Many children are brought to the United States illegally and do not discover until later in life that they are not U.S. citizens. A special visa program has helped 10,000 young illegal immigrants become permanent residents since 1997. Applicants for this visa program...
An undocumented immigrant in Florida went to law school, passed the Bar exam and is now waiting on a decision on whether he can legally practice in the United States. The applicant was brought into the U.S. from Mexico on a visitor's visa when he was 9-years-old....
A 21-year-old Mexican-born woman has been approved to file a lawsuit against the state of Oregon after authorities told her parents that she would automatically become a legal citizen as soon as she was adopted. The woman discovered too late that she needed to file...
Immigration laws are always evolving and changing, sometimes bringing new opportunities and hope. President Obama has initiated a new program to give young immigrants with no criminal record and who have completed some college or military service, the opportunity to...
A recent study suggests a couple of reasons why state immigration laws have decreased in 2012. Based on legislator response, states have shifted to worrying about budget balancing and other initiatives focused on financial recovery, rather than immigration measures....
Many people who live outside of Florida see our state at as a hotspot for immigration issues. While we are certainly home to many immigrants, what others may not realize is that many people come here most frequently from Cuba and Puerto Rico. Those from Puerto Rico...
Two prominent immigration rights groups in Miami have banded together in order to more effectively serve our region's immigrant population, it was announced on Tuesday.The Florida Immigrant Coalition and WeCount have said they plan to work together to help more...
In previous posts, we have discussed the recent changes in U.S. immigration policy that now allows young undocumented immigrants who arrived as children and who have no criminal history to stay and work in the United States.This story is how that change has affected...
A legally married lesbian couple recently filed a federal lawsuit hoping to stop the deportation of one of the spouses, a green card holder originally from the Philippines. The original basis for the Phillipina spouse's green card has been challenged, and she is now...
It's been two years since an earthquake ravaged the small impoverished island of Haiti killing more than 250,000 men, women and children. Since that time, recovery has been slow in the third-world country, and many Haitians who live in Florida want visas allowing...
