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K-1 Visa: Love Me, Marry Me

Immigration Notes By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. Many of you may have heard of 90 Day Fiancé, a reality television series on TLC. However, not as many may know that the show is based on the K-1 visa process. This visa allows the fiancé/e from a foreign country to travel to the United States to live […]

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Finally, a Little Manila Avenue in Woodside, Queens NYC

By Marivir Montebon New York – For the effort, Filipinos can pat their backs this time. The NYC Council voted Wednesday the co-naming of the southwest corner of Roosevelt Avenue on 70th Street to Little Manila Avenue which residential and business enclave of Filipinos in Queens. The legislation was sponsored by Council Member Jimmy Van […]

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US readily welcomes immigrants with extraordinary ability

By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. New York – Immigration restrictions became top priority during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. An invisible wall was built that hampered opportunities for countless eligible immigrants, including extraordinary ability/ EB-1A foreign nationals.  Requests for evidence and denial rates increased with the USCIS (also known as the Service) plainly […]

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Cobrador Law: Women-led law firm shines at 4 and counting

By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. New York – Overworked, handling hundreds of active immigration files, and appearing in court three to four days a week, I spent late nights and weekends at the office. I lived there. When I joined the firm in 2010, the offer was towards a partnership track. It has not materialized even […]

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NJ Governor Murphy Establishes Asian American Pacific Islander Commission

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy on November 8, 2021 signed A-5737/S-3763 into law establishing the Asian American Pacific Islander Commission within the Department of State. The commission is charged with developing policies to address the social and economic needs of the growing Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in New Jersey. Under this new law, the […]

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Quo Vadis, J-1 Afghan Students?

By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. New York – The Taliban gained control of Afghanistan’s capital mid-August while the world watched helplessly. Thousands of Afghans fled the country. The U.S. military evacuation efforts concluded on August 30, 2021. Although the Taliban promise freedom for women in the realms of education and employment, older girls have not returned […]

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Gallery: FilAm Millennials lead in co-naming Little Manila in Woodside

By Marivir R. Montebon Editor’s Notes New York – Artist Jaclyn Reyes have been quietly pushing for the campaign of co-naming Little Manila alongside the conspicuous Roosevelt Avenue in Queens. On October 2, Saturday, that plan had burst into a much louder authentic voice through a Block Party on 70th Street Woodside. Dubbed as Little […]

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NYC Immigration Commissioner expresses concern over mistreatment of Haitian migrants

New York – NYC Immigration Commissioner Raquel Batista said that the reports of mistreatment and mass deportation flights of Haitian migrants at the southern border are horrific and abhorrent. In a statement, Batista said that “the Haitian migrants are refugees fleeing violence, devastation, and political turmoil, and should be treated as such with dignity and […]

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Texas District Court’s DACA Ban: A Dire Need for Immigration Reforms

By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. New York – Texas has been in the spotlight lately. Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas held that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals/DACA violates the substantive provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act/APA on July 16, 2021. The APA directs that federal agencies […]

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Denaturalization: The Reality of American Citizenship Stripping

By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. American citizenship is regarded as the “highest hope of civilized men” according to Schneiderman v. United States, 320 U.S. 118, 122 (1943). Most people believe that once U.S. citizenship has been acquired through a process called naturalization, it will be forever.  Though rare, it is possible to be divested of the […]

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