Here’s where immigrants are moving to in America
The US Census Bureau recently released estimates of how the population changed in each of America’s 3,142 counties and county-equivalents between July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2016. Among those estimates are the major components of population change, including net international migration, or the number of people who moved to a county from another country, minus […]
Fed’s Kaplan: Immigration crackdown hurting economy
President Trump’s immigration crackdown is already crimping economic growth as undocumented workers fearful of deportation stay home and reduce their spending, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said Wednesday. Millions of immigrants “are not going out and shopping, they are staying home, they are afraid if they go out they may not […]
Threats Explode in Texas Capitol Over Illegal Immigration share this email
The final day of a Texas state legislative session turned ugly when rowdy protesters showed up to speak out against the new state law banning sanctuary cities. Republican State Rep. Matt Rinaldi called Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the protesters, some of whom carried signs saying they were illegal immigrants. Democratic Rep. Poncho Nevárez and […]
Trump extends legal protection for nearly 59,000 Haitians in U.S.
President Donald Trump is again backing away from his hard-line anti-immigration rhetoric from the campaign trail, this time by extending the legal status of nearly 59,000 Haitians already in the U.S.. Haitian activists, the Haitian government, immigrant advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the White House to maintain the special status for Haitians […]
Discussing the Latest Events Regarding the Muslim Travel Ban
Saman Movassaghi, was recently asked to come and speak on “Today in South Florida” to discuss the latest events regarding President Trump’s Executive Order banning travel to the United States from 7 Muslim Majority countries. Watch the video here
Expanded Provisional Waiver Information
The Department of Homeland Security published a Provisional Waiver Final Rule in the Federal Register on, July 29, 2016, implementing changes to the provisional waiver (Form I-601A) program. This finalized the proposed rule published on July 22, 2015, with several important changes based on comments received from the public. Expanding eligibility to more people is […]
Inadmissibility and Order of Removal Waivers Success Story
Waiver success stories do happen! My clients were a United States citizen husband married to a Jamaican citizen/national and they had a child together born in the United States. Prior to her marriage and birth of their son, she committed misrepresentation by entering the United States on a fraudulent passport. This act immediately placed her […]
My Two Cents
I wonder if there are any groups of people left that haven’t been insulted or ridicule by Mr. Trump. First, it was the Mexicans (rapists) and prisoners of wars (Senator McCain for being capture). Next it was the women’s turn which he continues to belittle time and time again. He has mentioned to us how disabled […]
U.S. Embassy in Pakistan Reopens Immigrant Visa Case
Recently I was retained to reopen an immigrant visa case in the US Embassy in Pakistan for a Lawful Permanent Resident Mother applying for her child over 21. I was skeptical to take this case because more than 1 year had passed that the Applicant and his mother had contact the Embassy and they had […]
Same-Sex Marriage based Adjustment Interview
On February 23 2016, I attended my first same-sex marriage based adjustment interview for lawful permanent residence “Green Card.” It went pleasantly smooth and well! I was pleased at how attentive USCIS Officer was towards my clients. I had prepared them diligently and was expecting to be interrogated at length, however that was not the […]