U.S Citizenship – New York Immigration Lawyer

March 15, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: U.S CitizenshipTags: #AvoidDeportation, #ConditionalGreenCard, #FilingTaxesAsImmigrant, #FilingTaxesCorrectly, #FinancialPlanningForImmigrants, #GoodMoralCharacter, #GreenCardApproval, #GreenCardHolders, #GreenCardRenewal, #ImmigrantTaxIssues, #ImmigrationConsequences, #ImmigrationLaw, #IRSAndImmigration, #IRSBackTaxes, #LegalTaxFiling, #MarriedFilingJointly, #MarriedFilingSeparately, #NaturalizationProcess, #TaxCompliance, #TaxDebtAndCitizenship, #TaxEvasionRisks, #TaxFilingForCouples, #TaxFilingStatus, #TaxLawForImmigrants, #TaxMistakes, #TaxPreparerForImmigrants, #USCISScrutiny, #USCISTaxRules, #USCitizenship

Tax Filing Status: Married Filing Separately vs. Married Filing Jointly – Consequences for Green Card Holders

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Tax laws in the United States play a crucial role in an individual’s immigration status, particularly for green card holders. One of the key decisions for married coupl...

March 4, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: U.S CitizenshipTags: #CitizenshipProcess, #DivorceAndImmigration, #DivorceComplications, #GreenCardFraud, #GreenCardToCitizenship, #ImmigrationAttorney, #ImmigrationBias, #ImmigrationPolicy, #ImmigrationReform, #ImmigrationScrutiny, #LegalRepresentation, #MarriageBasedGreenCard, #NaturalizationChallenges, #RFEs, #StricterImmigrationLaws, #TrumpAdministration, #USCitizenship, #USImmigration, USCIS

Citizenship Applications in 2025 Amidst Heightened Scrutiny by the Trump Administration

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The process of applying for U.S. citizenship has always been complex, but in 2025, under the Trump Administration’s intensified immigration policies, the path to naturaliza...

February 25, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: U.S CitizenshipTags: #AggravatedFelony, #CitizenshipApplication, #CriminalConvictions, #DeportationRisk, #DeportationWarning, #DerivativeCitizenship, #DomesticViolence, #DrugOffenses, #FamilySafety, #GreenCardHolders, #ImmigrantProtection, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationConsequences, #ImmigrationLaw, #LawfulPermanentResidents, #LegalTrouble, #USCitizenship, #USImmigration, dui, ICE, naturalization

Deportation Inoculation Warnings: Why You Must File for U.S. Citizenship Now

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. In the United States, millions of lawful permanent residents (green card holders) are eligible to become U.S. citizens but fail to do so. Many delay filing for naturalization d...

November 19, 2024falawNo CommentsCategories: U.S CitizenshipTags: #14thAmendment, #AntiImmigrantPolicies, #CivilRights, #ConstitutionalRights, #Denaturalization, #DenaturalizationSection, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationEnforcement, #ImmigrationJustice, #ImmigrationPolicy, #ImmigrationReform, #LegalDefenses, #LegalStrategy, #OperationJanus, #RacialBias, #SystemicReforms, #TrumpDenaturalization, #USCitizenship, naturalization

Defending Naturalized U.S. Citizens Against Denaturalization: A Comprehensive Analysis

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. President Trump’s expansion of denaturalization efforts represents a significant departure from the historical principles of fairness, stability, and equality in U.S. immig...

October 21, 2024falawNo CommentsCategories: U.S CitizenshipTags: #AmericanImmigration, #AntiImmigrantSentiment, #BirthrightCitizenship, #CitizenshipRights, #CivilRights, #ConstitutionalRights, #EqualityForAll, #FourteenthAmendment, #HistoricalContext, #ImmigrationImpact, #ImmigrationPolicy, #ImmigrationReform, #JusSoli, #PoliticalDebate, #UndocumentedImmigrants

The Origins of Birthright Citizenship in the United States, Explained

By Laila Khan, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: 5 second Studio / shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide an...

September 5, 2024falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S., Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), U.S CitizenshipTags: immigrants, immigrants in the U.S., Immigration, USCIS

Analysis of the National Interest Waiver (NIW) Petition Under Federal Immigration Law

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an immigration pathway available to certain foreign nationals under the Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) category of the U.S. imm...

September 4, 2024falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S., Legalization, The Immigrants Journal, U.S CitizenshipTags: asylum seekers, immigrants, immigrants in the U.S., Immigration, President Joe Biden, U.S. Citizenship, undocumented, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

President Biden’s Keeping Families Together Program Has Begun

Posted by American Immigration Council Staff | Aug 22, 2024 | Benefits & Relief, DACA/DAPA Updated: August 22, 2024 This is an update to our blog first posted on June 18, 2024, when President Bide...

February 19, 2024falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S., U.S CitizenshipTags: cost, Immigration, increase, us citizenship

The Cost of US Citizenship is about to Rise

By Lauren Villagran | USA Today The cost of applying for U.S. citizenship is about to rise. More than 9 million legal permanent residents in the United States are eligible to apply for U.S. citizensh...

July 22, 2023falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S., U.S CitizenshipTags: immigrants, immigrants in the U.S., U.S. Citizenship, USCIS

Family Reunification Parole Processes

WASHINGTON—On June 28, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services launched a new self-service tool allowing benefit requestors, and their attorneys and accredited representatives, to reschedule most ...

May 13, 2023falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S., U.S CitizenshipTags: Immigration, U.S. Citizenship, Yvette Clarke

Rep. Clarke and Democratic Leaders Respond to H.R. 2, Introduce the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2023

Representative Yvette Clarke speaks during election campaign rally for Governor Kathy Hochul at BKLYN Studios in New York on November 5, 2022. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman ...

Tax Filing Status: Married Filing Separately vs. Married Filing Jointly – Consequences for Green Card Holders

Citizenship Applications in 2025 Amidst Heightened Scrutiny by the Trump Administration

Deportation Inoculation Warnings: Why You Must File for U.S. Citizenship Now

Defending Naturalized U.S. Citizens Against Denaturalization: A Comprehensive Analysis

The Origins of Birthright Citizenship in the United States, Explained

Analysis of the National Interest Waiver (NIW) Petition Under Federal Immigration Law

President Biden’s Keeping Families Together Program Has Begun

The Cost of US Citizenship is about to Rise

Family Reunification Parole Processes

Rep. Clarke and Democratic Leaders Respond to H.R. 2, Introduce the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2023

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