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Marriage Green Card Process

Posted on 03/29/19

If you are a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. married to a foreign-born individual, you and your spouse may choose to permanently live and work in the U.S. To do that, your spouse must obtain a green card that establishes lawful permanent residency. Establishing residency requires going through a process with the U.S.


How Your Work-Related Injury Might Affect You

Posted on 03/20/19

Dealing with an injury you suffered at work can be a stressful ordeal. From managing your pain symptoms to rehabilitating your injuries, your daily routine can be substantially impacted by a work-related injury. Unfortunately, some injured workers end up with post-injury symptoms that affect their quality of health for the rest of their lives. Although


Do I Have Enough Auto Insurance Coverage?

Posted on 01/30/19

If you have suffered a catastrophic injury in a car accident caused by a negligent driver, you may be eligible to recover financial compensation to pay for past and future medical expenses, lost income and earning potential, as well as pain and suffering. However, you won’t receive any amount of monetary damages from the other


Immigrants: Beware of Fraudsters

Posted on 09/26/18

Self-proclaimed California immigration lawyer Yehlen Dorothea Brooks led 12 “clients” to fall for her empty promises that she would protect them from deportation. Despite making claims that she would help undocumented immigrants and collecting fees ranging from $3,000 to over $16,000, Brooks was not an actual attorney. She was never licensed to practice law and


Life After Deportation: NEVER GIVE UP HOPE!

Posted on 09/11/18

Being deported from the United States can be a terrifying experience. Unfortunately, if you are an undocumented immigrant, you can be removed from the country even if your only crime was crossing the border without a visa. We all have read the stories about immigrants who came to the U.S. only to provide a better


Salvadoran TPS Update

Posted on 01/18/18

Thursday, January. 18th, 2018 – The U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced anyone who currently has Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under El Salvador’s designation who want to maintain their status through the previously announced termination date of September 9th, 2019, MUST re-register between January. 18th, 2018, and March 19th, 2018. Information on re-registering and


3 Things Salvadorans Need to Know About the Removal of TPS

Posted on 01/10/18

On Monday, January 9, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced that the Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) designation for El Salvador would be terminated. This decision to end the designation was made in spite of substantial evidence documenting El Salvador’s problems with gang and gender-based violence, which have only worsened since the country first