Raquel Michelena

Raquel is the Director of Marketing and Business Operations at Weinstock Immigration Lawyers. She comes from a culturally diverse background: Raised in the Dominican Republic, US citizen, a direct descendant of 2 Spanish families, working with different ethnicities around the world, and fluent in English and Spanish languages.

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Victory to immigrants facing deportation. The U.S. Supreme Court, on Thursday, April 29, 2021, offering hope to thousands of long-term immigrants facing deportation in a ruling that faulted the federal government for improperly notifying a man who came to the United States illegally from Guatemala to appear for a U.S. Supreme Court, on Thursday, April …

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Biden Tells Congress to Revamp Immigration System President Joe Biden tells Congress to immediately revamp the immigration system. President Joe Biden tells Congress to immediately revamp the immigration system by passing measures where there’s bipartisan support even as he pressed them to adopt his sweeping overhaul. The president urged lawmakers to help bring an “end …

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Two Immigration Bills Passed. Will Broader Immigration Reform Be Possible? The House of Representatives passed two bills on immigration reform on Thursday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of DREAMers, Temporary Protected Status holders, and farmworkers. But they also served as an early indicator of Republicans’ limited appetite to work with Democrats …

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Goodbye Public Charge Rule

Goodbye Public Charge Rule The Biden administration on Thursday, March 11, 2021, formally said goodbye to the Trump-era public charge rule, which tightened restrictions on poorer immigrants seeking U.S. residency, as a dozen GOP state attorneys general scrambled to preserve it. The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) 2019 public charge rule –required petitioners and applicants …

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Biden administration grants Venezuelans Temporary Protected Status.

Biden administration grants Venezuelans Temporary Protected Status. The Biden administration on Monday, March 3, 2021,  announced it would grant temporary protected status to Venezuelan exiles, fulfilling a campaign promise to allow them to live and work legally in the U.S. The TPS designation offers legal protections for 18 months to Venezuelans fleeing the humanitarian crisis …

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H-1B Visa Ban Not Sustainable

H-1B Visa Ban Not Sustainable The unemployment rate in computer and mathematical occupations remains well below pre-pandemic levels, making the current immigration ban on the entry of H-1B visa holders unsustainable. On June 22, 2020, Donald Trump used his authority under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to issue a proclamation suspending the …

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Revoked: Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market.

Revoked: Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market. Yesterday, February 25, 2021, United States President Joseph Biden revoked the suspension of entry imposed in Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020 (Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the …

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A DACA Recipient’s Guide to Buying a Home

A DACA Recipient’s Guide to Buying a Home This article originally appeared on mymove.comNews broke last week that Dreamers now officially qualify for FHA-backed loans, so if you’re a DACA recipient, here’s what you need to know before buying your first home. Three things to consider before you buy Buying a home may be the …

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