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Question: " What if a dream act passes while you're in the middle of your immigration process? Can you switch directions and apply under the (hypothetical) new path? " Answer: "A request for an immigration benefit can be abandoned/withdrawn at any time. There should be no negative impact.  If ...

 Ask John #2 Q: "Should I risk flying to California, being an illegal immigrant could things go wrong easily or should I not worry?"   John's Answer: "International travel requires a valid passport and permission to enter another country. Airplane travel within the U.S. requires c...

Q: "Should I carry my work permit in my wallet, or leave it at home? I keep everything except my id at home. I'm scared to lose my ss card & my work permit. Is it legal to make a copy of them?" John's Answer: "We always advise clients to make sure they make (and safely keep) backup c...

There will be no furloughs for the 13,000 employees of USCIS who thought their jobs were in jeopardy at the end of August.

Student F Visa Expiring? USCIS announced a policy change! Typically, student visas are issued for “duration of stay” meaning the time was open-ended (with compliance assumed). If your student F visa expires and you have not applied for an adjustment of status, you are out of compliance. This mea...

WHY SUSPECT MARRIAGE FRAUD? Because some people actually encourage immigration marriage fraud . Check out this excerpt from the USCIS website a couple of days ago. Marriage Fraud – USCIS Efforts Lead to Guilty Convictions in Florida    Release Date: July 27, 2018 U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati...

ICE records reveal they are arresting more people who have no criminal record. In 2015 and 2016, 85% of people arrested by ICE had criminal convictions. In the first 14 months of the Trump administration, 69% of their arrests involved people with criminal convictions. The facts are clear: more u...

Wednesday a third federal Judge rejected President Trump's reasoning for ending DACA and ordered that the White House must challenge his ruling within 90 days or DACA will be reinstated in its entirety. Should this come to pass, those that were eligible for DACA, but never took advantage of it, w...

BACK IN THE NEWS I recently said I thought immigration issues would probably not be in public eye until the midterm elections (this fall). I was wrong. I failed to take into account that Trump is a man on a mission and he can make news any time he wants. Yesterday the President ordered the Pent...