Maris Liss | George P Mann & Associates

CBP, Customs and Border Patrol, deportation, detention, executive order, ICE, Immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Imagínate esto, estás caminando por la calle haciendo tus mandados. Eres indocumentado. Un agente de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) o de Aduanas y Patrulla Fronteriza (CBP) te detiene, o un oficial de policía te detiene y le llama a ICE o CBP para verificar tu estado migratorio. No cuentas con algún documento que…

Expedited Removal: What You Need to Know

June 25, 2020

CBP, Customs and Border Patrol, deportation, detention, DHS, ICE, Immigrant

Picture this, you are walking on the street minding your own business. You’re undocumented. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent stops you, or a police officer stops you and calls ICE or CBP to check on your status. You have nothing on your person showing you’ve been the…

The Supreme Court Ruling on DACA

June 18, 2020

DACA, deferred action, Supreme Court

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…

Border Officials Misuse Fund

June 12, 2020

CPB, Customs and Border Patrol

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…

Rules Change for Vulnerable Asylum Seekers who Remain in Mexico

May 14, 2020

asylum, Asylum Backlog, Asylum-Seekers, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration

On May 10, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a joint DHS/EOIR statement on the rescheduling of MPP hearings. This statement changed prior DHS procedures without adequate notice to affected migrants or their attorneys, adding confusion to the already opaque and unconstitutional Migrant…

Pregúntale a Maris: Puedo ser desalojado de mi casa si no puedo pagar la renta durante el Covid-19?

May 4, 2020

Housing, Immigration, immigration policy, Rent

La respuesta seria “posiblemente”. Todo depende del estado dónde usted este viviendo. En algunos estados y ciudades, se ha hecho ilegal que un arrendador lo desaloje durante la pandemia COVID-19, o por lo menos durante un cierto período de tiempo, incluso si usted no pudiera pagar su renta. La Ley CARES Act (el estímulo) puso…

Ask Maris: Can I Be Evicted From my Home if I Cannot Pay Rent Due to Covid-19?

May 4, 2020

Coronavirus, Housing, Immigration, immigration policy

The short answer is maybe. It depends on where you live. Some states and cities have made it illegal for a landlord to evict you during the COVID-19 pandemic, or for a certain period of time, even if you cannot pay your rent. The CARES Act puts a 120-\day moratorium in place on some evictions…

Pregúntale a Maris: Beneficios del Seguro de Desempleo Durante el Covid-19

May 1, 2020

Immigration, immigration policy, Unemployment

Articles, Blog, Immigration Updates

¿Qué es el seguro de desempleo? ¿Soy elegible para recibir los beneficios de desempleo? El seguro de desempleo es un beneficio monetario pagado a ciertos trabajadores que han perdido su trabajo sin culpa propia y que generalmente están disponibles para poder trabajar. Cada estado proporciona un seguro de desempleo de una manera ligeramente diferente. Además,…

Ask Maris: Collecting Unemployment Insurance During Covid-19

May 1, 2020

Articles, Blog, Immigration Updates

Immigrant, Insurance, Unemployment

What is unemployment insurance? Am I eligible to receive unemployment benefits? Unemployment insurance is a monetary benefit paid to certain workers who have lost their job through no fault of their own, and are generally available and able to work. Each state provides unemployment insurance in a slightly different way. Additionally, the federal CARES Act…

Maris J. Liss: Family Stories from Ellis Island

June 25, 2015