Immigration News

Unique Texas Divorce Case Highlights Little-Known Immigration Clause | Ask a St. Louis Immigration Attorney about Affidavits of Support

by Jim Hacking | June 22, 2015

A little known clause in U.S. immigration laws has many unknowing sponsors entering into binding contracts with the government that bind them financially for years and sometimes even life.... VIEW POST

USCIS Warns Foreign Nationals and Employers of Recent Telephone Scams Requesting Payment for Supposed Immigration Issues

by Jim Hacking |

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is reporting a recently discovered scam aimed towards defrauding immigrants. The new effort by individuals attempting to extract money from unsuspecting foreign nationals claim... VIEW POST

Federal Shutdown halts civil, immigration cases in courts

by Jim Hacking |

With immigration courts already backlogged and overflowing with cases, the government shutdown closing immigration courts except for the most pressing cases is only creating longer lines for immigrants waiting... VIEW POST

Adela and Jim Appear on Bosnian Radio to Discuss St. Louis Immigration Issues

by Jim Hacking |

Last night, Adela and Jim appeared on Radio Behar, a local Bosnian radio show broadcast to Bosnian immigrants around the U.S. We discussed how the immigration process works and... VIEW POST

Court holds man with bipolar disorder should get asylum in the U.S.

by Jim Hacking |

A Tanzanian man recently won an appeal at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on his asylum case.  The man argued that he had been persecuted in Tanzania for... VIEW POST

St. Louis Immigration Lawyer: Documents for Citizenship Application

by Jim Hacking | June 11, 2015

When you and your family made the choice to make the United States your new home, you most likely did not take the situation lightly. You put a lot... VIEW POST

Can you speed up your delayed Missouri or Illinois immigration case?

by Jim Hacking |

It is not supposed to be like this. After all, your tax dollars pay the salaries of the people running the immigration service, USCIS. Immigration officers are paid to... VIEW POST