Immigration Law Blog
Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Renewal
Timeframe For DACA Renewals You can now apply for DACA renewal. The Immigration Service has released a renewal form, and the Immigration Service will allow you to apply for renewal of your Deferred Action and your Work Permit no more than 150 days (5 months) before...
Attorney Alfredo Lozano Named 2014 Texas Super Lawyers List
We are pleased to announce that Attorney Alfredo Lozano has been selected to the 2014 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state.Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a...
Form N-400 Application For Naturalization Update
As of Monday May 5, 2014 the USCIS will only accept the new Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, which is dated 9/13/13 and expires 9/30/15. Any other version of the form will be rejected by the USCIS. The new form has new or additional questions about...
What Lawful Non-Citizens Need To Know About Obamacare
Under the ACA (beginning in 2014), all persons "lawfully present" in the United States must maintain minimum essential health insurance coverage for the whole year or must pay a penalty at the end of the year. This means that every lawfully present non-citizen in the...
Proposed Changes To The H-1B Program: Senate Bill 744
In June, as part of comprehensive immigration reform, the Senate passed a bill changing the current H-1B Visa program. The changes will make more H-1B Visas available per year, but will add employer recruitment, wage, and other requirements for access to these Visas....
The Top 15 Myths Of Immigration Law & What They Really Mean!
Once again, in 2013, we are in the midst of a new possible immigration reform. Considering that this law may not pass before the posting of this blog, I decided to concentrate today on what myths are floating around our population to better inform the public in...
Fraud Warnings In Light Of The Immigration Reform Bill
Many people are closely tracking S.744, the immigration reform bill currently in Congress that would potentially open a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. In the midst of the flood of news regarding the bill, it...
Will The Boston Bombings Jeopardize Immigration Reform?
The bombings at the Boston Marathon have brought into question whether immigration reform should really take place at this point in time. The suspected bombers, both foreign-born, have been cited as reasons why immigration laws should be stricter, and not more lax....
Introducing The Immigration Modernization Act Of 2013
On Thursday, April 18, 2013, the so-called “Gang of Eight”, consisting of eight bi-partisan senators, introduced their much awaited immigration reform bill. This bill, entitled the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013” is...
DHS Starts New Provisional Waiver
On January 2, 2013, Department of Homeland Security announced the posting of a final rule in the Federal Register that allows certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who are physically present in the U.S. to apply for a provisional unlawful presence waiver from...
The President Offers Work Permits To Young Dreamers
On June 15, President Obama announced that young educated dreamers can now apply for work permits in the United States. This change is not the DREAM Act that congress has been debating for the last 11 years. The president's announcement does not offer legal status in...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Portions Of Arizona S.B. 1070!
The Supreme Court released its ruling in Arizona v. United States today, which dealt with the federal Government's challenge to the state's controversial immigration law, S.B. 1070, which gave local law enforcement enhanced rights to police the immigration status of...