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Godoy Law Office is honored to be ranked #106 in the 2019 Law Firm 500 Awards. In 2018, Godoy Law was ranked #145, representing 31% growth. The award is issued annually to the fastest-growing law firms in the US. Chicago...

Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) policy was implemented in January by the Trump administration directed at immigrants at the U.S. southern border. The new MPP program sends migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, or who appear at official places of entry...

Illinois immigrant families may lose medical care under a new Trump administration decision, and immigrant families with serious illnesses may be facing deportation. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) on August 7, 2019, stopped accepting and adjudicating medical deferred action...

On August 14, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a rule that seeks to broaden the authority of U.S. Immigration officers in denying applicants of green cards, visa extensions, or other changes in immigration status. An officer’s ability to...

On August 12 the Trump administration announced it is moving forward with their plan to deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance, effective October 15, 2019. Federal law...

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a Democrat running for United States President in the 2020 elections, announced her immigration plan and priorities if elected president. Warren's immigration plan was praised by immigration rights advocates and labeled "extreme" by opponents. A Fair...

U.S. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin says the Trump administration wants to put the citizenship question on the 2020 census to discourage Hispanic American voters from being counted for fear information could be used to possibly deport one of their relatives....

The State Department has announced that effective May 2019, they will be reviewing social media on all Visa requests as well as asking other questions during the Visa process.  WATCH: Understand what immigration authorities will be looking at and how...

On July 12, Americans are pledging to come together to demand an end to migrant detention camps. El Paso, Texas; Homestead, Florida; San Diego, California; New York City and Washington D.C. are the key sites where organizers hope thousands of...

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that there are currently 4 bills on Governor Pritzker’s desk that he could sign immediately to protect the rights of immigrants in Illinois, and that some of the bills have been being legislated “for years.” Ban...