Immigration News

Major human and drug trafficking enterprise found in Southwest Missouri

by Jim Hacking | June 24, 2015

According to new reports based upon court documents and reports by federal drug agents, over the past two years, undocumented immigrants were funneled to Springfield, MO and used as unwilling... VIEW POST

Alleged Immigration Fraud Leads to Federal Charges Against Attorney

by Jim Hacking |

According to a recent indictment from the US Attorney's office in St. Louis, Missouri, a married man met a woman from the Ukraine who was studying engineering at Lincoln University... VIEW POST

Immigration Podcast Homeward Bound Episode 2 Now Available

by Jim Hacking |

Episode 2 of the Hacking Immigration Law's immigration podcast, Homeward Bound, has been uploaded. This week, we cover the Missouri Senate Blue Panel Hearings on immigration in Missouri.  We discuss... VIEW POST

Pentagon Restarts Fast Path to Citizenship

by Jim Hacking |

Federal immigration law provides several paths to naturalization, including derivatively (children become U.S. citizens when their parents are naturalized), acquired (when a child is born in the U.S.), or... VIEW POST

USCIS Likes Band-Aid Approaches Instead of Substantive Solutions

by Jim Hacking |

One of the "joys" of practicing immigration law is that you get to see the federal government in action.  I should preface my remarks that I am not one... VIEW POST

USCIS Issues New Guidelines for Lawyer Participation at Immigration Interviews

by Jim Hacking |

Historically, problems have arisen between immigration officers and the attorneys who represent individuals at immigration examinations.  This is especially true at the St. Louis field office.  Attorneys have been... VIEW POST

St. Louis Immigration Lawyer Jim Hacking Files New Lawsuit Against USCIS

by Jim Hacking |

UPDATED:  We are happy to report that our client has been scheduled for his naturalization next Friday.  Shortly after we filed the lawsuit seeking to compel USCIS to act... VIEW POST