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On April 21, 2022 President Biden announced Uniting for Ukraine, a new streamlined process to provide Ukrainian citizens who have fled Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression opportunities to come to the United States. This represents a key step toward fulfilling the President’s commitment to welcome Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. https://www.dhs.gov/ukraine For more information…
Read MoreEOIR which is part of the US Department of Justice announced the Permanent Closure of the Pittsburgh Immigration Court effective April 29th. Cases will be rescheduled for hearings to the Philadelphia Immigration Court located at 900 Market St. Suite 504, Philadelphia, PA 19107. The DHS building at 3000 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 will no…
Read MoreImmigration is an area of the law that affects every resident of every state throughout the United States. Immigration laws have been constantly debated and updated to meet the changing needs of the diverse population of the U.S. West Virginia is not exempt from the impact of immigration laws. While our state is not as…
Read MoreUnited States v. Texas579 U.S. _(2016)Today, June 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States could not reach a majority for or against President Obama’s plan to defer deportation for millions. The split 4-4 decision means that the Court of Appeal ruling would stand. Therefore, undocumented immigrants in the United States are effectively in…
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After two years of working and saving, hoping and dreaming about life in the “land of opportunity,” 17-year-old Joseph Udoh spent his first night in America abandoned and alone, too “freaked out” to leave the terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport.“I mean, I heard about New York. I felt like it was scary,” said…
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