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Central American Minors Program to Reopen: What You Need to Know
Contributor: Van T. Doan
Unsurprisingly, U.S. immigration policy changes with each presidential administration. In 2014, the federal government established the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee and Parole program. The goal of the program was to help certain children in H…
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Refugee vs. Asylum Seeker: What’s the Difference?
Contributor: Van T. Doan
With the COVID-19 pandemic dominating the news for more than a year, the public’s attention has been diverted from other important issues, such as people fleeing their native countries to seek a better life in the United States as a refugee or asyl…
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How the Mendez Rojas Settlement Affects Asylum Seekers
United States law requires that a person seeking asylum in the U.S. must apply for asylum within one year of their last arrival to this country. A recent case, Mendez Rojas v. Wolf, involved a challenge to the federal government’s failure to give p…
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Consular Processing of Nonimmigrant Visas After the Expiration of PP 10052
Contributor: Van T. Doan
On June 22, 2020, then-President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation 10052 (PP 10052), which suspended the entry of certain nonimmigrants into the United States effective June 24, 2020. At that time, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to worsen all o…
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Categories: Immigration Law
Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans: What it Means
Contributor: Van T. Doan
On March 8, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced that effective March 9, 2021, Venezuela will be designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eighteen months, until September 9, 2022. What does this designation mea…
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Categories: Immigration Law
Reinstatement of Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians Under Biden Administration
Contributor: Van T. Doan
On January 20, 2021—the day of his inauguration—President Biden reinstated Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) for eligible Liberians in the United States. As part of the president’s constitutional power to conduct foreign relations, he has di…
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Categories: Immigration Law
What to Expect From Immigration Policy in the Biden-Harris Administration
Contributor: Van T. Doan
President Joe Biden has just been inaugurated as President of the United States. Immigration has been a hot-button issue for both Democrats and Republicans in recent years, and policies under the Biden administration are likely to differ sharply from…
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Categories: Immigration Law
DACA Restored: Here’s What You Need to Know
Contributor: Van T. Doan
The History The past few years have been a challenging time for immigrants to the United States, particularly those without a legal status. During the Obama administration, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, better known as DACA, gave hope to ma…
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Categories: Immigration Law
Cancellation of Removal and the Supreme Court Decision in Barton v. Barr
Contributor: Van T. Doan
An April decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Barton v. Barr addresses the so-called “stop-time” rule eligibility for cancellation of removal for lawful permanent residents (LPR). Under 8 U.S.C. §1229(a), the U.S government is autho…
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Categories: Immigration Law
K-1 Fiancé(e)Visa: Five Things You Must Know
Contributor: Van T. Doan
If you are a U.S. citizen, engaged to be married to a foreign national, there is much more to the process of bringing them to the United States than having a plan to say “I do.” Here are the essentials you need to know if your fiancé(e) is to jo…
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Categories: Immigration Law