In December 2022, an Ohio ICE deportation officer of fourteen years, Andrew Golobic, was charged with assaulting as many as six foreign born women under his care as an ICE officer. In August 2023, Mr. Golobic's bond was denied, and in September 2023, one of his...
Month: November 2023
3 things to know about temporary protected status
People sometimes want to come to the United States to be away from traumatic situations in their home country. The U.S. is well known for offering asylum, but there’s also another program that enables some to come here. Temporary protected status is another option...
India Man Freed from ICE Prison and Granted Bail
Our client from India entered the US from Canada without inspection in 2004. He remained in the United States working at a gas station. An aggressive form of oral cancer left him severely disfigured. When he found himself Imprisoned for deportation, and held without...
El Salvador Woman Safe From Gang Persecution
Robert A. Ratliff, Esq., immigration attorney and senior litigator with Margaret W. Wong and Associates, won a “PSG” asylum for our client, a young lady from El Salvador, under the “Covenant Against Torture.” Our client suffered persecution and feared future...
Will you be deported if you drop out of school?
College and university students will sometimes drop out for a variety of reasons. Someone may have health issues that they want to focus on, for example. They may not be sure if the educational path they have chosen is the right one, and they don’t want to invest more...
I-601/I-601A Waiver – What is it? Watch This Explainer!
What does Biden’s AI Executive Order Mean For Immigrants?
On October 30, President Biden introduced a groundbreaking executive order focusing on the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) and its substantial impact on technology, labor, and immigration dynamics in the United States. This comprehensive directive establishes...
Pilot Program to allow H-1B visa holders to renew in U.S.
The U.S. State Department is in the early stages of developing a pilot program designed to simplify the visa renewal process for select work visa holders within the United States. This initiative, aimed at eligible H-1B visa holders, who make up a substantial portion...
DHS boosts H-2B program with an extra 64,716 visas for FY2024
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in collaboration with the Department of Labor (DOL), has revealed plans to allocate an extra 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. This supplement is in addition to the congressionally...
Big City Mayors Seek Meeting with Biden over Migrant Arrivals
The mayors of several major U.S. cities, including Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York, are urging a meeting with President Joe Biden to address the influx of migrants arriving in their cities. These Democratic leaders contend that while they...