Cubans seeking a path to immigration may not find it any easier, despite immigration policy changes by the Cuban regime. Though Cuba has made it easier for citizens to leave the country, it doesn't mean that citizens can simply board a plane and head to the United...
Miami Immigration & Naturalization Law Blog
Fear and politics slow deferred plan for young immigrants
According to recent reports, less than 15 percent of young immigrants have applied for Obama's deferred action plan that would allow them to remain in the country for two years with the possibility of obtaining a work permit. Of the 1.3 million young immigrants who...
Decline in immigrant entrepreneurship damaging to U.S. economic growth
A decline in immigrant entrepreneurship in the United States is threatening to slow economic recovery and long-term growth. According to reports, the proportion of new companies founded by foreigners has declined. Where previous decades showed a boom in immigrant...
ICE mistakenly deports man to Honduras then helps him return to U.S.
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a South Florida man to Honduras, he thought he would not be able to return to the United States to his family or his 5-year-old daughter. According to this family, the ICE then revoked it's decision and is...
Latin American immigration slows in United States
Immigration has slowed, decreasing the proportion of Latin Americans in Florida and nationwide. According to new research, immigration had its smallest increase in a decade and the increase of 400,000 immigrants was the smallest number in a decade. The overall...
Children of illegal immigrants eligible for in-state tuition
There are many challenges and disadvantages faced by children of illegal immigrants; however, a recent federal decision could expand their rights to public education. According to a recently by a U.S. federal judge, it is illegal to charge students higher tuition...
Special visa program for illegal immigrants in foster care
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...
Supreme Court decides if undocumented immigrant can practice law
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....
Court approves immigrant’s $1M lawsuit for state agency status error
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...
Young illegal immigrants (DREAMers) get relief
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...

