New USCIS Policy Allows Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, L-2, and E Dependent Spouses
The Law Offices of Solow, Hartnett and Galvan celebrate the latest U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated policy which provides structural changes for nonimmigrant H-4, L-2 and E dependent spouses suffering from long-delayed processing times for the...
Patria y Visa: A History of Cuban Migration to the United States and the Cuban Adjustment Act
A multi-part series By Yosvan “Jimmy” Barroso, a Cuban attorney who migrated to the United States in 2017 Part 1 - Why Do the Cuban People Migrate? I asked myself that question while boarding Air Europa flight UX052 that was taking me back to Havana, Cuba,...
EB1 Aliens of Extraordinary Ability: The NBA and the Rise of Foreign Basketball Talent
Ever since I was little, I loved following the NBA. My father used to bring me to Sixers games at the Spectrum in the 1980s, where we saw Dr. J, Moses Malone, Mo Cheeks, and Charles Barkley. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Allen Iverson was the “Answer” that...
Afghan refugees seek protection from persecution with Special Immigrant Visas (SIV).
While thousands of Haitians and Central Americans fleeing violence and persecution were being repelled by Border Patrol agents on horseback on the southern border, summarily deported to Haiti, and returned to Mexico to suffer, the US undertook a large-scale evacuation...
Haitian refugees denied at the US border: Why are different groups of people fleeing dangers in their countries treated differently?
Recent images of Afghans evacuated to the US being welcomed at American airports, and Haitians at the US-Mexican border being beaten back by Border Patrol agents on horseback to block them from seeking asylum protection in the US, have raised questions about US...
Employment-Based Immigration Options for Colombian Nationals
Over the past few decades, the United States and Colombian governments have worked closely together to improve the security, political and economic situation in Colombia. Before the Covid-19 pandemic and the Venezuelan refugee crisis, the Colombian economy had...
Colombian Immigration to the United States
This week, we are writing you from Bogota, Colombia. While we were down here, we thought it would be nice to explore the history of Colombian immigration to the United States and the contributions of the Colombian-American diaspora. In our second post, we...
Prosecutorial Discretion (“PD”)
Prosecutorial Discretion ("PD") - A Useful Management Tool for a Broken Immigration Court and a Lifeline for Immigrants in Removal Proceedings After four years of devastating anti-immigrant policies, immigrants and their families are beginning to see reasons for hope...
Fungus Humongous: How Immigration Helped Kennett Square Become the “Mushroom Capital of the World”
On September 11-12th, 2021, Kennett Square will celebrate its 36th Annual Mushroom Festival. (SHG Immigration Law is one of the festival’s sponsors). The theme for this year’s festival is “Rooted in the Community” as a way to celebrate Kennett Square’s...
A Basic Understanding of the Statute of Limitations
Every state has a law that governs the amount of time someone has to consider a civil lawsuit for personal injury and other situations. This law is called the statute of limitations, and it varies by state. The federal government also has deadlines for these types of...
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