I heard that there was a recent change to how the Government will schedule asylum interviews. Can you tell me more about that? Applying for asylum has always been a difficult and complicated process, one in which an experienced asylum lawyer is essential. This is truer than ever, especially with recent changes in asylum procedures […]
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is at the top of the news headlines again. What is going on, and where do we go from here? On September 5, 2017, the executive branch announced that DACA would be brought to an end. In addition, it was announced that only a very small number of renewal […]
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A Few Lessons on H-1B Everyone’s favorite time of year is right around the corner. No, I am not talking about Valentine’s Day or Spring Break…I am talking about H-1B cap season. It seems like only yesterday we were filing a batch of H-1B cap cases. This is particularly true since we are still dealing […]
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The below provides an overview of the timeline and various stages associated with the immigrant visa process when pursuing an immigrant visa (green card) based on marriage to a US citizen.  This green card route is a bit different than the green card marriage adjustment of status route undertaken in the US. There are three […]
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Someone in my family has been detained by Immigration, what can I do to help? Should we contact an Immigration Lawyer? “How did this happen?” This is what you’re probably thinking. Sometimes people who are not US citizens are arrested for crimes, and then when they are done with their jail sentence, they are handed over […]
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In many countries in the world, Christians face brutal persecution by their governments, because of their religion. We at Lightman Law Firm are committed to helping those who are fleeing religious persecution, who want to live safely in the United States, and practice their faith. Did you know that there anti-Christian laws on every continent […]
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