Know Your Rights in Case of an ICE Raid in Your Home / Conozca sus derechos en caso de una redada de ICE en su casa
Numerous news outlets are reporting that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), under the direction of the Obama Administration, plans to round up and swiftly deport adults and children, mainly from Central America, who were ordered deported any time after January 1, 2014, and who have remained in the U.S. ICE reportedly plans to start the […]
Shining the Light on Immigrant Contributions: Stories from a Kansas City Immigration Attorney
The stories below are based off real client experiences. However, all names and specific details have been altered as a matter of privacy and confidentiality. This holiday season has not been bright or merry for many immigrants across the country. Politicians and TV personalities have used fear to stoke discrimination and hatred against non-citizens, particularly […]
Building Safer Communities Through Mutual Trust, U and L.E.O.
In many places in the world, the police and the public are anything but friends. Each remains suspicious of the other. These fears and mistrust often come packed in the bags of immigrants and take up residence in their new homes in the US. It may have been to help bridge an understanding, that the […]
U.S. Ignores Refugee Crisis At Its Own Border
The stories below are based off real client experiences. However, all names and specific details have been altered as a matter of privacy and confidentiality. A humanitarian refugee crisis has engulfed much of Europe for several months. While the U.S. debates its role in the crisis, it continues to ignore the much closer humanitarian crisis […]
An Immigration Attorney Abroad
Being an immigration attorney, one gets to meet people from all over the world. The lives of our clients provide a unique opportunity to be aware of world cultures and world events. Often the things that divide us and the things that uplift us are more shared than not. The desire to provide a safe, […]
Six things to make your visit to an immigration law office easier, less scary
Immigration law firms can be stressful, hopeful places. Filled with papers and files; all of which are searching for truth and justice. And yet, most people who find themselves in an immigration law office enter unsure and uncertain of what they will find. Here are 6 simple things that can help make the experience […]
LGBT Community Gains Acceptance in U.S. But Many Countries Lag Behind
The stories below are based off real client experiences. However, all names and specific details have been altered as a matter of privacy and confidentiality. In June, the Supreme Court held that gay marriage is a legal right protected by the U.S. Constitution. This was the culmination of decades of changing attitudes in U.S. society […]
How Immigration Became Hate Speech
This morning, two journalists were killed by a man who, reportedly, was angry about racial issues. In a moment, two young lives were cut short and a nation again reeled into stunned silence. But, this isn’t about gun laws or gun restrictions. That is left for another day. What this is about is the level […]
Immigration Courts in Kansas City, Nationally Ignore Best Interests of Citizen Children
The stories below are based off real client experiences. However, all names and specific details have been altered as a matter of privacy and confidentiality. Whether they call it “anchor babies” or “birth tourism,” anti-immigrant groups are yet again attacking the right to U.S. citizenship by birth, which has been protected by the U.S. Constitution […]
Texas Judge’s Decision Causes Immediate Problems for Immigrants Nationwide
The stories below are based off real client experiences. However, all names and specific details have been altered as a matter of privacy and confidentiality. Recently, a Texas federal judge issued a temporary injunction on President Obama’s executive action that would provide temporary status for thousands undocumented immigrants in the U.S. The U.S. Department of […]