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  • How to Get a Visa If You're an Immigrant Sports Professional in the Equestrian Industry

    If you work in the equestrian industry as an athlete, trainer, or support personnel, there are a variety of options for visas , such as: O-1 Visa: For individuals of extraordinary ability or achievement. O-2 Visa: For essential support personnel for an O-1 visa holder. P-1 Visa: For both equestrian athletes and essential support personnel which provide services that cannot be readily performed by ...
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  • Seattle Federal Judge Protects Refugees from Indefinite Detention

    The right of asylum is a long-standing juridical concept and human rights matter. In accordance with the Refugee Act of 1980, foreign nationals -whether they are at the border or already in the United States – can apply for asylum and the right to permanently live in the United States. American law clearly defines a refugee as an individual who is unable to live in their home country due to ...
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  • ICE Plans to Raid 10 Cities

    In 2018, the Trump Administration deported over 256,000 immigrants and implemented several controversial policies to complicate the legal immigration process and prevent illegal border crossings. Just last week, President Trump terrified American immigrants by tweeting that ICE would start deporting “millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States,” prompting ...
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  • Trump Administration Sends Border-Crossers to Other States for Processing

    The Trump administration is now sending migrants who illegally cross the border to other cities for processing. The new move is an unprecedented step, and more than 3,000 immigrants are being transported each week from southern Texas and Arizona to other locations across the country. According to one U.S. Customs and Border Protection official with knowledge of the plan, border-crossers are being ...
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  • The Confidence Man: Understanding Trump’s Lies About Immigration

    There have been countless rumors and scandals surrounding the 2016 election and Donald Trump’s ostensible victory for the Republican party. Many journalists and political analysts claim that Trump’s shocking rise to power is invariably linked to his ability to spin a false claim and manipulate the national conversation. Fearmongering has played an integral role in American politics since well ...
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  • Trump Compares the So-Called “Border Crisis” to Disneyland

    A History of Fearmongering Richard Nixon, the maestro of fearmongering, once claimed that “People react to fear, not love.” During the 1968 presidential campaign, Nixon won the hearts of conservative voters by encouraging racial discrimination and boasting that America’s values and power structure were being threatened by a liberal agenda. Sound familiar? Unfortunately, fear has always been an ...
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  • President Trump Delivers Border Wall Ultimatum

    In the last few months, there has been a startling increase in the number of arrests made at the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), over 76,000 migrants – including 7,000 unaccompanied children – were detained by border agents this last February. These arrests skyrocketed again in March, when ICE effectively detained or denied roughly 100,000 migrants at the ...
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  • John Kelly Weighs in On the Border Wall

    Kelly’s Conflict-Ridden White House Stint In 2017, John Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general, was selected as the 5 th United States Secretary of Homeland Security. During his 6-month tenure, Kelly became known as President Trump’s most notorious yes-man: he oversaw the travel ban that targeted Muslim countries; he promoted a reduction in refugee admissions; he targeted immigrants for ...
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  • Sec. Nielsen Saves Her Career While Harming Asylum Seekers

    Donald Trump’s presidency has been characterized by controversial immigration policies and an alarmingly high staff turnover rate. In fact, as of March 1, 2019, the turnover rate for senior-level members of the executive office rests at 65%, with West Wing officials anticipating future departures. In the last two years, disenchanted administration members have released countless publications ...
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  • Beto O’Rourke Declares “Walls Don’t Save Lives!”

    Since 2017, President Trump has enacted many controversial policies that have Democrats spinning in their office chairs. In fact, the president’s intolerant rhetoric and misleading accusations have even managed to spark discontent among his own party members. The Family Separation Policy and the president’s obstinate desire for a border wall have dropped his public approval rating below 40%, ...
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  • Visas for International Medical Graduates

    Call (888) 936-3228 to Speak to an Immigration Lawyer in Boca Raton If you are an international medical graduate seeking entry into an American Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, you must obtain a visa that allows you to undergo clinical training to provide medical services. One visa may be more suitable for you, depending on your long-term goals and the nature of your ties in the United ...
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  • Trump’s Policies Are Targeting Legal Immigrants

    The Trump Administration has been enacting increasingly controversial policies in its efforts to limit the number of migrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers entering the United States. These fluctuating laws and regulations aren’t just targeting illegal migrants, but anyone who is trying to enter the country by legal means. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) claims that it’s ...
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  • President Trump Signs a Proclamation to Block Asylum Seekers

