Category: About DMCA
DMCA Advocating for International Human Rights – Fighting for what is right
Advocating for International Human Rights Ruth Lozano McChesney, long time DMCA managing partner and now Of Counsel to DMCA, was nominated and was accepted as a member of the Action Committee of the State Bar of Texas’ International Law Section and a member of its International Human Rights Committee. Additionally, she has joined the national American Bar Association’s International Human Rights group. She is committed to the continued advocacy of both the immigrant community as well as pushing forth and making a difference in the International community – protecting and ensuring basic rights for vulnerable groups. This includes a commitment ... Read more
DMCA’S HQ OFFICE IS MOVING ON JANUARY 30, 2017!
On January 30, 2017, DMCA is moving its Headquarters (HQ) office. DMCA’s HQ office is currently located at 8930 Fourwinds, Ste. 106, San Antonio, Texas 78239. Effective Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, we will be at this new location: 8023 Vantage Drive, Suite 800 San Antonio, Texas 78230 The new office is centrally located near the intersection of IH 10 and IH 410: https://www.google.com/maps/place/8023+Vantage+Dr+%23800,+San+Antonio We look forward to seeing you there!
DMCA BLOG ON THE ELECTION RESULTS
Though an election was lost, much remains. America is still a country built by immigrants. It is still a bastion of hope and opportunity for many. And it still has an independent judiciary that prevents Trump from acting contrary to the Constitution. All people inside the United States have constitutional rights, including immigrants. DMCA will tirelessly work to ensure that our clients exercise their constitutional rights to the fullest extent of law. We hoped that America would choose a candidate that supported immigrant rights and immigration reforms that valued family unity, protected the refugee, and that restored integrity to a ... Read more
LA OFICINA PRINCIPAL DE DMCA SE MUDAR EL 30 DE ENERO DEL 2017!
El 30 de enero del 2017, DMCA estará cambiando la localidad de su oficina principal (HQ). La oficina principal de DMCA actualmente se encuentra en 8930 Fourwinds, Ste. 106, San Antonio, Texas 78239. Al partir del lunes 30 de enero del 2017, estaremos ubicados en este nuevo lugar: 8023 Vantage Drive, Suite 800 San Antonio, Texas 78230 La oficina nueva está ubicada cerca de la intersección de las avenidas IH 10 e IH 410: https://www.google.com/maps/place/8023+Vantage+Dr+%23800,+San+Antonio
DMCA BLOG SOBRE LOS RESULTADOS DE LA ELECCIóN PRESIDENCIAL
A pesar de que se perdieron las elecciones, an nos queda mucho. Estados Unidos sigue siendo un pas construido por inmigrantes. TodavÃa es un refugio de esperanza y oportunidades para muchos. Y todav tiene un poder judicial independiente que le impide a Trump actuar en contra de la Constitución. Todas las personas dentro de Estados Unidos tienen derechos constitucionales, incluyendo los inmigrantes. DMCA trabajar sin descanso para asegurar que nuestros clientes ejerzan sus derechos constitucionales en toda la extensión de la ley. Esperábamos que Estados Unidos eligiera un candidato que apoyara los derechos de los inmigrantes y las reformas de ... Read more
UPDATE ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S EXECUTIVE ACTIONS
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced that he would soon be implementing a series of executive actions affecting millions of undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. Most notably, President Obama announced a new program called Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA), which would provide immigration relief to undocumented immigrants who have a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident son or daughter, have resided continuously in the United States since January 1, 2010, and do not have any disqualifying criminal convictions or other adverse history. DAPA recipients would be provided with work permits for a period of three years. ... Read more
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR FAMILY MEMBER IS ARRESTED BY U.S. IMMIGRATION?
Nothing can completely prepare a family for the devastation that occurs when a beloved family member is arrested by immigration officials. Not only is a family member or loved one in custody, possible deportation also looms. By following these steps you can help procure your family member’s release from custody and avoid removal from the United States. 1. Be proactive. If your family member is unlawfully present in the United States, consult with a qualified immigration attorney before he or she is arrested. The attorney might be able to obtain your family member lawful status. If not, the attorney should ... Read more
¿QUÉ DEBE HACER SI UN MIEMBRO DE SU FAMILIA ES ARRESTADO POR INMIGRACIÓN?
Nada puede preparar una familia para la devastación que ocurre cuando un miembro de la familia es arrestado por oficiales de Inmigración. El miembro de la familia no solo est¡ en custodia, quiz¡s puede ser deportado también. Siguiendo los siguientes pasos, Ud. puede ayudar en tratando de conseguir la libertad de su miembro de la familia y evitar su deportación de los Estados Unidos. 1. Ser proactivo. Si su miembro de la familia esta en los Estados Unidos ilegalmente, consulta con un abogado capacitado en la ley de inmigración antes de que sea arrestado. El abogado podría estatus legal para ... Read more
NEW DMCA BLOG BY DMCA PARTNER DAVID ARMENDARIZ: BORDER PATROL AND THE UNLAWFUL USE OF FORCE
The Border Patrol (BP) is the federal law enforcement agency whose functions were previously performed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). It is now part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The last couple of years have been tough for the Border Patrol. The use of deadly force by BP agents and CBP officers has drawn increased public and congressional scrutiny. Earlier this year, CBP fought to avoid the release of a highly critical report (http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/PERFReport.pdf) by a law-enforcement panel of its use-of-force practices, releasing it only after it ... Read more
BIA MOVES TO “SOCIAL DISTINCTION” TEST IN SOME ASYLUM CASES
To be granted asylum, an applicant must show that he fears persecution because of his race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. For almost 30 years now, immigration officials have struggled to define the characteristics and boundaries of what it means to belong to a particular social group. In a series of decisions, immigration officials have laid out tests, such as social visibility and particularity, to determine whether a proposed group will pass muster. Under prior case law, the social visibility test meant that the shared characteristic of the group should generally be recognizable by ... Read more
DMCA CHALLENGES ORDERS REINSTATING REMOVAL
In oral argument today before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, DMCA attorney Juan Carlos Rodriguez argued that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wrongly entered an order reinstating a prior order of removal against his client. ICE is only supposed to reinstate a prior order of removal when they are confronted with a person who was (1) previously removed and who (2) subsequently illegally re-entered the country. These reinstatement proceedings almost always involve a short proceeding between the immigrant and an ICE officer. The immigrant rarely fully understands the proceeding and is almost never allowed the right to speak to ... Read more
DMCA ATTORNEY MARISOL PEREZ ON PANEL: KSTX TOWN HALL ON IMMIGRATION REFORM: EXPLORING THE DREAM ACT
Our DMCA attorney Marisol L. Pérez will be a speaker on this panel tomorrow night at 7PM (doors open at 6:30PM) at the Pearl Studio in San Antonio. Marisol L. Pérez is a native of San Angelo, Texas and handles a wide range of immigration matters at De Mott, McChesney, Curtright & Armendáriz, LLP . She is active with several law associations and non-profit groups and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Western District of Texas, the Southern District of Texas, and Northern District of Texas For more information: http://www.tpr.org/articles/2011/09/townhall-dream-act.html http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=278729578821198