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A Toronto woman, Imelda Fronda Saluma, was recently arrested for immigration fraud. Ms. Saluma worked with over 600 Filipino immigrants and scammed them into an illegal scheme, promising immigration benefits they could not obtain and collecting more than $2.3 million dollars. The intimate community of Filipino immigrants were all referred to Imelda “Mel” Saluma by...Read More

Once the Defense of Marriage Act was repealed by the United States Supreme Court, we were retained by many same-sex couples to obtain a green card based on marriage. One couple in particular faced an unusually difficult fact pattern. The couple had been in a relationship for over 10 years. One of the partners was...Read More

For the first time in more than fifty years, the United States sat down and attended talks with the Raul Castro, the leader of Cuba. This historic event took place in Panama, at the Summit of the Americas. The meeting was President Obama’s first step towards the goal he announced late last year regarding the...Read More

The E visa is used by Italian companies and investors to bring Italian nationals to work in the United States. Although frequently referred to by Italians as the investor’s visa, the E visa actually has two types: the E-1 for treaty traders, and the E-2 for treaty investors. The E-1 Treaty Trader visa is used...Read More

A new film by Martin Scorsese, entitled Revenge of the Green Dragons documents the true story of Chinese immigrants, who find themselves in the United States and become members of one of Chinatown’s most notorious gangs, the Green Dragons. The gang, based in Queens, New York becomes involved with a range of illegal activities such...Read More

On Thursday, October 2, 2014, the New York City Counsel announced a proposal that would stop honoring the requests of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agencies to detain immigrants without a warrant from a Federal judge. The proposed bill goes further to say that only if an immigrant has been convicted of a...Read More

There is an interesting policy that is not commonly know about. This policy states that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents may not arrest an undocumented individual or a person with an order of removal or deportation, while they physically remain on property owned by a religious entity. Recently, such property has served...Read More

In recent months, the United States has seen a surge in the immigrant population crossing over the border from Mexico in the Southwest United States. This large increase stems from the increased gang violence and ever growing poverty in Central America. Because of the increased influx of these impoverished and largely unrepresented immigrants, a group...Read More

One of the major obstacles for individuals who are present in the United States without immigration benefits is the inability to drive lawfully. Having a driver’s license, for most Americans is a freedom enjoyed by the majority adults that is hardly contemplated. In order to drive to work, transport children to and from school and...Read More

President Obama stands on the precipice of making history not unlike President Lincoln did when he considered the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves. Like the slaves, the undocumented living in the United States are treated like second hand citizens. Of course, the undocumented arrived here on their own seeking a better life while the slaves...Read More