Immigrants who have been detained by ICE or Border Patrol can ask the court for a bond hearing. The bond hearing is a separate legal proceeding from your immigration proceeding that determines if you should be removed from the United States. The bond hearing is held to determine if you should be kept in detention
Immigration authorities in a shocking move in major Mississippi cities raided local businesses and food processing plants, rounding up 680 undocumented immigrants. Friends and family members are still in shock that such extensive raids even occurred. A crowd of hundreds waited outside a plant in Morton, Mississippi begging for the release of their loved ones
The Trump Administration announced a new policy that would restrict the amount of asylum seekers that travel by land into the United States specifically targeting those traveling into the United States from Mexico and the U.S. border. This move may reduce the amount of Central and Southern Americans by the thousands in the months to
What is a U Visa? A U-Visa, also referred to as U nonimmigrant status, is a nonimmigrant visa for individuals who are victims of crimes or who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse while in the United States and who are willing to assist law enforcement and government officials in the investigation and prosecution
What is Special Immigrant Juvenile Protection? Also abbreviated SIJ or called Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) is a federal law that helps to protect undocumented children and youth who are in state custody (up to ages 18-21) to gain legal access to permanent residency and later citizenship if they are deemed to be abandoned or
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals protects over 800,000 so-called “dreamers” from deportation after being illegally brought into The United States as a minor. After President Trump’s numerous court battles, the Supreme Court of The United States has agreed to resolve the fate of Dreamers, which is set for the next court term. The year-long
What is DACA? DACA, or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program was created by President Barack Obama in 2012 by order of executive action. The program allows for undocumented immigrants who entered into the United States as children under the age of 16, and who have been living in the United States since June