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Trump Escalates War on Immigrants Amidst Worsening Pandemic
By SUNITA SOHRABJI EMS Contributing Editor Los Angeles – The Trump Administration has made 400 policy changes detrimental to immigrants through its tenure at the White House, with 63 fresh blows meted out amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Migration Policy Institute in a report released July 31. “Many of the changes reflect the […]
With USCIS’ increase in application fees, lawyers ask where are the efficient services?
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – With the impending drastic increase in immigration fees, two FilAm women lawyers here said that the USCIS needed to improve on its internal procedures to address processing delays. The USCIS announced Friday that it will implement an average of 20 percent increase to fees for immigration benefits starting […]
California’s Incredible Diversity Makes Accurate Census Count Difficult
Ethnic Media Services SAN FRANCISCO — California’s rich diversity of ethnic populations makes an accurate census count extremely challenging, says Karthick Ramakrishnan, founder and director of AAPI Data. “California’s diversity is the source of our strength. There’s a lot that we gain from having the kind of racial diversity. At the same time, those factors […]
Trafficked Filipino J-1 Visa Holder Gets Immigration Relief from USCIS
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Courage will claim its reward. A young Filipino trafficked to the US under the J-1 visa program was recently given humanitarian relief (T visa) by the USCIS after suffering from miserable working and living conditions for the past three years in Los Angeles. Natalie Sevilla (real name withheld) […]
Godinez: Sham Marriages is a No No and Will Have Harsh Consequences
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – An immigration lawyer here has warned against ‘buying one’s immigration status’ through sham marriage. Cristina Godinez, Esq., in an interview with Women’s World digital talk show on June 24, 2020, said to “not even think about it because the act could have harsh consequences.” Godinez of the Migrant […]
5 Take-aways of the US Supreme Court Decision on DACA
By Cristina Godinez, Esq. New York – When the U.S. Supreme Court decided to ditch the rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) as arbitrary and capricious, the collective sigh of relief among the undocumented was particularly audible. For the past eight years, the DACA program provided undocumented persons who were brought to the U.S. […]
On Same-Sex Marriages and Immigration
By Cristina Godinez, Esq. New York – Seven years ago to this month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and the Department of State opened immigration benefits for same-sex couples in the same way as those for opposite-sex couples. It took quite a while for the U.S. to come around. In 2013, the U.S. […]
Search for the First FALDEF’s Defend Serve and Educate (DSE) Awardees
New York — The Filipino American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (FALDEF) announces its search for its first Defend Serve and Educate (“DSE”) awardees which will be featured on FALDEF’s First Annual DSE Gala Night on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel (formerly Sheraton) in Newark Airport. The DSE […]
A JOURNALIST METAMORPHOSES Excerpts from BITING THE BIG APPLE
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City In the early years of my profession, I realized how powerful being a journalist could truly be. I can talk to anyone to gather information and opinion, in the name of public service! I took pride (and most often fret) in having been able to interview then city […]
FALDEF’s Night of Hope Fundraiser
FEATURED EVENT By Jen Furer NEW YORK CITY — The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) and US Pinoys 4 Good Governance (USP4GG) will present “A Night of Hope”, a charity reception on behalf of the Filipino American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (FALDEF) on Friday, March 1, 2013 at the residence of […]
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