Many immigrants and supporters of the immigrant community received a wonderful 2014 Thanksgiving gift from President Obama--expanded DACA, the new DAPA program, and other changes in immigration policies. However, this week, hopes were dashed for many immigrants in Massachusetts and throughout the country. See a recent Boston Globe article about Boston immigrants' responses to this dramatic court order. As the week Read More
Federal District Court Blocks USCIS Implementation of Expanded DACA
The USCIS website recently reported: "Due to a federal court order, USCIS will not begin accepting requests for the expansion of DACA on February 18 as originally planned. The court's temporary injunction, issued February 16, does not affect the existing DACA. Individuals may continue to come forward and request an initial grant of DACA or renewal of DACA under the guidelines established in 2012." This means that Read More
Tips: What to Wear to Court
It is common knowledge that when attending court, you should dress respectfully. What isn’t common knowledge is what dressing respectfully entails. In general, respectful clothing for court includes clothing that is modest, clean and that fits you well. The goal is to allow the judge to notice you and your message, not your appearance. Below are court attire tips for anyone attending a court hearing or USCIS Read More
El Salvador TPS Re-Registration
Contact our law firm if you would assistance re-registering for El Salvador TPS. The deadline is March 9, 2015. Read More
Attorney Ellen Sullivan Published in The List
Attorney Ellen Sullivan posted a post about the effects of President Obama's executive actions in Boston Queer Agenda's weekly publication The List. To read her missive, subscribe to the List, or continue reading below. President Obama's recent immigration announcement is exciting for many folks who for many years have lived and worked in the US and, during that time, given themselves to communities here in Read More
DHS to Expand Opportunities for High-Skilled Businesses and Workers
The Department of Homeland Security will give businesses more flexibility to hire highly skilled foreign-born workers through President Obama's executive actions. As an update to the current employment-based immigrant visa system, the Secretary of Homeland Security has directed USCIS to consider a few practical changes. According to his direction, USCIS ought to issue all of the immigrant visas available to Read More
Expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which continues to implement President Obama’s proposed immigration executive action, will expand the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. Under this program, the DHS uses its power of prosecutorial discretion on a case-by-case basis for deferred action concerning undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. As a result of the Read More
Many LGBT Families Feel Left Out of President’s New Immigration Plan
President Obama's new immigration plan focused on keeping families together and avoiding devastating deportations of the parents of children. However, the plan does not help families that do not have children. Also, the plan does not help the parents of US citizen children or lawful permanent resident children, when the parents are not the biological or legal parents. The Huffington Post reports that LGBT advocates Read More
DHS Announces Revised Removal Priorities
As part of President Obama's proposed immigration executive actions, the Department of Homeland Security has announced revised removal priorities as applied to illegal immigrants. Among those illegal immigrants whom the DHS plans to focus their resources on removing are convicted felons, national security threats, immigrants apprehended at the border, and those who entered unlawfully after January 1, 2014. President Read More
President to Speak on Immigration Reform
After weeks of speculation surrounding the proposed use of executive authority, President Obama announced an address that would outline his plans for unilaterally passing immigration reform, The New York Times reports. Reports have indicated that up to 5 million undocumented immigrants could receive work permits and additional protection from deportation as a result of the President's authority. However, those Read More
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