US Immigration Law

Although a U.S. Supreme Court ruling reinstated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in July 2020, the current administration has continued to chip away at the application process and effectively halted the program, pending Department of Homeland...

Obtaining a visa to live and work in the United States has rarely been as competitive or difficult to obtain as it is now, and the path just got even a little narrower for H-1B visa holders. For highly skilled foreign nationals who are here either studying or hoping...

People interested in coming to the United States from other countries may apply for a visa related to their employment. The United States Department of State indicates that the dependent children under 21 years of age and spouse of an applicant may also request a visa...

For those people in Chicago who are not native to the United States and still under immigrant status, the fear of deportation may be ever-present. Not only do they need to monitor their activities in regard to their immigration status, but they also have to keep in...

As a Chicago employer, you likely have applicants and employees with a wide variety of immigration statuses. Just as it is illegal to discriminate against employees and job applicants based on protected statuses like race, nationality, gender and disability, it's also...

Many people who move to the United States wish to eventually gain citizenship so that they may fully enjoy the rights and benefits offered to citizens through the government. When seeking U.S. citizenship some individuals may choose to give up their citizenship in...

A person who enters onto American soil may seek asylum by demonstrating that they may suffer persecution in their home country. Asylum exists to offer safe harbor to individuals who have suffered under the policies of their governments because of their beliefs and...

Last month President Donald Trump announced that immigration raids would take place across the nation to identify and remove allegedly illegal immigrants from the United States. Those raids were put on hold. However, it has been publicized that they will in fact...

Every year thousands of people arrive in the United States from countries throughout the world. Some of these travelers are just that - individuals who wish to visit the country to learn about its history and culture, and who wish to experience the tastes, sounds and...

There are a variety of reasons to apply for a visa to enter the United States. Immigrants entering the U.S. at Illinois or any other state should understand that a visa holds certain restrictions or requirements. In other words, a visa, no matter what type, does not...