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Attorney General’s Decision a Setback for Women Seeking Asylum Based on Domestic Violence, but Hope Remains
A recent administrative decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions marked a major step backwards for women who came to the United States fleeing domestic violence. Session’s decision overturned a 2014 landmark decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which held some victims of domestic violence could qualify for asylum under United States. To seek asylum in the United States, a person must show that he or she has a well-founded fear of persecution in his or her country of nationality on account of his or her religion, political belief, race, nationality, or membership in a particular social group. In ... Read more
¿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 cuales no eran elegibles y ahora el gobierno está tratando de deportarlos. Como inmigrantes, deberían saber que si lo que le dice un abogado suena increíble, probablemente lo es. Si usted o alguien que conoce se encuentran en un proceso de deportación a causa de las acciones fraudulentas de un ... Read more
FOLLOWING THE RULES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN APPREHENDING UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN WHO HAVE RECENTLY ARRIVED TO THE UNITED STATES.
The recent influx of unaccompanied children from Central America and other countries has dominated the news. As usual, whenever the topic of immigration arises, a common theme is that immigrants should follow the rules. Indeed, immigrants are often chastised by anti-immigration activists for allegedly not following the rules. Ironically, these same activists who are critical of rule-breaking often urge immigration officials to disregard the rules when it comes to the processing of children for deportation. For example, California residents recently stopped a bus containing juvenile immigrants from Central America from arriving at a Border Patrol facility. Some of the protesters ... Read more