by Matthew Hoppock | May 5, 2017 | Immigration, Immigration Reform |
Since Trump’s election it has sometimes been difficult to describe to people what has actually changed in the immigration field. Aside from the two Muslim bans, both of which were blocked by the courts, very little, on the surface, seems to have significantly...
by Matthew Hoppock | Jan 25, 2017 | Immigration, Immigration Reform |
This morning, President Trump signed an executive order that may significantly change the immigration options for certain foreign nationals. It will take us a few days to fully process what this executive order means for our clients. Also, the agencies will have to...
by Matthew Hoppock | Oct 14, 2016 | BIA Best Practices, DAPA, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Immigration Reform |
This morning we won an Eighth Circuit appeal on the question of whether federal courts can review the process of “administrative closure.” Our client had sought “administrative closure” because he fit the profile President Obama had described...
by Matthew Hoppock | Dec 28, 2015 | Deportation, Family Detention, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Immigration Reform, Motions to Reopen, Removal Defense |
Two reports over the weekend have made it clear that if anything is changing within the Obama administration, it is getting worse for immigrants. First, just in time for Christmas, the Obama administration is planning ICE raids, targeting Central American families who...
by Matthew Hoppock | Nov 16, 2015 | Cancellation of Removal, Immigration, Immigration Reform |
I wanted to briefly share this awesome victory this afternoon for a client who has been with the firm for over two years. When you hear the President talk about deporting felons, not families, sometimes those words are not mutually exclusive. And sometimes (not all...
by Matthew Hoppock | Oct 1, 2015 | Immigration, Immigration Reform, Startup Visa, Visa Bulletin |
Much of the recent immigration debate in the press and by politicians is over border security and what degree of status to grant those unlawfully present. It is understandable that people (politicians) would want to focus here: these issues fire up their political...
