For many families there is hope that new federal policies will directly benefit them and their loved ones. Though, that hope has not stopped thousands of unauthorized immigrants from being targeted and deported even as state and federal legislatures continue to debate...
Miami Immigration & Naturalization Law Blog
Path to citizenship makes sense to most Floridians
As legislatures around the country argue every point and potential pitfall of topics like immigration reform, it’s important to bring such issues back down to the grassroots level to gain an accurate understanding of what the people want. After all, the state...
Evidence employment immigration pays off
Like so many things, discussions concerning issues like immigration can be impassioned. Millions of people living in the state of Florida and across the country have deeply rooted personal beliefs about immigration, and identify with various political views on the...
ICE accused of abusing US immigration law
Immigration reform is being considered on the state and federal level as citizens and legislatures grapple to settle upon policies that may affect millions of people in this country. In Florida, the topic of immigration law is an especially sensitive one for many...
Immigration reform plan includes path to U.S. citizenship
In Miami, as well as in other cities and communities, there are many families anxiously waiting for U.S. immigration law changes that will allow members who are here without papers to become citizens. In immigration rallies and marches taking place across the nation,...
Immigrants demand path to citizenship in Miami rally
As U.S. lawmakers appear to be closer to presenting legislation addressing the broken system that currently exists for immigrants, many are hoping that it will provide a path to citizenship. For many immigrants who live within the U.S. without any legal documentation,...
Family seeks asylum from persecution over Christian beliefs
In Miami, there are many people from other countries and their reasons for coming to the United States vary. One may be a refugee from a country torn by war or devastated by a natural disaster. Another may have come for the economic opportunities that America...
Miami deportation unit releases 225 immigrants
When people from another country break the law in Miami, or are unable to produce papers showing that they are legally allowed to be in the U.S., they can be put into a deportation unit run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Once placed in the unit, the...
New bill favorable to employment immigration and citizenship
Immigration discussions are primarily focused on giving undocumented people in the United States citizenship, but there are also negotiations, among politicians, to bring more skilled workers from other countries to work in the U.S. Each year, the nation issues visas...
Miami-Dade report shows investment in educating immigrant children
When people read stories about immigration and the desire to provide citizenship to alien residents, they often fail to remember that families and children will be greatly impacted by what is decided. Thousands of children are brought into the country each year and...

