SHG Immigration Law

Our latest blog post explains how the Trump Administration's midnight regulations are akin to legal landmines being set out for Biden's team, and how they may influence the practice of immigration law long after he is evicted from the White House on January 20, 2021

Christina Galvan and Adam Solow will be appearing on Philatinos Radio on Thursday, December 17th at 6pm, answering your immigration questions. Si tiene alguna pregunta acerca de inmigración, conéctese este Jueves Diciembre 17 a las 6PM a Philatinos Radio y los abogados de inmigración Christina Galván y Adam Solow responderán con mucho gusto sus inquietudes. #immigration #dacadreamers https://m.facebook.com/PhilatinosRadio

Meet another member of our team: Christopher Castillo began his professional career in 2018 with a personal interest in immigration and a desire to gain more knowledge about the legal profession in general. Christopher began as a receptionist with an enthusiasm to acquire new skills and further his experience working in an office setting. He quickly became a vital part of the operation of our team and was promoted to paralegal. As a paralegal, Christopher works primarily ...on family-based petitions and applications, including green card applications and I-601A waivers, as well as asylum applications and removal defense packets. Christopher’s personal experience with immigration makes working on these types of cases all the more rewarding. Christopher is a native Spanish speaker. My Immigrant Story As the son of Nicaraguan immigrants, I am a first-generation US citizen. I’ve always had an interest in immigration law, as I lived through its day to day implications. Like many of our clients’ children, I grew up with the fear that one day I would come home from school and my mother would be gone. I remember going with her to legal consultations to translate for her as she tried to fix her legal status. When the time finally came that I could help her, it was the lawyers at Solow, Hartnett, and Galvan, LLC who took her case. Thanks to them, I no longer have the fear that she will be arrested and deported. And due to their expertise, my mother was able to revisit her hometown after 26 years of uncertainty.

Effective December 7, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is: Accepting first-time requests for consideration of deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) based on the terms of the DACA policy in effect prior to September 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s December 4, 2020, order; Accepting DACA renewal requests based on the terms of the DACA policy in effect prior to September 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s ...December 4, 2020, order; Accepting applications for advance parole documents based on the terms of the DACA policy prior to September 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s December 4, 2020, order; Extending one-year grants of deferred action under DACA to two years; and Extending one-year employment authorization documents under DACA to two years. USCIS will take appropriate steps to provide evidence of the one-year extensions of deferred action and employment authorization documents under DACA to individuals who were issued documentation on or after July 28, 2020, with a one-year validity period under the Wolf Memorandum. DHS will comply with Judge Garaufis’ order while it remains in effect, but DHS may seek relief from the order.

Good news to go into the weekend. A Federal Judge has just ordered USCIS to accept initial DACA filings for the first time since 2017! #homeishere #DACA #dreamerswelcome #immigration #UnitedWeDream https://www.google.com//daca-restoration-order-immigratio/

President elect Biden has nominated Alejandro Mayorkas as his Secretary of Homeland Security. This is what Mr Mayorkas had to say about his nomination: When I was very young, the United States provided my family and me a place of refuge. Now, I have been nominated to be the DHS Secretary and oversee the protection of all Americans and those who flee persecution in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones. https://www.google.com//joe-biden-transition-alejandro-may

Acabamos de hacer el lanzamiento de nuestra página web en español https://shglawpa.com/espanol/ @abogadosdefiladelfia.com. Aquí puedes encontrar nuestro primer blog en español que habla acerca de nuestra experiencia practicando la ley de inmigración durante la presente pandemia. Además explicamos todas las precauciones que tomamos en nuestra firma para mantener a nuestros clientes y trabajadores seguros durante sus citas en persona. We have launched the Spanish language version of our website, www.abogadosdefiladelfia.com. Below is our first Spanish language blogpost, about practicing immigration law in the age of COVID-19

Any applicant who files an N-400 after December 1, 2020 will now be administered the enhanced civics exam. The enhanced exam has 128 questions (current exam has 100). The applicant will need to get 12 out of 20 questions correct to pass (current exam requires 6 out of 10 to pass) #immigration #citizenship

Happy Diwali to all of our friends. On behalf of everyone at SHG Immigration Law, we celebrate the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance!Happy Diwali to all of our friends. On behalf of everyone at SHG Immigration Law, we celebrate the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance!

More good news. This decision means there is a possibility that first time DACA applicants might not have to wait until a Biden administration to file their applications. It will be interesting to see if USCIS complies immediately with this order #homeishere #UnitedWeDream

With the dreaded winter surge here, we’ve written a blog article of our experience practicing immigration law in the age of COVID-19, and the steps we take to keep our clients and team safe. #immigration #COVID19 #uscis #StopTheSpreadOfCOVID19

Today is Veteran’s Day. Here is a previous blog post exploring different immigration benefits that are available to the families of our veterans and active duty soldiers. #immigration #Paroleinplace #usmc #usarmy #usnavy #usairforce #VeteransDay

Our latest blog post explores some actions President-Elect Biden has promised to take early in his administration. #46thpresident #HomeIsHere #DACA #UnitedWeDream #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #immigration