by Elina Santana | May 7, 2017 | Immigration
Under the current administration, the term “sanctuary city” has led many headlines concerning immigration policies and federal funding concerns. In fact, five days after taking office, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at blocking federal funding to...
by Elina Santana | Apr 3, 2017 | Immigration
Given the current political focus on immigration enforcement, it’s not hard to forget that deportations are not a recent phenomenon. The first deportation law in the United States was the Alien Act of 1798. Since then, many persons have been removed from the United...
by Elina Santana | Mar 5, 2017 | Immigration
In the wake of sweeping immigration changes by the President and saturated media coverage, FEAR is the most common thing I’m seeing in my office these days. What do I do if ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) detains me? How soon can I apply for...
by Elina Santana | Feb 7, 2017 | Immigration
President Donald Trump has signed twenty-two (22) documents thus far. They have come in varying forms; some are executive orders and others are memoranda or proclamations. They have had very far-reaching effects on American lives. If you’re having trouble keeping up...
by Elina Santana | Jan 3, 2017 | Immigration
Two-thousand-sixteen was momentous in the U.S. immigration world. Supreme Court decisions, the elections results, the new influx of refugees, and changes in U.S.-foreign relations have all changed the face of U.S. immigration. In case you missed something, here’s...
by Elina Santana | Dec 4, 2016 | Immigration
On November 25, 2016, Fidel Castro—revolutionary dictator of Cuba—died at age 90. The news spread quickly to South Florida, where expatriates and their relatives gathered in Miami’s Little Havana to celebrate. Miami’s Calle Ocho (8th Street) was closed for three...
