Immigration News

The Terrifying Reality of Domestic Violence in Immigration Being an immigration lawyer is rewarding and challenging on many levels.  We often help people in a vulnerable and unstable time in their lives to acquire more security in... VIEW POST

Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri Questions $300 Million Contract to Hire CBP Employees

by Jim Hacking | January 5, 2018

Missouri’s own, Senator Claire McCaskill, sits on the U.S. Senate committee that oversees Customs and Border Protection.  Sen. McCaskill recently voiced concerns regarding an approximately $300 million contract CBP... VIEW POST

Executive Office for Immigration Review Set to Launch Electronic Filing System

by Jim Hacking | December 15, 2017

The Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which is responsible for overseeing immigration courts and deciding immigration cases in the United States, will be launching a cloud-based... VIEW POST

Award-Winning Diplomat Resigns Due to Trump Administration's Foreign Policy

by Jim Hacking | December 11, 2017

Elizabeth Shackelford, an award-winning U.S. diplomat, has tendered her resignation from the State Department.  Shackelford, who recently was based in Nairobi for the U.S. mission to Somalia, used her... VIEW POST

Homeland Security Inspector General Steps Down After Travel Ban Report Discontent

by Jim Hacking | December 1, 2017

Homeland Security Inspector, General John Roth, announced in an interview on Tuesday,  November 28 that his last day will be Thursday, November 30. Roth was nominated by former President... VIEW POST

Real World Effects of Cutting Family-Based Immigration

by Jim Hacking | August 15, 2017

President Donald Trump and some conservative Republicans in Congress want to severely limit the number of family-based immigrant visas granted each year. Legislation recently introduced by Senators Purdue and... VIEW POST

Trump Seeks to Cut U.S. Immigration Numbers in Half

by Jim Hacking | August 6, 2017

President Donald Trump stood before the American people this week and announced his support to the RAISE Act, proposed legislation which would eventually reduce legal immigration to the United... VIEW POST