What You Need to Know about the Latest Restrictions on Foreign Workers

Oana Marina
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On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation suspending entry into the US of certain aliens on non-immigrant work visas and extending suspension of immigrant visas through December 31, 2020. This proclamation is effective from June 24, 2020 until December 31, 2020, and does two things: It extends through December 31, 2020 the Presidential Proclamation…
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The Supreme Court Ruling on DACA

Maris Liss
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Today the Supreme Court Blocked President Trump‘s Cancellation of DACA Immigration Program. This ruling affects more than 600,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. George P Mann and Associates will resume filing new, initial DACA applications for persons who were barred from applying due to the illegal rescission of DACA.  Please make…
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Border Officials Misuse Fund

Maris Liss
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According to the Washington Post, U.S. Customs and Border Protection used emergency funding meant for migrant families and children to pay for dirt bikes, canine supplies, computer equipment and other enforcement related-expenditures, according to a report published Thursday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Photo by Greg Bull Congress last June approved a $4.6 billion…
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Help Wanted: Immigrants Apply Within

Daniel Mann
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Michigan has a population decline problem. The latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that Detroit’s population, the state’s largest city, as well as its surrounding metro area (where nearly half of the state’s residents live), continues to fall. According to recently released estimates, Detroit’s population currently stands at somewhere around 667,000 representing a…
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Updates on USCIS: What You Need to Know

Oana Marina
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On May 27, 2020, USCIS announced that they are preparing some domestic offices to reopen and resume non-emergency public services on or after June 4, 2020. Fingers crossed that this time it will actually happen! Our firm has not heard anything yet about the reopening plans of our Detroit Field Office, in light of Governor Whitmer’s recent executive…
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¿Como se Supone que voy a Manejar si no Puedo Obtener una Licencia de Conductor?

Moses El-Sayed
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Desafortunadamente, bajo una ley de Michigan, los inmigrantes indocumentados no son elegibles para solicitar y recibir una licencia para conducir en el estado de Michigan, ya que una de las leyes de Michigan requiere que el solicitante sea un ciudadano estadounidense o un residente permanente de los Estados Unidos. El proceso de inmigración es un…
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How am I Supposed to Get Around if I Can’t Get a Driver’s License?

Moses El-Sayed
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Unfortunately, under Michigan law, undocumented immigrants are ineligible to apply for and receive a Michigan driver’s license, as Michigan law requires proof of U.S. citizenship or “legal presence” in the United States in order to obtain one. The immigration process is a long one which, more often than not, can take years to conclude, leaving…
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¿Qué es el Estatus Especial de Inmigrante Juvenil?

Moses El-Sayed
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Si se encuentra en los Estados Unidos y necesita la protección de un tribunal de menores porque ha sido abusado, abandonado o descuidado por sus padres, entonces el solicitante pudiera ser elegible para la clasificación de Inmigrante Juvenil Especial (SIJ, por sus siglas en Ingles). Si el juez le otorga la clasificación (SIJ), el solicitante…
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What is Special Immigrant Juvenile Status?

Moses El-Sayed
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If you are in the United States and need the protection of a juvenile court because you have been abused, abandoned or neglected by a parent, you may be eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification. If SIJ classification is granted, you may qualify for lawful permanent residency (also known as getting a Green Card).…
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