Immigration Law Blog

I often meet with potential clients who are married to United States Citizens, and who are anxious and excited to finally be able to "get legal", as the talking heads scream from the airwaves for them to do. If the immigrant was admitted to the Untied States with a visa, he or she can generally apply for adjustment of status, and become a Lawful Permanent Resident. Likewise, if the immigrant came into the United States without a visa, he or she could still eventually adjust their... Read More

If you have an immigrant family member who has been arrested, you and your family could be facing much more difficult circumstances to get that person released from jail than if he or she was a United States Citizen. In the event that an immigration hold is placed upon the immigrant, he or she will need to get released from state custody and then from immigration custody.

There are essentially two ways that a person can get out of state criminal custody. First, of course, is to let... Read More