By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano President Joe Biden has moved to reverse many of his predecessor's anti-immigration policies, but the consequences of those restrictive measures linger and have contributed to a massive backlog of nearly 2.6 million visa applications. The backlog includes nearly half a million applicants...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano As we all know, tax debts can spiral out of control and lead to an IRS tax lien, wage garnishment, or even property seizure. Most people mistakenly believe that taxes are never dischargeable in a bankruptcy. This myth is absolutely wrong!...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano If you are near your retirement age, you must act now or else you will find yourself miserable during your "golden years" or retirement period. Consider Bankruptcy as a great financial planning tool for those who are within a few years...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano The U.S. House of Representatives passed two immigration bills on March 18, signaling that Congress might finally enact major immigration reform for the first time in over three decades. These bills—the Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act—both offer...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano If you have not received your stimulus check, the IRS has an online tool that lets you track the status of your third stimulus check of $1400. The IRS online portal is called the "Get My Payment" tool, and it's an updated...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano The new stimulus bill as it stands, increases the existing child tax credit (CTC) to as much as $3,600 per child -- that's in addition to the $1,400 per dependent in the stimulus check. It would also let families receive the...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano The governments' support for the Covid-19 pandemic in Cares Act provides stimulus checks of $1200 initially and another $600 thereafter. Then there is the coming stimulus bill in Congress , the American Rescue Plan, providing for $1400 stimulus checks for most...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 submitted to Congress this month contains various proposals to change the U.S. Immigration law. We will discuss this time the Family-Based Immigration. The most significant change would be Family members of U.S. citizens and green card...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano President Biden directs the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop the deportation of illegal immigrants. In addition, he wanted a 100 days moratorium on deportation. Only those who are threat to our national security and public safety should be deported. Press secretary...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano The comprehensive immigration reform bill has not been filed in Congress because there is a developing plan to include the reform bill as part of the Covid Relief Package. The reason is because adding the reform bill to the relief package...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano The Biden Administration submitted to congress its proposed bill on immigration reform that will give undocumented persons a Pathway to U.S. Citizenship. Certain undocumented individuals who have paid their taxes and passed criminal background checks would be able to apply for...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano President Joe Biden will fulfill a promise to release on day one a bill to overhaul the U.S. immigration system that offers undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship, expands use of technology at the southern border instead of relying on a...