will No Longer Use Phrase 'Illegal Alien'
  • Waiting on a Visa Petition But Not Eligible to Adjust Status? I-601a Available Now!
  • USCIS Weighs in on Refugee Admissions before Congress
  • Florida Immigration Fraud Ring Brought Down by USCIS
  • Procedures for Determining Visa Availability Have Been Revised by USCIS
  • Provisional Waiver Eligibility to Be Expanded to All Immigrant Visa Applicants
  • Nepal Receives Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designation, DHS & USCIS Announce
  • Man Gets 5 Yrs in Prison for Lying to USCIS Agents on Naturalization Application
  • Why the "RIR" Labor Certification is a Must
  • Two Year Work Authorization for Green Card Applicants: Fact or Fantasy?
  • The RIR Labor Certification at Region IX
  • Supreme Court Revives 212(c) Relief
  • LIFE Amnesty Program Underway
  • Fourteenth Amendment Under Attack
  • Federal Litigation To Force The USCIS To Take Action On Your Case!
  • DOL Increasing Audit Frequency In Perm Applications
  • Denial Of Adjustment Of Status And The 245(K) Controversy
  • California Service Center: The New Regime
  • April 30, 2001: Final Deadline for 245(i)
  • 100-year-old woman becomes U.S. citizen
  • Former Olympic figure skaters from Russia become U.S. citizens
• Category: Refugee and Asylum Application Process
• Category: Temporary Protected Status
• Category: U.S. Citizenship
  • Do You Meet the Requirements for US Citizenship? What California Immigrants Should Know
  • What Are the Legal Pathways to Status for Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S.?
  • Common Citizenship Test Questions & Answers
  • 4 Grounds for Denaturalization & Appealing Citizenship Revocation
  • FAQs about Exceptions & Accommodations for U.S. Citizenship
  • 5 Responsibilities that Come with Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Status
  • What Are the Steps to Becoming a U.S. Citizen?
  • Veterans Will Be Honored in USCIS Veterans' Day Naturalization Ceremonies
  • Largest LA Immigration Fraud Scheme in Recent Yrs Brought Down by USCIS
  • Immigration and Visa Fraud Scheme Leads to Prison, USCIS Reports
  • Administrative Denaturalization: A Grim Reality
  • California immigrant official arrested for accepting bribes
• Category: U.S. Immigration Law
  • Common Immigration Scams to Avoid
  • Reentry Permits: What They Are & How to Apply for Them
  • 4 Ways of Losing Status as a Lawful Permanent Resident
  • 4 Facts to Know about Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designations
  • USCIS' INTERPRETATION OF SECTION 204(L): THE SURVIVING RELATIVES' LAW
  • April 5, 2000 – Burden of Proof Modified in Denaturalization Cases
  • Woman with expired visa entitled to workers comp benefits
• Category: Uncategorized
  • Extensions for Medical Exams (Form I-693) Discontinued by USCIS
  • "Laws That Shaped L.A." Looks at Impact of Immigration on Los Angeles
  • What is 'Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship?
  • PERM: The Attorney's Role and Avoiding Audits
  • Fee Gouging and Client Harassment
  • EB-5 Program Survives Attack
  • DREAM POLICY-WORK PERMITS FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED
  • DHS DIO CONCESIÓN A EL ESTATUS DE ACCIÓN DIFERIDA "ACTA PARA UN SUENO" A INMIGRANTE ELEGIBLES
• Category: Visas
  • Will a DHS Shutdown Delay Green Card or Visa Processing in California?
  • Which Countries Are Affected by the 2026 U.S. Visa Suspension and What It Means for Applicants
  • What Is a Visa Waiver and When Do You Need One?
  • Can You Still Get an H-1B Visa in 2025?
  • Can You Reapply After a U.S. Visa Denial?
  • 5 Key Steps in the US Visa Application Process