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July 13, 2015

Last week was one of those weeks that makes us happy to be immigration lawyers. It ended with several families relieved that their personal journeys to legal status in the U.S. are ended and their...

Naturalization victory after four years, three lawsuits and three USCIS interviews

June 29, 2015

After a years-long battle, a client of ours was recently sworn in as a United States citizen after his naturalization victory. Why is this significant? Because in 20 years of practicing immigration law, it’s...

May 2015 Client of the Month- VM

May 28, 2015

VM is our Client of the Month for May 2015. VM became a client of Benach Collopy attorneys starting in 2008, when she was detained upon her arrival at the airport from Brazil. Today, after...

March 2015 Client of the Month- D-R-

March 16, 2015

Our March 2015 client of the month is no stranger to readers of BR's blog. The Immigration Judge's grant of D-R-'s residency in February 2015 ended a saga that began in 2009, when the U.S....

EXECUTIVE REFORMS TO IMMIGRATION: Top Six Changes

December 1, 2014

The President's executive reforms to the U.S. immigration system make a number of very positive changes that have the potential to help millions of people. Although we have written about various components of the reforms...

EXECUTIVE REFORMS: Families of U.S. Armed Forces Members and Enlistees

November 23, 2014

The package of reforms introduced by the President includes new policies on the U.S. of parole-in-place or deferred action for the family members of those seeking to enlist in the military. Parole in place is...

EXECUTIVE REFORMS: Expansion of I-601A Provisional Waiver Program

November 23, 2014

Another positive development included in the President's administrative reforms to U.S. immigration laws is the proposed expansion of the provisional waiver program, which the President initiated in 2013. The provisional waiver, as initially introduced allowed...

EXECUTIVE REFORMS: Deferred Action for the Parents of U.S. Citizens and Residents

November 21, 2014

As Joe Biden once said, this is a "big f'in' deal." The centerpiece of the President's immigration reforms announced yesterday is the expansion of deferred action to cover certain foreign national parents of United States...

President to Announce Executive Actions on Immigration

November 20, 2014

Tomorrow night (Thursday, November 20, 2014) at 8PM, the President of the United States will address the nation to announce what steps his administration intends to take to reform U.S. immigration law and policy. This...

Five Things We Have Learned About I-601A Provisional Waivers

November 18, 2014

Nearly two years since the announcement of the provisional waiver of inadmissibility, known as the I-601A extreme hardship waiver, we have learned quite a bit about the people that need this waiver and the way...

Is Executive Action on Immigration Imminent?

November 14, 2014

It is only fitting that major technological achievements like the successful placement of a lander on a comet be paired with news that the Obama administration is planning many reforms to our nation's immigration policies. ...

The Great Green Card Procurement Announcement Internet Freak-Out of October 2014.

October 23, 2014

In the past two months, North Korean despot Kim Jung-un disappeared and reappeared. And earlier this week, the U.S. government sought bids on a potential government contract. Both events caused massive speculation but little information...

GUEST BLOG: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Maryland Closes Gap with Federal Law to Expand Courts’ Jurisdiction. By Michelle Mendez

August 25, 2014

This blog post was written by FOBR Michelle Mendez, Senior Managing Attorney at Immigrant Legal Service of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. On April 8, 2014, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law...

The Obama Administration’s Border Disaster

June 30, 2014

Media reports over the weekend indicate that the Obama administration is reacting in the worst way possible to the influx of unaccompanied minors along the Southwest Border. As the prospect of comprehensive immigration reform dies...

DACA Renewals Begin!

June 5, 2014

On June 5, 2014, the renewal process for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals starts for more than half-million DREAMERs who are already enrolled in the program. DREAMERs or DACA beneficiaries will continue to...

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