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Las nuevas restricciones para el asilo en Estados Unidos

“El asilo nunca fue pensado para aliviar los problemas, incluso problemas serios, que la gente enfrenta todos los días alrededor del mundo”.   Mientras que quienes emigraron para escapar de gobiernos comunistas en Centroamérica durante la Guerra Fría fueron bien recibidos en los años ochenta, quienes llegaron ahora lo hacen en medio de una agenda geopolítica estadounidense

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What is the difference between “AFFIRMATIVE” and “DEFENSIVE” asylum?

You may only apply for asylum if you are arriving in or already physically present in the United States. To apply for asylum in the United States, you may ask for asylum at a port-of-entry (airport, seaport, or border crossing), or, if you are already in the United States, you may file Form I-589, Application for Asylum

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Where do juveniles go after sentencing in Collin County? Texas Juvenile Justice Department

About TJJD Pursuant to Senate Bill 653 passed by the 82nd Texas Legislature and signed by the Governor, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) was created on December 1, 2011 and the existing Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC) and Texas Youth Commission (TYC) were abolished. On December 1, 2011, operations of both TJPC and TYC

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How the United States Immigration System Works – VICTORIA BARR

U.S. immigration law is very complex, and there is much confusion as to how it works. The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), the body of law governing current immigration policy, provides for an annual worldwide limit of 675,000 permanent immigrants, with certain exceptions for close family members. Lawful permanent residency allows a foreign national to

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What are all of the US visas?

VICTORIA BARR Immigration Lawyer Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Visas Visa Waiver: Citizens of certain countries may enter the U.S. as visitors without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). No Visa Waiver visitor can perform local productive employment or receive a salary from a U.S. source. As a general rule, no extensions or changes to another visa category

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What If the Foreign National Is Afraid to Return to His or Her Home Country?

VICTORIA BARR Immigration Lawyer Near Me If a foreign national expresses a fear of return to the CBP or ICE officer, he or she must be given an interview by an asylum officer. If the person is subject to expedited removal, this will be a “credible fear” interview; if the person is subject to administrative removal

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What are the consequences of Expedited Removal?

VICTORIA BARR Immigration Lawyer Near Me A foreign national removed from the United States pursuant to an expedited removal order will be inadmissible for a period of five years. If the order was based upon a misrepresentation or a false claim to U.S. citizenship, that person will also be subject to inadmissibility pursuant to INA

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