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3 Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW To Accelerate Your Citizenship Appointment

One of the biggest issues we deal with for our clients is simply the amount of time it takes for citizenship appointments, applications, etc. to get processed. Many feel powerless to speed the process up, but you can actually do few things you can do TODAY to push it along! (1) Contact the National Visa […]

Taking a No Contest or No Guilty Plea? Think Twice…

Taking that No Contest or No Guilty Plea and getting a withhold of adjudication is the SAME as a conviction for immigration purposes. So the next time your criminal defense attorney or public defender encourages you to accept that plea so you get less jail time or probation, PLEASE consult with an experienced immigration attorney […]

Looking to Make an Investment in the United States?

Are you or is someone you know looking to make an investment in the United States to obtain an immigration benefit? Most people think they just need to open a business, dump in the money, and then BOOM…they receive a visa. But that’s just not how that works. Give us a call and we can […]

Why Go At It Alone? It Makes No Sense…

Please, do not try to solve your immigration matters on your own. As much as you think you might be prepared to handle your situation, it does not make a difference. The United States government simply does not play around when it comes to immigration. You need serious, quality, and competent legal representation to achieve […]

Is Your Case Taking Too Long? 4 Things to do RIGHT NOW!

(1) File a case service request online with USCIS here: https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do (2) Contact your local Congressmen and make an inquiry with the liaison office between them & the USCIS. (3) File a request with the Ombudsman Office at USCIS to find out what’s going on: https://www.dhs.gov/case-assistance (4) File a writ of mandamus — Sue the […]

What are Fact Patterns & Why Do I Need Them?

As an immigration attorney, it is extremely important that I get the FULL fact pattern of your personal and family situation. This means that I have to ask you about very intimate, personal information: your parent’s information, siblings, your current relationship, your previous ones, your children, so on and so forth. I may even have […]

Meet El Salvador’s growing middle class: Deportees from the U.S.

The smell of slow-cooked Texas barbecue wafted over the outskirts of San Salvador as Jose Reyes cracked open another beer. It was Super Bowl Sunday, and Reyes had gathered with several dozen friends in a parking lot outside a stadium where the game would be screened. Dressed in baggy NFL and college jerseys, they traded jokes […]

Trump admin to issue temporary new restrictions on travel

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke is set to issue new, temporary restrictions on travel for foreign nationals coming to the U.S., which are tailored on a country-by-country basis, Trump administration officials told reporters on a call Friday. The Supreme Court is reviewing the travel ban October 10. Why it matters: Trump’s travel ban’s 90-day review […]