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As most everyone understands the more people who are vaccinated the safer everyone will be. Dr. Jha, dean of Brown University School of Public Health advised “Nobody will be safe until everybody’s vaccinated, and that includes everyone, regardless of immigration status” Getting immigrants vaccinated should be a priority especially considering that many immigrants work in essential services that we all depend Read More

We are happy that we now have a way to help Venezuelans who are in the U.S. but afraid to return to Venezuela.  Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status given to eligible nationals of designated countries who are present in the United States. The status allows persons to live and work in the United States for specified limited times. If you have TPS, you are not undocumented, but you Read More

Now that President Biden has proposed legislation that would legalize all undocumented persons who were in the U.S. before Jan 1, 2021, I thought that I should discuss the economic impact of this proposal. The organization New American Economy (NAE) is a bipartisan research and advocacy organization fighting for smart federal, state, and local immigration policies that help grow our economy and create jobs for all Read More

While most people celebrate the New Year on January 1st, this year I feel like the New Year will start on January 20th.  This will be the New Year for immigration and the country that understands that Immigration is good for our country. After four years of assault on this country that was delivered through our immigration system, I look forward to leaders who will endeavor to do what is good for all of us. The Read More

As an immigration advocate, I breathed a sigh of relief when it became clear that Joe Biden will be our next President. For the last four years, there has been an unending assault of anti-immigrant policies and actions taken.  While there was much rightful attention given to the wall between the U.S. and Mexico, the Trump administration started building the “invisible wall” to reduce legal immigration. This did not Read More

Clients have recently been asking about obtaining an extension of their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and work authorization.  There is much pending litigation concerning TPS and we just don’t know what will happen with these cases. This update is written to provide my clients and their employers as much information as possible at this time.  In one case – Ramos vs Nielson, the court enjoined Read More

We mourn the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsberg (RBG) for many reasons. When I heard that she had died, I gasped out loud.  It was difficult to catch my breath. For me, it is very personal because I started working as an attorney at a time when women practicing law was an oddity. When I was an undergraduate studying economics there were, more often than not, no other women in my classes. At the University of Florida law Read More