Politics, Police Increase Pressure on Illegal Aliens — Advice from our Immigration Lawyer
If our readers will forgive us for stating the obvious, the immigrant community — in particular unauthorized immigrants — are feeling increased pressure from multiple sources. One source is political, with Republicans and other conservatives calling for increased border security as a precondition to any immigration reform. In hopes of appeasing this political element, President [...]
Winnemucca Man Gets I-601 Waiver Approval from Mexico, Green Card to Follow
More good news from our Nevada immigration law offices: we helped a couple from the Winnemucca area of Nevada gain approval for an I-601 Waiver of Inadmissibility. “Fidel,” the husband, had entered without inspection into the United States when he was 16 years old. Because he had accrued more than one year of unlawful presence [...]
Looking to the New Visa Bulletin, Henderson Illegal Aliens Ask Family About Old Petitions
At the end of July, the remaining provisions of Arizona’s infamous immigration law went into effect, and according to reports hundreds of immigrant families are relocating to nearby states with more moderate enforcement schemes. Whether their travels take them to California and the Bay Area, north to Colorado, or just across the river to Nevada’s [...]
Las Vegas 287(g) Program Draws Criticism as Undocumented Immigrants Detained for Minor Crimes Face Deportation
Strictly speaking, any individual who is in the United States without the benefit of a visa, permanent residence, or citizenship can be removed from the country. It is widely known that the United States has an estimated twelve million individuals who lack immigration authorization, but it is also generally understood that their presence (and work) [...]
I-601 Waiver Approved for Winnemucca Couple in Eight Months
A woman from rural Winnemucca, Nevada approached our Nevada immigration attorney last year with a challenging case. She and her husband had submitted paperwork to obtain legal status for her husband of five years, a man who originally entered the country without inspection from Mexico. They had submitted the I-130 petition, paid their National Visa [...]
For Las Vegas Couple, a Reunion After Ciudad Juarez I-601 Approval
Our Las Vegas immigration law office received some good news last week: a client of ours who had been in Mexico for over two years has now been approved for an I-601 Waiver and will be home soon. The woman, “Enriquetta,” first applied for a Green Card in 2006. She was told that even though [...]
ICE Begins “Silent Raids,” Threatens the Jobs of Illegal Aliens
On our Nevada immigration news blog we have covered extensively the politics of comprehensive immigration reform. Much of the political dialogue — even if it is not always grounded in reality — focuses on the impact of illegal immigrants on the economy, job markets, etc. The conventional wisdom is that “illegal aliens take American jobs,” [...]
Mexico Client in Las Vegas Completes 245(i) Adjustment of Status in 10 Weeks
Our Nevada immigration attorney recently completed a case for a couple from the Las Vegas area. In this case, a woman (“Maria”) had entered the United States illegally from Mexico in 1998. Her sister, “Rosa,” became a U.S. citizen in the early 1990s through her marriage. Rosa filed immigration papers for her sister Maria just [...]
I-601 Waiver Approved for Lake Tahoe Client
A couple from the Lake Tahoe area contacted our experienced immigration attorney about eight months ago for assistance with an I-601 Waiver of Inadmissibility for the country of Mexico. Mexico has a special program for processing its waivers: applicants move quickly from the Immigrant Visa appointment to the waiver appointment in as little as three [...]
Las Vegas Immigration Attorney Makes Progress on Stalled Green Card Case
A woman from Mexico waited…and waited…and waited to get her Green Card, but it never came. The Las Vegas resident, who had been living in the country since entering illegally in 1990, knew that her father filed an I-130 petition for her but did not know anything more about her process. Finally, she contacted our [...]
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