Raquel Michelena

Federal Judge Resists Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in TPS Ruling A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the government’s plan to end temporary protection for immigrants from Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Sudan.  The judge issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought by immigrants with temporary protected status (TPS) from those four countries. What is […]

Immigrants Pressured to Choose between Immigration & Public Benefits Immigrants to the U.S. are feeling obligated to remove themselves from public benefits such as childcare subsidy and food stamp program.  This pressure came from a recent proposal by the Trump administration to tighten the ‘public charge’ rule that disfavors claimants of public benefits while adjudicating

Watch Out for Immigration Scams Immigration Scams Alert: even a victim can face deportation While the government tightens control on immigration, heartless fraudsters are preying upon vulnerable immigrants who are anxious about the uncertainty of their status.  Not only could victims lose thousands of dollars to these immigration scams, worse still, they could run afoul

Immigration Courts Under Attack by Jeff Sessions and DOJ Judicial Independence in Immigration Courts are Besieged by Jeff Sessions and DOJ. Tearing families apart isn’t the only way in which Attorney General Jeff Sessions attacks the American immigration system.  Since taking office, Sessions and the Justice Department have been interfering with judicial independence in immigration

USCIS Puts More Obstacles on Legal Immigration USCIS Imposes Even Higher Hurdles for Legal Immigration with New Guidance The government issued new guidance on RFEs and NOIDs and made it easier for adjudicators to deny a request for immigration benefit on July 13, 2018.  The new instructions will take effect next Monday, September 11, 2018.

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Living Example of the American Dream Julio came to the United States when he was only 6 years old. His family moved from Mexico in search for a better life. He enrolled in school and grew up very involved in his community. When DACA became available, he applied for it and made sure to keep

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