A person can be feeling a lot of joy and excitement as their wedding approaches. However, they can also be feeling some stress. After all, there are many key details to take care of related to a wedding. Also, a marriage represents a major new step in a person’s life....
Year: 2017
The growing dangers of immigrant smuggling
Smuggling immigrants is a business and business is good. However, profitability is coming at the expense of the well-being, if not the lives of smuggler’s “human cargo.” More than three weeks after 10 undocumented immigrants died while trapped in a sweltering, poorly...
Chicago joins the legal battle over sanctuary cities
As more Texas cities line up to fight federal immigration law enforcement, a prominent metropolis to the north is drawing their own line in the fight over sanctuary cities. Another epic battle is brewing, this time with the Windy City’s top elected official. Mayor...
Does your child qualify for automatic acquisition of citizenship?
Having a child can leave you feeling overjoyed at the prospect of having a new life become part of your family. Of course, childrearing in any form can have its complications, and when your child's birth took place outside of the United States, you may wonder what...
Visas for testimony
After the deaths of 10 people in a sweltering truck parked at a San Antonio rest stop, U.S. authorities are more determined than ever to disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations engaged in human trafficking. Approximately 100 undocumented immigrants, primarily...
18 Texas counties sign immigration agreements with ICE
If people were asked the meaning of the term 287(g) agreement, they might guess it references some sort of pact between a delinquent taxpayer and the Internal Revenue Service, or even some arcane provision of the Texas Penal Code. While these are both good guesses, a...
A rite of passage to protect immigrant rights
Protesters of Texas’ passed, but yet to be enacted immigration law comes from all walks of life. They gather together to stop a law that one lawyer has referred to as a “constitutional train wreck.” Set to take effect in September, the controversial legislation...
El Paso’s unlikely role in the federal immigration crackdown
The river that separates El Paso from Juarez, Mexico serves as a prominent, albeit unique access point for hundreds of people. Every summer, a dry, brown plain replaces the flowing water. Hundreds of people run across the riverbed to enjoy four-minute visits with...
Much needed protections for undocumented minor immigrants
Minors entering the United States without permission must be given a court hearing to determine whether they can be released. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prior district court ruling. The justices ruled that authorities are...
What you should know about the naturalization process
The path to citizenship can be one fraught with challenges and difficulties. There are complex legal matters at hand, and the process can be difficult to understand and navigate. Your application for naturalization could come back denied for no clear reason, but...