In many ways, hiring a lawyer is similar to hiring any other service provider or professional.
- Why do you take your car to an auto mechanic? Because you do not know how to fix the problem with your car and you need your car to go to work or school.
- Why do you go to a hair cut salon? Because you want your hair to be styled a certain way and you cannot reach that goal on your own.
- Why do you seek the help of a heart surgeon? Because you are facing a major life or death situation. You need an expert to keep your heart beating.
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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
Since it’s January, this is a good time to ask, each of us, “What can we do to help the war against human trafficking?”
In other words, what can you and I do to help fight this immense worldwide problem?
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Immigration Judges are suing their employer, the Department of Justice.
Sounds strange, doesn’t it?
Actually, it’s about par for immigration courts in the Trump era.
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Born during the Kosovo War in 1999, to provide hope, education, and inspiration to refugee communities in Macedonia, FilmAid International is a non-profit humanitarian organization through using film to assist refugees suffering the effects of war, poverty, displacement and disaster.
Working in partnership with various global aid organizations, including the United Nations High Commission For Refugees (UNHCR), FilmAid has brought information and training to more than 2 million people worldwide on public health and safety issues such as maternal health, HIV, cholera, and gender-based violence.
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Does an influx of immigrants increase crime?
Whenever the media reports that an immigrant has committed an indefensible action, the public discussion is often inundated with political demagoguery.
Immigrants, such propagandists proclaim, are bad people who only bring crime, drugs, and violence to their new communities.
Professional research indicates otherwise.
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Every year, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Refugee Agency, honors groups, organizations, and individuals that go above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees, displaced and stateless people.
For the first time in the history of the UNCHR, all five winners, selected from more than 200 nominees, are women. Each one exemplifies the meaning of global citizenship, individuals making a difference in the world for refugees of the world.
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Given the recent decision of Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, is the Temporary Protected Status program over?
Well, no.
But TPS beneficiaries need to start looking into other ways to legalize their immigration status.
Because the termination of TPS for certain countries is closer than ever.
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As an immigration attorney who specializes in family immigration services, I’ve learned there is a common thread among immigrants who win their cases.
They give far more to others than they ask in return.
It’s an intangible quality. Yet, it’s very real.
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In October 2018, the Trump administration rolled out production quotas for immigration judges. Under the policy, judges are required to complete 700 cases a year to earn a satisfactory job performance grade.
On the surface, the goal behind the quotas was to speed up judicial decision-making and reduce an enormous court backlog.
The policy has not achieved its aims.
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Prior to COVID-19, many immigrants had applied to become naturalized citizens. They completed the process, and attended interviews.
They were told their applications were granted. They were waiting for their swearing-in ceremony to be scheduled.
They’re still waiting.
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