Immigration News

New asylum case | Eighth Circuit | Missouri Asylum Attorney Jim Hacking

by Jim Hacking | June 24, 2015

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided an asylum case related to the changing political conditions in Venezuela. The 8th Circuit denied the asylum claim of Ninoska Lopez-Amador.... VIEW POST

Legal Responsibility of Sponsor | St. Louis Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking

by Jim Hacking |

Our office received a telephone call today from someone who had been asked to sponsor the immigrant spouse of a U.S. citizen friend.  The caller wanted to know what... VIEW POST

DOJ Disciplines 30 Immigration Attorneys for Shady Practices

by Jim Hacking |

The Executive Office for Immigration Review issued its monthly report of disciplined immigration attorneys and representatives.  The EOIR maintains a list of all disciplined immigration attorneys here. The June... VIEW POST

St. Louis suburbs see influx of Asian immigrants

by Jim Hacking |

Joe Scott writes in today's Creve Couer Patch article about the influx of Asian immigrants in the West St. Louis County suburbs of Clayton, Maryland Heights, and Creve Coeur.... VIEW POST

Indian national obtains lawful permanent resident status from St. Louis USCIS office

by Jim Hacking | June 22, 2015

We received word yesterday that our client - a computer programmer from India - had received his green card in the mail.  The case had taken several months to... VIEW POST

British Client Receives Green Card Three Days After Interview and Three Months After Filing

by Jim Hacking |

We happily received news in mid-January that our client’s application for Lawful Permanent Resident (“LPR”) status had been approved.  Our client, Jennifer G., applied for a spouse visa and... VIEW POST

St. Louis Immigration Law Firm Helps Local Professor Obtain Green Card as EB-1 Outstanding Professor; I-140 approved in 24 hours

by Jim Hacking |

"Thank you oh so much," was the phrase recently delivered to us by a local university professor after receiving word that she had been granted lawful permanent resident status as an Outstanding... VIEW POST