Immigration News

What is Optional Practical Training (OPT)?

by Jim Hacking | August 29, 2019

When an international student is in the United States on an F-1 or a J-1, they may have the chance to go to work for a US employer. This... VIEW POST

Attorney General Barr promotes immigration judges with high asylum denial rates

by Jim Hacking | August 26, 2019

The Trump administration has promoted six judges to the immigration appeals court that sets binding policy for deportation cases — all of whom have high rates of denying immigrants’... VIEW POST

USCIS Agents Are Being Asked To Help ICE Instead

by Jim Hacking | July 18, 2019

Have you been wondering what is taking so long for your case to process through USCIS? Maybe its because Ken Cuccinelli, the current acting director of USCIS, and USCIS... VIEW POST

Georgia, Texas, and Arizona eyed for permanent child detention centers

by Jim Hacking | July 12, 2019

President Donald Trump's administration is evaluating vacant properties near five U.S. cities as potential permanent sites to hold hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Property... VIEW POST

ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases

by Jim Hacking |

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have looked through state driver’s license databases using facial recognition technology, analyzing millions of motorists’ photos without their knowledge. In at least three states... VIEW POST

Visa Delays at Backlogged Immigration Service Strand International Students

by Jim Hacking | June 22, 2019

The visa applications of hundreds of international students seeking to work in the United States this summer are languishing at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, where increased... VIEW POST

¿Me Debo Precupar Si Mi Caso de Naturalización Tarda Demasiado?

by Jim Hacking | October 8, 2018

Hola, soy Jim Hacking, abogado para casos de inmigración que ejerce la abogacía en todo Estados Unidos desde nuestra oficina se encuentra aquí en St. Louis, Missouri. Representamos a... VIEW POST