Legal Resources

The government presided by Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, October 20th, the final approval of a rule that will deny asylum to undocumented immigrants who have been detained or convicted of certain crimes. Among the most serious crimes are federal and state offenses, charges of domestic violence (even if there is no sentence), human and […]

Measures were announced that will sharply reduce the chances of hiring highly qualified foreign workers. The Trump Administration announced on Tuesday, October 6th, measures that will tighten the H-1B visa program for highly skilled workers. The new provision substantially increases the wages U.S. companies must pay to foreign hires, reduces eligibility criteria for applicants, and […]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces a Rule, among other provisions, stating that an alien who enters the U.S. illegally without a good cause will not be granted Employment Authorization. The Central Government of the United States has implemented, as of Tuesday August 25th, a rule that denies work permits to asylum seekers […]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that foreigners with F-1 visas who exceed their unemployment limits in the U.S. could be subject to loss of status, therefore, I remind foreigners with F-1 visas who participate in post-completion optional practical training (OPT) and their designated school officials (DSO) to update their information, including […]

As is generally known, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ordered the Trump Administration a few days ago, to halt for the duration of the pandemic, the application of the “Public Charge Rule”, designed to deny legal residency to immigrants who use public health, financial and social services across the country. The decision […]

An exaggerated price increase is announced for immigration services offered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The measure of the increase in the fees that have been announced this Friday, July 31st by the Department of Homeland Security of the United States, was justified so that the Immigration Agency USCIS, recovers the costs […]

The President of the United States Donald Trump signed this Tuesday, July 31st, a memorandum ordering not to count undocumented immigrants for the purposes of the 2020 Census. But what is the reason for such a decision? Let us begin by informing, first of all, that participating in the 2020 Census is important, since its […]

The Federal Court ruled today that the Trump Administration breaks the law when it refuses to receive new applications from DACA. A Maryland Federal Judge ordered the National Executive to accept new DACA applications and fully reinstate the program that protects nearly 700,000 young immigrants from deportation. The Federal Court determined that the Government’s actions […]

A new measure is announced that grants powers to determine whether an foreign individual represents a danger to national security, which encourages and facilitates expedited deportations and complicates and hampers the benefits of Protection such as Asylum. The new rule issued by the Trump Administration empowers the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to […]

Foreign students attending institutions and universities that only offer classes completely online will have to return to their countries. The Immigration Office, ICE, recently announced changes that include requiring F-1 and M-1 International Student Visa holders to leave the country if the educational institutions where they study offer exclusively virtual or online educational programs. In […]

By: Jesus Reyes, Esq. Let us start with the good news… A federal judge in Washington DC reversed President Donald Trump’s policy of limiting claims from asylum seekers at the US/Mexican border who have crossed through a third country in route to the United States. Under President Trump’s reversed asylum policy on third country, if […]

The US Supreme Court of the United States, in a decision of 7 against 2, ruled on Thursday June 25 in favor of the Trump Administration order, regarding its efforts to accelerate the deportation of immigrants seeking asylum. The case originated from the immigration proceedings of a man from Sri Lanka, whose name is Vijayakumar […]