Immigration Law Blog
I-9 Audits and ICE Worksite Enforcement in Texas: What Employers Must Do in 2026
I-9 Audits and ICE Worksite Enforcement in Texas: What Employers Must Do in 2026 A single missing signature on a Form I-9 can cost your business thousands of dollars. In 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has intensified worksite enforcement across Texas,...
The FY2027 H-1B Filing Deadline Has Passed: What Texas Employers Should Do Now
The FY2027 H-1B Filing Deadline Has Passed: What Texas Employers Should Do Now The June 30, 2026 deadline to file FY2027 H-1B cap-subject petitions has come and gone. If your company was selected in the lottery but did not file by the deadline, that selection has been...
U-Visas, T-Visas, and VAWA: Protections for Crime Victims
U-Visas, T-Visas, and VAWA: Protections for Crime Victims and Survivors in 2026 The U.S. immigration system includes critical protections for immigrants who are victims of crime, human trafficking, and domestic violence. These protections — the U-visa, the T-visa, and...
L-1A Intracompany Transfer: Moving Key Managers to the U.S.
L-1A Intracompany Transfer Visas: Moving Your Key Managers to the U.S. in 2026 For international companies expanding into Texas — or multinational corporations transferring key management talent between their foreign and U.S. offices — the L-1A intracompany transferee...
Complete Guide to Becoming a U.S. Citizen in 2026
Your Complete Guide to Becoming a U.S. Citizen in 2026: Eligibility, Timeline, and the New Test Becoming a United States citizen is the final and most meaningful step in the immigration journey. Citizenship grants you the right to vote, the right to hold a U.S....
EB-5 Investor Alert: File Before September 30, 2026
EB-5 Investor Alert: Why You Should File Before the September 30, 2026 Deadline If you are considering an investment-based green card through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, a critical deadline is approaching that could affect your investment and your immigration...
The USMCA Review Is Coming: What TN Visa Holders Must Know
The USMCA Review Is Coming in July: What TN Visa Holders Must Know The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) — the trade deal that replaced NAFTA and provides the legal foundation for the TN visa program — faces its mandatory six-year joint review in July...
2026 Travel Ban: How Visa Restrictions Affect Family Immigration
2026 Travel Ban and Family Immigration: How Visa Restrictions on 39 Countries Affect Your Petition The expanded travel ban that took effect January 1, 2026 represents the most sweeping restriction on immigration since the national origins quota system of the 1920s....
Can a Criminal Record Affect Your Green Card or Visa?
Can a Criminal Record Affect Your Green Card or Visa? What Texas Applicants Need to Know One of the most common — and most anxiety-producing — questions in immigration law is whether a criminal record can prevent you from obtaining a green card, maintaining your visa...
How Divorce Affects Your Immigration Case
How Divorce Affects Your Immigration Case: Green Cards, Conditional Status, and VAWA Protections Divorce is difficult enough without the added weight of immigration consequences. But for foreign-born spouses whose immigration status depends on their marriage to a U.S....
Immigrant Heritage Month: How Immigration Built Texas
Immigrant Heritage Month 2026: How Immigration Built Texas — and Why It Still Matters June is National Immigrant Heritage Month — a time to celebrate the contributions that immigrants have made to the fabric of American life since the nation's founding. In Texas, this...
I-9 Audits and Employer Compliance: What Texas Businesses Must Do
I-9 Audits and Employer Compliance in 2026: What Texas Businesses Must Do Now The enforcement landscape for employers in 2026 is more aggressive than at any point in the past two decades. The Department of Homeland Security has conducted more than 605,000...