#USCitizenship – New York Immigration Lawyer

March 26, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #CriminalConvictions, #DonaldTrump, #GreenCardHolders, #ImmigrationConcerns, #ImmigrationEnforcement, #ImmigrationLaw, #ImmigrationPolicy, #LegalObligations, #LPR, #PermanentResidency, #PoliticalVolatility, #ReentryPermit, #Residency, #TaxFilings, #USCitizenship, #USImmigration, deportation

How Green Card Holders Can Legally Lose Their Status, the Legal Process, and the Case for Pursuing Citizenship Amid Political Uncertainty

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), or green card holders, enjoy the privilege of residing and working in the U.S. indefinitely. However, this status is contingent on adherence ...

March 17, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #DeportationRisk, #DHSRule, #GreenCard, #ImmigrationLaw, #ImmigrationPolicy, #LawfulPermanentResident, #LegalProtection, #USCitizenship, #USLaw, naturalization

Why Green Card Holders Should Immediately File for U.S. Citizenship in Light of the DHS Interim Final Rule

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) upcoming Interim Final Rule (IFR) on Alien Registration and Evidence of Registration, set to take effect in April 2025, introduces new obligations an...

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...

February 18, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #FamilyImmigration, #FamilyReunification, #FamilyReunion, #GreenCardHolder, #GreenCardJourney, #GreenCardSpouse, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationAdvice, #ImmigrationLaw, #ImmigrationProcess, #NaturalizationProcess, #PetitionForAlienRelative, #PetitionForSpouse, #SpouseVisa, #USCitizenship, #USImmigration, USCIS

Green Card Holder Petitioning for a Spouse: File Now or Wait for Citizenship?

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. When a U.S. green card holder (lawful permanent resident) marries a spouse who is overseas, they face an important decision: Should they petition immediately for their spouse...

February 5, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #BorderLegalities, #DeportationConsequences, #DeportationImpact, #DeportationStory, #FamilyReunification, #FamilySeparation, #ImmigrantFamilies, #ImmigrantJourney, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrantStruggles, #ImmigrantSupport, #ImmigrationAdvocacy, #ImmigrationIssues, #ImmigrationLaw, #ImmigrationReform, #LegalObstacles, #MexicoReturn, #UndocumentedImmigrants, #USCitizenship, #USImmigration, deportation

A Young U.S. Citizen’s Long Legal Road Back Home

By Pablo Balcazar, IMMIGRATION IMPACT The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election...

January 24, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #14thAmendment, #AmericanCiti, #BirthrightCitizenship, #CitizenshipClause, #CivilRights, #ConstitutionalLaw, #CourtRuling, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationLaws, #ImmigrationPolicy, #JudgeCoughenour, #LegalBattle, #LegalChallenges, #TemporaryRestrainingOrder, #TrumpExecutiveOrder, #TrumpPolicies, #Unconstitutional, #USCitizenship, #USPolitics, #WashingtonState

U.S. Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship as Unconstitutional

By Esther Claudette Gittens On January 23, 2025, U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending bir...

January 16, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #EADextension, #EmploymentAuthorization, #HomelandSecurity, #HumanRightsAbuses, #ImmigrationPolicy, #NationalSecurity, #PublicSafety, #ReRegistration, #SudanConflict, #SudanCrisis, #SudanTPS, #TemporaryProtectedStatus, #TPSbeneficiaries, #TPSextension, #TPSrenewal, #TPSreRegistration, #USCitizenship, DHS

DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending Temporary Protected Status for Sudan

Editorial credit: Koca Vehbi / shutterstock.com WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security announced on Jan. 10, 2025, the extension of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan for 18 months, ...

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...

How Green Card Holders Can Legally Lose Their Status, the Legal Process, and the Case for Pursuing Citizenship Amid Political Uncertainty

Why Green Card Holders Should Immediately File for U.S. Citizenship in Light of the DHS Interim Final Rule

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

Green Card Holder Petitioning for a Spouse: File Now or Wait for Citizenship?

A Young U.S. Citizen’s Long Legal Road Back Home

U.S. Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship as Unconstitutional

DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending Temporary Protected Status for Sudan

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

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