With the presidential elections and the new administration taking office in January, immigration law is rapidly changing. In our new weekly series Immigration Minute, immigration attorney Mario Godoy gives you the week’s immigration news and updates in 1 minute.
Transcript
Welcome to the Immigration Minute with Godoy Law Office, where we give you recent immigration updates in a minute. This week we cover 2 executive orders and the Dream Act of 2021.
On February 2nd, President Biden signed a new executive order, directing a top to bottom review of recent regulations, policies, and guidance created to stop legal immigration. There will be a review of the public charge rule and recent regulations aimed at preventing otherwise eligible immigrants from becoming green card holders.
On February 4th, President Biden issued a new executive order revoking recent immigration policies concerning refugees. The new goal being to increase admissions to 125,000 refugees during the first full year of the Biden administration.
On February 4th Senators Dick Durbin and Lindsey Graham introduced the Dream Act of 2021. It would provide young immigrants brought to the US as children and that grew up in the US a path to a green card and eventual citizenship.
Please feel free to call us with your immigration questions. Our office is committed to protecting your American Dream.
If you have need assistance with your immigration case or have questions about your immigration status, we can schedule an evaluation or attorney consultation to review your situation. Contact Godoy Law Office at 630-912-0322, our skilled immigration lawyers in Chicago, Lombard and Oak Brook can answer any questions about immigration and guide you through every step of the process.
Godoy Law Office serves the entire Chicago, Illinois area including DuPage, Cook, Kane, Will, and Lake Counties.
Se Habla Español
Areas of Practice: Immigration Law | Criminal Defense | Appeals
Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy has years of experience guiding clients with immigration issues through the immigration process along with guiding clients through the criminal case. Godoy focuses on family-based immigration law, business immigration law, removal defense, and criminal defense representation of immigrants. A criminal charge or conviction can be devastating to your immigration case. With over a decade of immigration law experience and memories of family members who were deported due to bad legal advice, Godoy is committed to helping other immigrant families receive the legal justice they deserve. As a legal entrepreneur who practices immigration law, criminal law, estate and probate law, and running two successful law firms, Mario Godoy understands the importance of keeping families together and making a home and future in America.
