When a parent gets detained or deported, it is not just the parent that suffers. There are over 5,000 children in foster care in the United States because their parents were deported and not given a chance to make arrangements for their children. Being separated from his or her parents is a tragic and traumatic
Let us not forget; in June 2013, the U.S. Senate voted by a large margin to pass a bill for immigration reform to solve one of the major problems facing this nation right now (by a vote of 68 to 32 to be precise). It is now going on 13 months since the Senate sent
BY ATTORNEY JAMES A. WELCOME The number of non-U.S. Citizens removed from the United States dropped in 2013 from the all-time high of nearly 410,000 in 2012. This number has meaning for people on both sides of the debate about immigration reform. First, in pure number form, Homeland Security is deporting approximately 1,013 aliens per
It Takes Patience, Persistence, and Experience to Win an Immigration Case—and James A. Welcome Has All Three Your immigration status is not something to be taken lightly. If you are an undocumented immigrant in Connecticut, you know that, at any time, you can find yourself evicted from your home, denied government benefits, or even taken
Even in the United States, It’s Possible to Be Held in Detention Without a Formal Charge The United States already imprisons more people than any other country- in excess of 2 million. An article by the Huffington Post (linked below) recently revealed a new related statistic; on a given day the United States government most
Let Connecticut Attorney James A. Welcome Handle Your Immigration Case A Personal Injury and Immigration Lawyer Serving The Danbury CT Area at: 57 North Street Suite 210 Danbury, CT 06810 203-748-9600 The Danbury, Connecticut Law Office of James A. Welcome makes every effort to represent our clients with their immigration matters honestly and compassionately. We
Depending on Who’s in Charge, Illegal Immigrants May or May Not Be Rounded Up A new policy from the Obama Administration to avoid non criminal illegal immigrant deportations, has not been enforced consistently. This has lead to alot of confusion in the immigrant communities as well as with the agents carrying out the policies. With
