First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me. Quote attributed to MARTIN NIEMÖLLER Read More
Welcome Immigrants
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door. By Emma Lazarus Read More
AILA New England Conference
As a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), I benefit from a wonderful, smart community of immigration lawyers in the New England Area. Each month our AILA chapter has a meeting on a timely topic, and each year, the chapter hosts an amazing conference. I am excited to attend this year's conference on March 3. At the conference, I look forward to hearing from government officials about new Read More
Prepare for your N-400 English and Civics Tests
The English test and civics tests can be scary for some applicants. Some tips to get ready: Practice English as much as you can with as many people as you can! Check out USCIS's N-400 guide at https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test. Take a citizenship prep class. Talk with an attorney about your legal eligibility for US citizenship. The Irish International Immigrant Center in Boston Read More
Trump Issues Anti-Immigrant Executive Orders
Yesterday Trump issued an aggressive, anti-immigrant, unrealistic executive order that seeks to build more detention facilities and a wall between the US and Mexico, that targets immigration enforcement against immigrants with "southern" violations, that hopes to charge unqualified local and states law enforcement officials with federal immigration jobs, and that takes away the dignity of millions of immigrants Read More
Trump Vows to Build a Wall, Scare Immigrants, and Deny Help to Refugees
The new administration set the tone for immigration months ago. Today we see that it plans to continue its anti-immigrant stance. Check out the Boston Globe article at https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2017/01/24/trump-to-move-on-border-security-immigration-enforcement. Read More
Visa Bulletin
The new visa bulletin is available at https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-for-february-2017.html. Read More
USCIS Processing Times
About every month, USCIS publishes processing times for its decisions on most USCIS forms. Whenever you receive a receipt notice from USCIS, it should have an address at the bottom of the form (generally on the left side). That is the office that is processing the form. At the top of the form, there is a "receipt" or "priority" date. Check the status of your form by looking at the Processing Times for the office Read More
Happy New Year, New Fees and New Forms
Happy 2017! Make sure to check USCIS's new versions of most forms and most new fees at USCIS.gov. USCIS will reject unauthorized versions of forms immediately and others after a cut-off date on February 17, 2017. USCIS will reject ALL applications that are not submitted the new, correct fees listed for each form. Read More
N-400 Application Has New Required Form
USCIS has updated Form N-400 Application for Naturalization. As of December 23, 2016, USCIS will ONLY accept the new version. Also, as of December 22, 2016, USCIS will require the new fees to be paid for N-400 and all other USCIS forms that have been subject to the fee increase. You can find the new USCIS Form N-400 here: https://www.uscis.gov/n-400 You can find the USCIS fee increase list Read More
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