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A federal judge has ordered that the United States government must free migrant children from family detention by July 17 due to COVID conditions. Children held in 3 immigration jails in Texas and Pennsylvania that are operated by U.S. Immigration...

75% of  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receive notice this week that they will be placed on 30 - 90 days furlough as early as mid-July. Officials blame the USCIS furlough of nearly 15,000 federal employees on a loss...

On June 11 the Department of Education (DOE) issued an emergency rule preventing colleges from granting virus relief funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act to foreign and undocumented students, including tens of thousands of...

The United States medical system is dependent on hundreds of thousands of foreign healthcare workers - doctors, nurses, medical technicians, paramedics, medical assistants and more. According to the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS), 15% of all American healthcare workers are...

This video will answer the question “Will filing for unemployment hurt my green card?” Watch: Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy Discusses if Filing for Unemployment Affects Your Green Card Application Transcript  Today I am going to answer the question, Will filing...

This video will answer the question, “Are Immigration Offices and Immigration Courts in Chicago Open?" Watch: Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy on Whether Immigration Offices and Courts Closed During The Pandemic? Transcript Due to the COVID pandemic many people are mistakenly...

La cuarentena y las órdenes de quédese en casa, han dejado a algunas personas vulnerables al abuso doméstico durante el brote de coronavirus, (COVID-19). La violencia doméstica y emocional se encuentran en aumento a nivel local y nacional. Chicago ha...

The quarantine and shelter-at-home orders have left some people vulnerable to domestic abuse during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Domestic violence and emotional, financial and technological abuse are on the rise locally and nationally. Chicago has seen domestic violence calls up...

Since March 15, most immigration courts have been closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), but court hearings for the thousands of children in United States government custody who crossed the border into the U.S. without an adult are still subject...

Thousands of foreign workers on skilled-worker visas, such as H-1Bs, have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) economic crisis, and now face the prospect of deportation. The American Immigration Lawyers Association has asked United States Citizenship and Immigration...