Legal Resources

What is the immigration plan announced by the Trump Administration just a few hours ago? The plan announced by the Central Government of the USA is based on 2 fundamental supports: – Border Security – A system based on giving priority to the entry of immigrants because of their merits and not because of their […]

Laws have been discussed in the Senate and the Florida House of Representatives that will possibly ban sanctuary cities in that state. The initiative of both Legislative Chambers requires that all state agencies, municipal governments and the police department comply not only with the federal immigration law, but also work with federal agencies such as […]

The Department of State announced the results of the 2020 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2020). Commonly known as a Visa Lottery, as of Tuesday, May 7, 2019, all foreigners who participated may consult through the website of the Department of State if they were beneficiaries of residency in the United States via this program. Applicants must […]

The US Citizenship and Immigration Service clarified what the immigration consequences that a legal resident can carry due to possessing and/or distributing marijuana, or, dispensing or manufacturing cannabis, as it may not be considered “good moral character.” Let’s start by understanding what we mean when we speak of “good moral character.” We refer to the […]

Immigrants who Cross the Border Illegally and Plan to Seek Asylum in the US Will Not Be Entitled to Bail. As usual, the asylum seekers are sent to the Immigration court to decide if they will be deported or granted asylum once they go through their credible fear interview. Now, as they wait for the […]

The Government of Honduras and the United States initiated an immigrant labor program that would allow Hondurans to travel to work in the North American country. According to press reports, the Secretary of Labor and Security of Honduras and the Consulate of the United States have formalized a plan that would allow the hiring of […]

As is known, an asylum seeker has the right to present his case in an Immigration Court while many of them are allowed to remain at liberty, while their applications are processed since the immigration authorities do not have enough places to deal with the massive arrival of people who are arriving to the southern […]

The US Citizenship and Immigration Service announced a new online service that informs the public about employers applying for H-1B workers. As it is generally known, the H-1B Program allows employers in the US to temporarily hire foreign workers in jobs that require the theoretical and practical application of a highly specialized body of knowledge […]

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, made the decision to extend for 12 months the Deferred Enforcement Departure Program known by the acronym DED. This program began on October 1, 2007 and since then, has continued to be extended – benefiting approximately 200,000 immigrants. The Presidents reason for extending this program is largely […]

The House of Representatives of the US Congress presented a bill that would give many immigrants a path to legality on a permanent basis. The project is known as the “The Dream and Promise Act of 2019″. This law, if approved, would provide permanent residency for many young undocumented immigrants – as well as immigrants […]

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of immigrants who have been punished for vague and arbitrary criminal charges. The case heard by the court was the case of a person named Dimaya, who is an immigrant who arrived when he was 13 years old. The Obama administration decided to deport him to the Philippines […]

Dishonest people have used numbers from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obtain personal information and extort money from their victims, in this case immigrants. The trap consists of the intentional alteration of the information transmitted to a call identification screen, to camouflage or conceal an identity, this is known in English as […]