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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows people who have been abused by a family member to ‘self-petition’ for their own lawful permanent residency application under an adjustment of status (AOS), called a VAWA self-petitioner. Although the act name refers...

Former Vice President and current 2020 Presidential Candidate Joe Biden released a new TV ad to showcase his record combatting violence against women. One of Biden’s biggest legislative accomplishments is the passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in...

Many legal U.S. residents need to travel abroad for work or personal reasons. Legal Permanent Residents (LPR), also called green card holders, are allowed to travel abroad and upon return provide a green card to show his or her legal permanent...

U.S. border agents can no longer search international travelers’ phones and other electronic devices without suspecting them of a crime, Boston federal district judge U.S. District Judge Denise Casper ruled on November 12. In response to a 2017 lawsuit by...

Illinois and other states have decriminalized the use of marijuana, but cannabis and it’s derivative products remain a controlled substance under United States federal law. It is illegal to use, sell, possess, produce, grow or distribute the substance. Any involvement...

U.S. District Judge Michael Simon granted a temporary restraining order on November 2 that blocked a new Trump administration rule scheduled to go into effect on November 3 requiring that immigration visa applicants must prove that they have health insurance....

If you are a married immigrant who is living in the United States with a green card holder or a US citizen, divorce or annulment might impact your immigration status. How divorce impacts your immigration status depends on the type...

Approximately 1.1 million people get a green card every year and become a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) of the United States. Currently, there is a waiting list of nearly 4 million people who want green cards, the overwhelming majority of...

Johnny Martin, a former supervisor in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was convicted in October for his involvement in a green card fraud scheme that bilked immigrants out of millions of dollars, using criminals who posed as DHS agents....

On November 21, 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) EB-5 investor visa program undergoes significant changes including an increase of the minimum investment from $500,000 to $900,000. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program provides permanent residence status to immigrant...