Can a Green Card Holder Use State-Legal Medical Marijuana
Over the last decade or so, twenty five states and Washington, D.C. have legalized medical marijuana (also known as cannabis) in some capacity. This includes several of the states with some of the largest immigration populations, including California, New York, and Texas. Four states and D.C. have even legalized the recreational use of marijuana. However, […]
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Green Card Holders Can be Deported for Committing Minor Offenses Even After Serving Their Time
Many green card holders do not realize that under U.S. law, even after they serve their time and punishment for felony offenses committed, they could be arrested and deported from the country. The applicable law, the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, among other things, expanded classes of deportable aliens to include […]
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Parole in Place for Immediate Relatives of Active Duty Military US Citizens
Thousands of U.S. citizens serving active duty in the Armed Forces have spouses, children or parents who are undocumented. The USCIS and the Department of Defense recognized that their family’s immigration status may result in stress and anxiety either in active service or as veterans. In response, Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and […]
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How the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide Impacted Immigration Law
Almost a year has passed since June 26, 2015, when the United States Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the fundamental right to marriage is constitutionally guaranteed to same sex couples. At the time, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that gay couples have “the fundamental right to marry.” This is an especially momentous occasion […]
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Federal Court of Appeals Rules that Only the Executive Branch Can Correct an Incorrect Naturalization Certificate
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the courts do not have the ability to help a naturalized citizen change her birthdate listed on her certificate of naturalization. In 1965, Yu-Ling Teng first came to the United States on a student visa. At this point, she held a Taiwanese passport that said she […]
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Options for Brazilians to Immigrate to the United States
As we head into summer, Brazil should be giddy with anticipation about the Rio Olympics. However, the spiraling economy, violence, and Zika outbreak has instead caused many around the world to think twice about traveling to Brazil. It has also caused many Brazilians to consider their options on moving to another country, including the United […]
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