In a surprise announcement from the Pentagon, the U.S. will now allow undocumented immigrants to serve in the United States armed forces. Yet, the skeptics are already weighing in on this policy that is really not what it seems. The application for military service will be under the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest program....Continue Reading

If you listen to the Republicans, they are saying there is a better chance for an immigration overhaul if their party wins control of Congress in November. If they control both chambers, they would have a stronger negotiating hand with President Obama in hammering out a bill that would fix the Nation’s immigration system. Greater...Continue Reading

Why did President Obama delay executive action for comprehensive immigration reform? One needs to look no further than back to 1994. In 1994 President Clinton the Democrats pushed a crime bill through and gun control politics have not recovered. Here, the Obama administration has come under intense scrutiny by immigrant advocates tired of delays in...Continue Reading

This week President Barack Obama has requested that the President of El Salvador, Salvador Sanchez; Guatemala, Otto Perez Molina; and Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez, convene with him at the White House. The purpose of the meeting is to collaborate on the increased and rising number of migrant children crossing the US-Mexico border from Central America....Continue Reading

On July 8, 2014, President Barack Obama requested $3.7 billion dollars from the U.S. Congress in hopes of resolving the developing issue at the U.S – Mexico Border. Approximately 52,000 children have traveled to the United States from Central America and Mexico, since October 2013. The number of children coming to the U.S. is presumed...Continue Reading

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that Arizona could not lawfully deny any unauthorized immigrant a driver’s license. This ruling applies to unauthorized immigrants that have been protected by the federal government from deportation and given permission to work. This decision helps groups of college students, and military veterans...Continue Reading

Attorney Courtney B. Noce spoke at the quarterly meeting for the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce Manufacturing & Supply Chain Council on July11th. Ms. Noce discussed immigration issues for manufacturing companies, including skills gap issues worsened by current visa availability. Ms. Noce focuses her practice on business, investment, and employment immigration. She heads the business...Continue Reading

A group of children from Honduras were deported this week in one of the first flights carrying immigrants back to their native country since President Obama promised to speed up the processing and deportation of the undocumented immigrant juveniles. The juveniles were deported to San Pedro Sula, the city with the most murders in the...Continue Reading

As the Republican led House of Representatives continues to block comprehensive immigration reform, President Obama has made it clear that he will use his executive authority to fix as much of the problem as he can by the end of this summer. Of course, this initiative will be opposed by the Republicans who will most...Continue Reading

It is a well-established fact that our immigration courts are facing a backlog of cases. In some instances, deportation hearings are scheduled for 2017 because the court dockets are so full. This was the case before the development regarding minors and unaccompanied minors streaming across or southern borders. The immigration court, falling under the Department...Continue Reading