Obama Administration’s Secure Communities

The Obama Administration’s Secure Communities program can be a good way to deport those arrested by law enforcement who turn out to be in the U.S. illegally.  When local police make an arrest, fingerprints are sent to an FBI data base to check for prior criminal conduct, warrants for arrest, and so forth.  Under [...]

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US Military Deployed or Stationed Overseas

Military service men and women who are stationed overseas and who marry a foreigner generally have specific needs.  Here is a list of immigration matters to consider:

Obtaining a US Visa:  The military and immigration systems are entirely independent of one another.  The fact that someone is in the US military does not [...]

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Obama New Rule Concerning Illegal Aliens is Not Amnesty

On January 6th, 2012, President Obama proposed a change in immigration rules that would allow certain foreigners who are in the U.S. illegally to preprocess on an I-601 bar waiver.  All of the other rules regarding immigration are exactly the same, except for this one change.  There is no amnesty for illegals.  No one is [...]

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Illegal Entry – 601 Bar Waiver

Question

My parents brought my brother to the us from mexico when he was 2 years old. He is now 21 years old and is getting married. He has no papers. What should he do?

Answer

Each case is different. Allow me to first explain some brief rules. Then you can [...]

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Illegal Entry After Deportation

When there is a deportation, I wish foreign spouses and fiances would wait and call an attorney first before returning to the U.S. illegally. Here is a simple example of how bars to reentry work after deportation:

Question
We’re married for 10 yrs. He came as baby, deported once, then came back. We are raising [...]

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