    Since 2016, the Trump Administration has been implementing increasingly controversial policies to limit the rights and protections previously awarded to both naturalized and undocumented immigrants. On November 9, 2018, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation that prevents immigrants from illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border for the sake of asylum. Any individuals or families ...
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  • The Government Admits it Lost Track of 1,500 Immigrant Children Who Were Separated from Their Parents

    A bipartisan group of senators released findings that show the Trump administration could not track down nearly 1,500 immigrant children for more than 3 months. The new findings mark the second time this year that the administration has been forced to admit it hasn’t fully accounted for undocumented children that have been released from government custody. The number of children that haven’t been ...
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  • How Trump's Immigration Policy Has Impacted Women & Victims of Domestic Violence

    Although immigration policies enacted by the Trump administration are supposed to focus on cracking down on criminals and fraud, women and victims of domestic violence have also been impacted. Unfortunately, these policy changes have put vulnerable women at an even greater risk while empowering their abusers and predators. A new policy is set to go into effect that will increase deportation among ...
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  • U.S. Official Says Canadian Workers & Investors Who Use Marijuana Risk Lifetime Ban From the U.S.

    If you are a Canadian who works in the cannabis industry, or an investor in this booming sector of business, you risk being banned for life from traveling in the United States when you cross the border. The policy, described by a senior official who oversees U.S border operations, has the potential to disrupt travel plans for Canadians crossing into the U.S. Although Canada is set to legalize ...
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  • The U.S. Government Is Denying Passports to Hispanic Citizens

    In the last year, the Trump Administration has enacted increasingly controversial policies specifically targeting immigrants living in the United States. Recently, these detrimental policies have been affecting Hispanic citizens living along the Texas-Mexico border. Even though these citizens have birth certificates validating their citizenship, they are being denied U.S. passports and forced into ...
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  • Should Parents Who Were Deported Without Their Kids Be Brought Back to the United States?

    While U.S. officials continue their efforts to track down the hundreds of parents who were deported without their kids, legal experts have been debating a key question: Should deported parents be brought back to the U.S. to be reunited with their children? Government attorneys have taken the stance that bringing back deported parents would be a step too far. However, ACLU attorneys say it might be ...
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  • The ACLU Can’t Verify If the Trump Administration Is Reuniting Families

    Due to the Trump Administration’s radical border policies, over 3,000 children have been separated from their immigrant parents and placed into the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Public outrage across the country has prompted the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California to order that all immigrant children be reunited with their parents by July 26. ...
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  • ICE Immigration Officers Raid 7-Eleven Stores Across the Nation

    Earlier this month, U.S. immigration agents raided dozens of 7-Eleven stores across the country, arresting 21 people in what officials describe as the largest operation against an employer under the Trump presidency. Agents targeted 98 convenience stores across 17 states, from Los Angeles to New York City, opening employment audits and interview workers in an effort to find and deport unauthorized ...
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  • How Will the Rescission of DACA Impact Me?

    After the Trump Administration announced the cancellation of the DACA program, many young people have wondered what their future holds. The DACA program, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, has permitted certain immigrant children who came to the United States when they were young to remain in the country. This program was created under the Obama Administration and was first implemented in ...
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  • The Importance of Form I-9 Employer Compliance

    When you hire a new employee there are plenty of tasks that find their way onto your to-do list: discuss benefits, prepare desk space, gather training materials, and provide them with an I-9 Form. While the paperwork may seem daunting, the I-9 form is required by federal law to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act. It must be completed for all new hires, or you could face serious ...
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  • The New Presidential Administration and What It Means for Deportation Priorities

    Ever since the results of the recent presidential election, thousands of immigrants across the United States have been living in fear. The new president’s campaign for office was built on a promise of mass deportations , using some kind of unspecified deportation force, and a wall stretched along the southern border which Mexico would somehow be responsible for funding. His policies also seemed to ...
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  • The Impact of President Trump's Executive Orders Thus Far

    It has been almost two weeks since Donald Trump became the 45 th President of the United States, and in that short time he has already issued more than a dozen executive orders, making sweeping changes to everything from federal employment to oil pipelines to immigration . On this blog, we take a look at the immigration orders that have been issued so far and how they impact those looking to come ...
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  • President Obama Overturns "Wet Foot Dry Foot" Policy

    In 1995, the Cuban Adjustment Act was revised after President Clinton’s negotiations with the Cuban government. In its previous interpretation, any people who were intercepted in U.S. waters off the coast of Florida would be allowed to remain in the U.S. After this negotiation, people intercepted on the water would be sent home, but those who made it to shore would be allowed to stay, and one year ...
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