Serving The Immigration Needs Of The San Diego Area Since 1984
For immigrants and their families, it is an important time to be familiar with immigration laws and their enforcement. San Diego and Imperial County immigration courts have sped up processing of cases which has created concerns associated with possible deportations...
There are different methods of obtaining permanent residency in the United States based on the circumstances. One method is through family immigration if a family member is a lawful or permanent resident of the United States. The other method is through an employer in...
Immigrants and their families may have a number of important questions related to the impact of a criminal charge, including a felony charge or otherwise, on their immigration status. Felony charges are considered the most serious criminal charges possible. In...
San Diego is a city with a heavy military population and many people who are deployed or stationed overseas for a time. In many instances, people who are deployed overseas will decide to marry a foreign national. A concern for these military members is the...
Given the ongoing changes to U.S. policy and the rhetoric surrounding immigrants, people in San Diego must be fully aware and up to date as to what is being done. Changes to certain programs can affect many people and those who could be in jeopardy should understand...
A recent column in the San Diego Union-Tribune expressed what so many firmly believe: "immigrants — authorized and unauthorized — energize and sustain California’s economy." David Garcias, president of Service Employees International Union...
She is a grandmother and she is the backbone of the family, her daughter says. She's also a hard worker who loves to sing and dance with her granddaughters. She is also an unauthorized immigrant, according to a recent report by the San Diego Union Tribune. The...
The release of the Trump administration's immigrantion enforcement plans is causing "a whole lot of panic in communities," an immigrantion rights advocate recently told the San Diego Union-Tribune. The two memos from the Department of Homeland Security call for...
In most situations, deportation is a formal process that follows strict federal regulations. A legal and ethical loophole exists, however, in the medical world. Medical repatriation is the process of returning a hospital patient who is an immigrant to their country of...
Here in San Diego, and across the nation's southwest border, officials are trying to cope with a recent surge in immigrantion. Homeland Security officials recently released a report showing a 15 percent increase in border immigrantion in the year that ended this past...