Articles about immigration in the United States.

The US Supreme Court has given the green light to the states to prosecute people who are working with a false Social Security number. This decision, recently taken by the Supreme Court of Justice, constitutes a high risk for a large number of immigrants from being criminalized by state entities, for using a false Social […]

As we indicated in the article on our blog of January 29 of this year, we will continue to monitor everything related to the Public Load Rule, which began to be applied as of February 24 of this year by the Central Administration. Once the US Supreme Court gave its approval or green light for […]

As of February 19, Venezuelan Immigrants may request the “Letter of No Objection”, a document that is required to continue legally in the US. Venezuelan diplomatic authorities announced on Wednesday, February 19 that they will deliver Letters of No Objection to Venezuelans who are in the US as legal immigrants, and not residents, for academic […]

Due to the fact that the US Department of State has a broad presence internationally, the Immigration and Citizenship Service (USCIS) has delegated the authority to accept and adjudicate requests from “Immediate Relatives” who are abroad under certain circumstances. In this regard, the Department of State assumed on February 1, the responsibility for certain services […]

The US Supreme Court authorizes the central government to deny residences and visas to those who resort, or who are suspected of having sought out, public funds from assistance programs while the Supreme Court continues with the feasibility study of this controversial measure of public charge of the Trump Administration. As we defined in our […]

The Federal Government of the United States has proposed to stop what is known as “childbirth or maternity” tourism. For this, they are working on a provision that would tighten the rules around issuing the Type B Visa, commonly known as the Tourist Visa, since it authorizes tourist and business trips within the US for […]

The Trump Administration increases actions to prevent foreigners with a “Nonimmigrant” visa from staying in the US beyond the time allowed. Indeed, the Federal Government has been reinforcing the surveillance system throughout the national territory so that foreigners with a “Non-Immigrant” visa do not exceed the planned time of stay as authorized by the immigration […]

According to new regulations issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, the Social Security Administration will not pay monthly retirement or disability benefits to immigrants in an irregular situation – such as, 30 days or a month after they were deported. So far, as it is known, undocumented immigrants who are deported can claim […]

There have been 7 deaths of children between 2018 and 2019; years in which the Trump Administration has tightened immigration policy. At least in the last decade, there was no previous record of the death of a child in custody by immigration authorities. Case: The Guatemalan immigrant Carlos Hernández Vázquez was locked up in a […]

The Immigration and Citizenship Service (USCIS) announced that it will close the visa application process for non-agricultural temporary jobs (H-2B) because they have reached the maximum regulatory amount of applications. As is known, the H-2B visa is aimed at US companies that demand foreign workers for non-agricultural temporary work. According to the Migration and Citizenship […]

Today, the High Court of Justice will listen to the arguments in favor and against the DACA Program, that is, the program that protects 700,000 young dreamers who arrived in the country as children. As we know, the decisions taken by the US Supreme Court of Justice create precedents, and it is today that it […]

According to guidelines promoted by the Immigration and Citizenship Service (USCIS), the most common procedures – such as a request for Permanent Residence and Naturalization, among others, will have a change in prices in their application forms for the next year 2020. The Immigration and Citizenship Service (USCIS) has the power to increase its costs […]