Blog Posts in November, 2016

Violent Crimes & Illegal Immigrants: Is There a Connection?

One of the most highly contentious topics regarding immigration and citizenship is whether or not the number of immigrants correlates with the number of crimes that occur. After this recent election, a message of fear was sent across the entire United States, inundating the public’s image of immigrants as criminals who undermine the fabric of our society. Who Is Committing Violent Crimes? However, ...

Crimes That Can Lead to the Loss of Your Green Card

Immigration authorities in the U.S. place a heavy emphasis on evaluating every person petitioning for citizenship. As such, it is important that you have a clean criminal record. Are you currently in the process of obtaining your green card? A crime on your record can halt the process entirely and even put you at risk for deportation. Being convicted of a crime severely threatens your legal ...

Child Status Protection Act

In 2002, The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) was created to provide relief young people who turned 21 years old before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) approving their green card, asylum, and refugee applications. A child “ages out” when he or she becomes 21 and loses the opportune immigration treatment given to children. The primary ...

Asylum Interview Tips

Upon submitting an application for asylum in the United States, you will be scheduled for an interview with an officer of the U.S. government in order to present your case. During this interview, the Asylum Officer will determine whether you merit a grant of asylum based on your credibility and your legal claim to asylum. You must bring the following documents with you to the interview: USCIS ...