What is a U-Visa? Do you qualify? If you were a victim of a serious crime in the United States, you may qualify for a U-Visa. U-Visas are nonimmigrant visas granted to those who were victims of certain crimes, and want to help in the prosecution of the perpetrator. This is an option for immigrants,
Nearly one year ago, way before the implementation of the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals was announced in June of last year, the Department of Homeland Security announced its intention to drastically alter how waivers were processed for immediate relatives of U.S. Citizens. Now, after a long period of comments from the public, including immigration
Today, the Governors of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey toured the areas of massive destruction in their respective states. Here in Connecticut, many trees have fallen and 500,000 people are still without power. Connecticut shoreline communities experienced serious flooding. But anyone who has had a chance to see the pictures and videos of the
Obama or Romney? The winner of the upcoming presidential election will have a huge impact on immigration law and policy in the United States. The impetus for this comment comes from the recent reported comments of President Barack Obama here regarding Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2013. Since June of 2011, the President has made incremental
The legal minimum for auto liability insurance for Connecticut residents is $20,000 per person injured in an accident and $40,000 total for all injuries and payments sustained in a single accident. This limit has not changed since the 1990s. As anyone who reads this knows, the cost of medication, hospital visits, x-rays, MRIs, physical therapy
Being arrested and spending the night in a local jail is a disorienting experience in the best of times; imagine what it must be like to be arrested and jailed in a facility a hundred miles away from where you live. That’s exactly what happens to undocumented immigrants in Connecticut who are rounded up in
If you have been injured on the job in New Haven or Waterbury—a sprained back from lifting too many heavy boxes, a hand injury caused by a malfunctioning piece of factory equipment, even carpal-tunnel syndrome from typing for hours on end at a computer—you may wonder whether you are technically eligible to file a workers
