Immigration Attorney Gets Green Card, Travel Permission for Las Vegas Woman
A woman was able to visit her ill mother in the hospital in the Mexican state of Jalisco and return to the United States with a Green Card awaiting her, after she sought help from our Nevada immigration lawyer. “Luz,” who entered the United States on a B-1/B-2 visa several years ago from Mexico and [...]
Nevada Illegal Alien Students Spared from Deportation
As the nation grapples with the difficult issue of revising its immigration laws, the Obama Administration has made some gestures toward a kinder, gentler immigration policy to help protect those aliens most vulnerable to the current system’s idiosyncrasies. Military families have quietly been given preferential treatment, and there is growing evidence that young people — [...]
Las Vegas Attorney Guides Guatemalan Man Through Marriage Interview
Our Las Vegas immigration attorney has helped hundreds of immigrants complete an Adjustment of Status to get them a Green Card through their U.S. citizen spouse. Sometimes, however, he has to guide a client through a difficult marriage interview when the facts of the case make the USCIS suspicious. A 27-year-old man from Guatemala contacted [...]
Nevadans File Immigration Papers Now Before Fees Increase
Immigrants in Reno, Las Vegas, and Elko are rushing to begin their immigration processes before USCIS fees increase. According to AILA (the American Immigration Lawyers Association), the filing fees for most immigration paperwork are going to increase by an average of ten percent in the coming year. USCIS faces a $200 million budget shortfall for [...]
Ninth Circuit Demands Proof from Immigrants Seeking Asylum in Nevada
A decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has placed a heavier burden of proof on immigrants seeking to become legal permanent residents through an asylum hearing in Immigration Court. The Ninth Circuit’s decision will affect asylum claims made from most of the western United States, including the states of Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, [...]
Criminal History Casts Long Shadow on Lawful Residents
There are just under 12,000 lawful permanent residents residing in Nevada, with about 9,500 of these Green Card holders living in the Las Vegas area. These immigrants have established legal residency in the United States, but their right to remain in the country is far more fragile than one would think. The New York Times‘ [...]
Tourism Board to Promote Travel, Help Nevada Economy
Earlier this month Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) helped push the Travel Promotion Act through the Senate, a bill that aims to bring American tourism into the 21st century and give a much-needed boost to tourism-dependent economies like Nevada’s. The bill has also passed the House of Representatives and is expected to be signed [...]
German Family Succeeds in Unusual Asylum Case
America is often called a “melting pot” because of its diverse population. Over the last two hundred years immigrants from all over the world have made their homes in the United States, and cosmopolitan cities like Las Vegas, Nevada continue to attract performers, entrepreneurs, and tourists alike. Americans have not always managed this diversity well, [...]
Travel Advice for Conditional Residents from our Nevada Immigration Lawyer
A visitor to our website recently sent us a message to ask our Nevada immigration lawyer a question about traveling as a lawful resident. Here, we reproduce the conversation so other viewers can take advantage of this information. ******************************************************************* Carly: I have a question about my temporary green card. I’ve been in France 3 months last summer [...]
Legal and Illegal Immigrants Vulnerable to Fraud: Beware Notarios and Other Unlicensed Immigration Advice
No part of American society or our economy is more vulnerable than immigrants. For undocumented workers, low wages and zero benefits are the norm, work is hard, and a broken taillight can mean ICE detention and a one-way ticket to desolate Presidio, Texas. Even for lawful permanent residents, a drug charge or a bar fight—simple [...]
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