by Diana Boni | Jul 6, 2026 | Legal actions, News
On July 2, 2026, in Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega, No. 26-50183, slip op. at 1 (5th Cir. July 2, 2026) the U.S. Court of appeals for the 5th circuit determined that the U.S. Government may not detain persons without an individualized hearing or accessing certain...
by Diana Boni | Jul 6, 2026 | Legal actions, News
On June 23, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that CBP does not need evidence rising to the typical standard for a criminal trial that an LPR must have committed a crime involving moral turpitude in order for CBP to decide that that person is an...
by Diana Boni | Jun 25, 2026 | Legal actions, News, Uncategorized
On June 23 of 2026, Federal Judge P. Casey Pitts banned a recent ICE practice: there can be no more arrests of participants at immigration courts nationwide. See Pablo Sequen v. Kaiser, No. 5:25-cv-06487-PCP (N.D. Cal.). “. . . ICE and EOIR failed to provide...
by Diana Boni | Jun 24, 2026 | News, Uncategorized
For 73 years, since 1952, spouses of U.S. citizens have been able to adjust their immigration status within the United States if a) they were an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen, b)an immigrant visa is immediately available to them, and c) they had originally...
by Diana Boni | Jun 24, 2026 | Action tasks, News, Uncategorized
People with a legal permanent residency (green card) can do a lot. By law, they can travel outside the United States, work, or even start a business. But there are a few things that they cannot do. If you are not a U.S. Citizen, you must not: Vote in...
by Diana Boni | Jun 24, 2026 | Action tasks, News, Uncategorized
If you adjusted your status because you are married, you received a green card that was good for only 24 months. A standard green card is good for 10 years. Why did we get you the limited one? Because we had no choice. The temporary green card,...
