Achieving immigration reform at the congressional level is extremely difficult. As such, most action geared towards immigration reform has been done via Executive Order. President Donald Trump has long expressed…
Earlier this year in January, President Trump signed executive orders designed to place greater focus on removal of certain immigrants that are in the country without permission. In February, the…
On April 18, President Donald Trump signed an executive order which focused on two areas of the administration’s policy: protection of American jobs (“Hire American”) and preference for U.S.-manufactured goods…
Recent developments in immigration law have certainly caused a great deal of fear and worry among immigrant families. Fear can either propel to action or can immobilize and paralyze. In…
Recent executive orders signed by President Trump, have sparked widespread discussion within the immigrant community. U.S. immigration laws and policy are centerstage. Much of what is being discussed within the…
Immigration policy and enforcement continues to evolve undergoing a large shift and uncertainty abounds. Undocumented immigrants fear ICE knocking at their door and those with lawful immigration status, but who…
EDWARD, a 45 year-old married man from Manila came to the United States in 1999. His mom and dad are U.S. citizens and filed a petition for him in December…
Investor visas are a great option for immigrant investors and their families. These visas are available both for those that are outside of the United States, and for those that…
So often, we meet with clients who come to our law firm just before a scheduled consulate interview abroad. The clients have either done their application on their own, or…
CLIENTS often come in to our office with Hollywood-like ideas of what to expect at an immigration interview. They are usually surprised to hear that immigration interviews are almost completely…
AMNESTY, executive orders, federal lawsuits, injunctions are words that have been tossed around frequently this year in regards to immigration. For many immigrants, much of the information is overwhelming. It…
THREE years ago President Obama made an important announcement and made clear his intent to help “Dreamers”; young people who were brought to the U.S. unlawfully by their parents. He…
JUNE 12 marked the three year anniversary for President Obama’s program to shield young people often referred to as DREAMers from deportation. During these past three years, DACA has given…
RECENTLY, I had a third year international college student do a consultation with me. She had married her US citizen boyfriend. She hired an “immigration consultant” referred to her by…
THE U-Visa program was created several years ago by Congress in order to encourage immigrant victims of criminal activity to cooperate with police and prosecutors in their investigation of the…
Between April 1 and April 7 of this year, USCIS received a staggering 233,000 applications for H-1B visas. The downside? There are only 85,000 H-1B visas available every year, meaning…
HUNDREDS of thousands of people are still waiting for President Obama’s DAPA and new DACA executive order to go into effect. However, many of those waiting for these programs may…
Immigration scam awareness is on the rise. You cannot Google the word “notario” without finding dozens of resources and articles about immigration fraud. It is all too common for people…
IN the past year, we have received countless inquiries and calls from potential clients all over the world. Wilner & O’Reilly provides excellent immigration counsel to areas in Southern California…
For many families, tax season is the time of the year when people will have a large sum of money available to spend on things that normally would be out…
Just like tax professionals across the country, here at Wilner & O’Reilly we’re getting ready for one of the busiest times of the year – this coming April. The H-1B…
LAST week, a Texas federal district court Judge Andrew S. Hanen caused much uproar in the world of immigration by issuing an injunction halting the implementation of President Obama’s executive…
BY now most people already know that President Obama unveiled numerous executive proposals, which will provide deportation relief to many hardworking immigrants, documented and undocumented. The proposals are also aimed…
Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the federal district court in Brownsville, Texas, issued an injunction preventing the new expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents…
LAST month President Obama announced several executive actions which will provide deportation relief to many families, documented and undocumented. The executive action will aim at securing our borders, making convicted…
BY now most people already know that President Obama unveiled numerous executive proposals, which will provide deportation relief to many hardworking immigrants, documented and undocumented. The proposals are also aimed…
It seems like immigration law is in the news every day recently, and we wanted to take an opportunity to keep you up to date on recent developments. In November,…
On November 20, 2014, President Obama unveiled a number of executive proposals, which will provide deportation relief to many hardworking immigrants, documented and undocumented. The proposals are also aimed at…
ON November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a series of executive actions which will greatly benefit many individuals residing in the United States without proper documentation. The main premise of…
The November elections have come and gone. The Republican Party has regained control of Congress. A passage of immigration reform seems more contentious than ever. Many immigrant advocate groups continue…
