Now is the time to apply for US citizenship if you are eligible. Consult with me or another immigration attorney about your eligibility and check out USCIS.gov for information about the citizenship/naturalization test. The basic requirements for citizenship are: Five or three years of "green card"/LPR/lawful permanent resident status. You need five years of "green card" status unless for the past three years you Read More
Immigration under Donald Trump
Donald Trump and his administration issued memoranda relating to the administration's deportation/removal priorities. These memos do not change the definition of deportable, that is, reasons why someone could be deported from the US. However, the memos signal a drastic change from President Obama's humane focus on immigrants with certain criminal backgrounds, to anyone who has ever made any criminal mistake (whether Read More
First they came and I did not speak out
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me. Quote attributed to MARTIN NIEMÖLLER Read More
Welcome Immigrants
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door. By Emma Lazarus Read More
AILA New England Conference
As a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), I benefit from a wonderful, smart community of immigration lawyers in the New England Area. Each month our AILA chapter has a meeting on a timely topic, and each year, the chapter hosts an amazing conference. I am excited to attend this year's conference on March 3. At the conference, I look forward to hearing from government officials about new Read More
Prepare for your N-400 English and Civics Tests
The English test and civics tests can be scary for some applicants. Some tips to get ready: Practice English as much as you can with as many people as you can! Check out USCIS's N-400 guide at https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test. Take a citizenship prep class. Talk with an attorney about your legal eligibility for US citizenship. The Irish International Immigrant Center in Boston Read More
Trump Issues Anti-Immigrant Executive Orders
Yesterday Trump issued an aggressive, anti-immigrant, unrealistic executive order that seeks to build more detention facilities and a wall between the US and Mexico, that targets immigration enforcement against immigrants with "southern" violations, that hopes to charge unqualified local and states law enforcement officials with federal immigration jobs, and that takes away the dignity of millions of immigrants Read More
Trump Vows to Build a Wall, Scare Immigrants, and Deny Help to Refugees
The new administration set the tone for immigration months ago. Today we see that it plans to continue its anti-immigrant stance. Check out the Boston Globe article at https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2017/01/24/trump-to-move-on-border-security-immigration-enforcement. Read More
Visa Bulletin
The new visa bulletin is available at https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-for-february-2017.html. Read More
USCIS Processing Times
About every month, USCIS publishes processing times for its decisions on most USCIS forms. Whenever you receive a receipt notice from USCIS, it should have an address at the bottom of the form (generally on the left side). That is the office that is processing the form. At the top of the form, there is a "receipt" or "priority" date. Check the status of your form by looking at the Processing Times for the office Read More
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