Immigration

Tech giant Facebook was recently in the news for allegedly breaking the law by offering permanent jobs to workers with H-1B visas. According to the U.S. immigration laws already in place, Facebook is required to give priority to U.S. workers before granting permanent...

If you are facing deportation, the best thing you can do is to form a strategy that will help you to successfully defend yourself from being removed from the United States. However, forming a defense strategy can take a significant amount of time. Therefore, one of...

As President-elect, Joe Biden has already indicated that he plans to make some sweeping changes to existing immigration policies that were advanced by the previous administration. Will the “great reset” be that easy? Experts aren’t so certain The last four years have...

Under President Barack Obama, the number of refugees allowed in the United States rose dramatically. If this had continued as he planned, he would have gone up to 110,000 refugees for 2016 alone. However, when President Donald Trump took office, he quickly began...

Many people come to the United States through family immigration to be with a spouse. Maybe the person you married got a job in the U.S., and you came on a visa after they secured a work visa. Perhaps you married someone who was already a U.S. citizen and then entered...

You see it in the news all the time. People claim that anyone who crosses the border into the United States without a visa or permission has broken the law. The reality is that isn’t exactly true. Asylum seekers can come to any port of entry when they seek asylum, but...

When seeking asylum in the United States, there are two main claims that a person can make. The first, which is more self-explanatory, is that they have already experienced persecution in their home country. If they return, they believe it will happen again. The...

There are thousands upon thousands of people who are living in the United States without permission. Some overstayed their visas. Others came when they were children and never had the opportunity to choose how they arrived to the U.S. It is very important that you...

When you vacation abroad, your most crucial document is your passport. Without it, you are in trouble. If you came to live permanently in Los Angeles from overseas, your green card is similar. You must always carry your green card on you. While this may seem a hassle,...

When you legally enter the United States to study, work or visit, there is an end date to your legal time in the country. Eventually, you will have to either apply for an extension of your visa or return to your country of origin. For some people who want to stay in...