Category: Immigration Law

Worksite Enforcement: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Under the current administration, we are witnessing a stronger focus on immigration law enforcement in workplaces. Here’s what you need to know : What’s Changing? 1.      Increased Inspections: Expect more visits from ICE agents to review I-9 forms and workplace compliance, particularly in industries relying heavily on immigrant labor – such …

DMCA Partner Paul Hunker interviewed by NBC/DFW on ICE’s weekend arrests

Former Dallas-Fort Worth ICE Chief Counsel, and current DMCA partner, Paul Hunker provided insight into ICE’s arrests over the weekend. From the article: “It’s a plan that some former ICE officials say will take time to implement, at an agency with limited resources. ‘It’s very challenging because ICE doesn’t have …

DMCA Dallas Based Immigration Attorney Paul Hunker shares his thoughts with CBS Channel 11 Dallas about upcoming ICE immigration enforcement actions.

DMCA Partner, Paul Hunker, based of out DMCA’s Dallas, Texas office, shares his thoughts with CBS Channel 11 Dallas about upcoming ICE immigration enforcement actions. As the former Dallas ICE Chief Counsel, Hunker provides an expert perspective. His expertise serves as a crucial resource for the immigrant community now more …

Fifth Circuit’s recent decision on DACA program

On January 17, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important ruling on DACA. Here are the takeaways:   Importantly, the Fifth Circuit decision allows ALL current DACA recipients, no matter what State they reside in, to apply to renew their DACA status. This means current DACA recipients …

Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

The 14th Amendment states:   “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”   Despite the plain meaning of the Amendment’s text, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order claiming …

PRESS RELEASE San Antonio, TX October 4, 2019 – The Federal Government of Mexico, through the Secretary of Foreign Relations submitted an amicus brief on October 3, 2019 with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Department of Homeland Security et. al vs. Regents of the University of California, …

New EB-5 Regulations Will Go Into Effect on November 21, 2019 – What You Need to Know Now!

This past week the Department of Homeland Security published the anticipated and impactful new EB-5 regulations (EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization; https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-07-24/pdf/2019-15000.pdf). Some of the most significant changes to the program include: Minimum Investment Amounts. The minimum investment amounts will increase on November 21, 2019. For investments that are in …

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, …

DREAMERS FEAR WORST, FIGHT FOR BEST–BY CARLOS AGUILAR

Dreamers fear worst, fight for best by Carlos Aguilar As the results from the 2016 U.S. presidential election a historically tense and formidable campaign were made official, an overwhelming sense of fear and uncertainty threatened to take over my life but it didn’t not again. As I laid in bed …

PROVISIONAL WAIVER EXPANDED TO SPOUSES OF LPRS!

USCIS has launched a new program that would expand eligibility for provisional waivers (Form I-601A) based on inadmissibility because of unlawful presence. This waiver program allows foreign nationals to submit a waiver application while in the United States prior to leaving for your appointment at the Consulate abroad. This program …

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT’S ONE-LINER LEAVES AN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN LIMBO

The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court. Today, a deadlocked United States Supreme Court issued a disappointing decision upholding a nationwide injunction against the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program. DAPA, which was created by an executive order issued by President Obama on November 20, …

¿VICTIMA DE FRAUDE POR ABOGADO? PODEMOS AYUDAR

Como ya sabrán ahora, hay personas inescrupulosas que están dispuestas a aprovecharse de las circunstancias de las vidas de inmigrantes. Recientemente, hemos visto en nuestro bufete muchos inmigrantes quejándose de un abogado inescrupuloso que ha tomado ventaja de ellos, pidiendo al gobierno beneficios legales y permisos de trabajo por los …