Many people are reporting that they cannot get an immigrant visa interview at the U.S Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Please note that the consulate is apparently only scheduling interviews in small blocks. So, you may find that no appointments are available online at http://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-mx/iv or by calling 1 (703) 249-4628. My office checks daily […]
What is the impact of the February 20, 2017, DHS interior enforcement memo on prior guidance?
On February 20, 2017, DHS Secretary John Kelly issued a memo entitled “Enforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interests.” This blog entry reviews the effect of the new memo on prior guidance. The new memo specifically rescinds any conflicting prior DHS memos and specifically names the November 20, 2014, memoranda entitled “Policies […]
Analysis: Reviewing the impact of the February 20, 2017, DHS interior enforcement memo on prior guidance
On February 20, 2017, DHS Secretary John Kelly issued a memo entitled “Enforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interests.” This blog entry reviews the effect of the new memo on prior guidance. The new memo specifically rescinds any conflicting prior DHS memos and specifically names the November 20, 2014, memoranda entitled “Policies […]
My letter to the president of Ecuador regarding Julian Assange
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 The Honorable President Rafael Correa Palacio de Carondelet Plaza Grande García Moreno St. and Chile Rd Quito, Pichincha Ecuador Re: Harm to Latino immigrants caused by Julian Assange Dear Mr. President: I am an immigration attorney in Oklahoma City. It is a place that is not on the radar of those […]
My thoughts on Cuba after the death of Fidel Castro
When I was a law student and then a young attorney, I worked on assisting detained Mariel Cubans with their Cuban Review Plan hearings. A few I assisted had never been released from custody since arriving in the USA. Others were taken into custody after committing some crime. The point of the hearings was to […]
Trump appears to be going with reactionary immigration plan
Today, an astute Associated Press photographer caught Trump immigration adviser Kris Kobach with his (and presumably) President Elect Trump’s immigration enforcement plan. 1. Item No. 1. Bar the entry of potential terrorists. It appears that Trump proposes to do this by re-instituting a Muslim registry abandoned five years ago. This program was called NSEERS. When […]
The San Bernadino terrorists’ fiancee visa petition should have been denied
Fiancee visa petition for San Bernadino terrorists I’ve reviewed the fiancee visa petition of the San Bernadino terrorists. All I got to say is that it should have been denied. These reasons include: 1. There is no statement of intent to marry by the female terrorist in the supporting documents of the petition. USCIS should […]
Unaccompanied minors at the border
The New York Times published an excellent summary of the factors involved in the large number of children apprehended at the border. Most of the children come from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. Most range in age from 15 to 17. Complainers say the large number of border apprehensions of minors shows that the current […]
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals at the one-year mark
Even though it’s November 6, 2013, I thought it appropriate to write about the first year of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The currently available general statistics for DACA go through the end of August 2013, which is one year and 15 days of the program. So far, there have been 573,404 DACA applications made, […]
‘Author’ of 2007 Oklahoma anti-immigrant law convicted of bribery
Former Oklahoma State Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, was convicted of bribery in Oklahoma County District Court. Terrill is famous for “authoring” 2007’s anti-immigrant law in Oklahoma, more popularly known as House Bill 1804. I believe that a Washington, D.C., anti-immigrant group actually wrote HB1804 but as Terrill introduced the bill he gets the credit for […]