By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano On February 18, 2017, the Washington Post obtained two leaked memos signed by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly implementing the President’s Executive Orders on immigration enforcement. These memos direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to drastically escalate harsh immigration enforcement...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano There was a surge of immigration raids last week by the Department of Homeland Security. More than six hundred persons were caught and deported. If you are in the country illegally, you should be able to handle raids to protect your...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano If you obtained an immigrant visa as single son or daughter of a Lawful Permanent Resident or a U. S. citizen but you were actually married at the time of your entry to the U. S., you committed a misrepresentation of...
Edited by Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano In response to President Trump Executive Order, everyone is cautioned to travel outside the United States or they may get into trouble in returning home especially to the citizens of the seven countries specified by the order. Even if you...
The process for determining the age of the child beneficiary—either direct or derivative—of a Family-sponsored or employment-based visa petition or of a diversity visa application under the CSPA is more complicated. The statutory formula for these cases is that the child’s age will freeze as of the...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano Discussion The Provisional Waiver process where an applicant is applying for a green card waives the unlawful presence only. Other inadmissibility offenses are not waived. An individual accrues unlawful presence when he or she is “present in the United States after...
By Atty. Crispin C. Lozano There are permanent and conditional bars to the determination of good moral character. We will discuss the conditional bars to naturalization in this article. Q: What do conditional bars to good moral character mean? A: Conditional bars are not permanent in nature and are...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano If you entered into a good faith marriage but after the marriage your U.S. citizen of lawful permanent resident spouse is abusing you, then you do not have to sacrifice to get your permanent resident. You can immediately apply for a...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano Question: I am the beneficiary of a petition by my same sex partner in California which recognizes legality of same sex marriage. How many years do I have to wait to file for my naturalization? Answer: Marriage to a U.S. citizen shouldn’t...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano The Department of Homeland Security issued a memorandum on July 29, 2016, expanding eligibility for a provisional waiver of the 3 and 10 year bar for unlawful presence which takes effect on August 29, 2016. Q. What has been expanded? A. The provisional...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano On November 23, 2016, the DHS issued a Policy Memo (PM) clarifying benefits for members of the Armed Forces and their relatives. This includes Parole in Place and Deferred Action which will be discussed below. I. Parole in Place for Families of...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano With the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States various civic organizations released advisory on how to handle immigration raids. The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) issued the following advisory in case of Immigration raids. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Everyone has...