SAN DIEGO IMMIGRATION LAW BLOG
The effect of criminal offenses on immigration status
Most immigrants in California understand that a felony arrest record can mean real trouble for visa and green cardholders. These convictions can result in deportation or a downgrade in the immigration status for the individual. The consequence for each immigrant will...
Full DACA restart ordered by federal judge
People in California who would have been too young to file for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program before it stopped taking new applications in 2017 may now be able to do so if they are the right age and qualify in other ways. On July 17, a federal...
Newborn US citizen sent to Mexico by Border Patrol
According to a complaint filed by the ACLU of San Diego and Jewish Family Service, a newborn US citizen was sent to Mexico, and the newborn’s family was allegedly mistreated. The complaint urges U.S. Customs and Border Protection to excuse pregnant people from...
How to obtain a cancellation of removal
Individuals in California and elsewhere who are subject to deportation may ask for a cancellation of removal. Generally speaking, this request is made during an immigration hearing, and it adjusts a person's status to lawfully admitted for permanent residence. This...
DACA recipients rejoice at Supreme Court decision
Undocumented youth in California and across the nation celebrated after learning of a Supreme Court decision to sustain the program for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The report affects more than 600,000 young people who have yet to gain citizenship but are...
Restricciones a la expedición de visas de trabajo y estudiantiles para profesionistas, trabajadores y estudiantes extranjeros a Estados Unidos
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Potential obstacles to obtaining American citizenship
Foreign nationals currently living in California who want to become American citizens will need to pass a formal citizenship test. The test is comprised of an English section as well as a civics section. If a person fails one or both sections of the exam, a retest...
Trump’s changes to work visa policies
California is a sanctuary state for undocumented immigrants, meaning that it does not cooperate in federal government efforts to have those immigrants reported. Unfortunately, the state has no say in whether visas can be issued to immigrants, and President Trump is...
Supreme Court blocks Trump from terminating DACA program
The United States Supreme Court said "no" in response to efforts by President Donald Trump to end DACA protections for more than 650,000 young immigrants living in the country. This development is of great interest to the large immigrant population of California....
Applications to return home are needed by detained U.S. migrants
It is falsely claimed that migrants in detention centers can leave at any time to return to their country of origin. This is not true; they can leave only by requesting a voluntary departure and meeting certain requirements. People in California may want to learn more...
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Jóvenes DACA en peligro.
Los jóvenes que se han visto beneficiados con el programa DACA se podrán ver perjudicados si no renuevan su DACA antes del fallo de la corte suprema de la nación que será en junio de 2020.
Lo recomendable es que se renueve dicho permiso aún si el permiso vence despues de la fecha del fallo de la corte que sera en junio de 2020.
