As an immigration attorney in the Pacific Northwest of the United States I often have clients who are detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. In most of my detained cases, my client are released from custody after paying an immigration bond. These are some of the most common questions and answers about [...]
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens may soon benefit from a proposed change in how I-601 waivers for unlawful presence are adjudicated. What is an I-601 Waiver? An I-601 waiver is an application used to overcome an immigrant’s inadmissibility as a legal resident. There are many grounds of inadmissibility such as prior immigration violations, criminal convictions [...]
Many people would be surprised to learn that the Obama administration is deporting non U.S. citizens at record levels. In fact President Obama has resided over 1.06 million as of September 12,2011 compared to the 1.57 million deportations in President G.W. Bush’s two full presidential terms. The rise in removals can largely be attributed to the [...]
