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As of September 19th, the attempt made by Democrats to use a $3.5 trillion budget package to grant millions of undocumented immigrants legal status has been ruled inappropriate for such a measure by the Senate parliamentarian. This is important news for anyone living...
The Biden administration's attempt to grant legal status to certain undocumented foreign nationals in Illinois and around the country hit a snag recently when the highly-contentious infrastructure bill was evaluated in Congress before the vote was allowed. The...
Immigrant applicants for admission into Illinois and other U.S. states are scrutinized in an in-depth manner that can include a significant background check in their native country as well as any legal violations from previous stays in the United States. The truth...
Many people in Illinois and around the country have been helped by the DACA program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Known as "Dreamers," the future of these undocumented or out-of-status immigrants who came to the United States as children has become a...
The Illinois General Assembly passed a bill on May 31 that requires local authorities to cancel contracts to detain immigrants facing removal proceedings, and it prohibits them from entering into similar agreements in the future. The Illinois Way Forward Act gives...
Voting and immigration may seem like two very different subjects, but recent pushes by the Democratic Party may connect the two in an unfortunate way. According to NBC News, voting reform legislation under consideration would lead to automatic voter registration when...
The DHS public charge rule is officially off the books, with a new final rule issued March 15, 2021, and effective March 9 removing the policy. After a decision by the Biden administration to stop defending the DHS public charge rule, all pending appeals were...
Immigration reform advanced another step in the legislative process, with the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 passing the House of Representatives. The bill is much smaller than previously introduced legislation, which would have had more sweeping effects on...
United States immigration is a complex, multi-agency affair. This leads to many different options for immigrants, many forms and many factors that could affect your eligibility. The I-601 waiver deals with this eligibility issue. You might need to file it in order to...
There are multiple visas that the US offers. Some of the more common visas that immigrants apply for are work visas or marriage visas. However, depending on your status, there may be more niche visas you can apply for. An example of a more niche visa is the T visa....
