Month: June 2025
June 20, 2025
Understanding VAWA: Immigration Protection for Abused Spouses, Children, and Parents
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) offers protection for immigrants who are victims of domestic violence. This federal law allows abused spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens (USC) or lawful permanent residents (LPR) to apply for legal immigration status in the United States without the abuser’s help or knowledge. While the law’s name implies […]
June 17, 2025
Green Card through Registry Provision
The Green Card through Registry provision is a section of U.S. immigration law that allows individuals who have lived in the United States continuously since before January 1, 1972, to apply for lawful permanent residence (LPR), even if they are currently in the country without legal status. This option is available to people who meet […]
June 15, 2025
Fast-Tracked Asylum Denials
The Trump administration introduced a policy to fast-track asylum cases by allowing immigration judges to dismiss “legally deficient” applications without holding a hearing. This change outlined in an April 11 memo from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), aims to ease the burden on the overwhelmed immigration court system, which is grappling with nearly […]
June 12, 2025
Diversity Lottery & 2026 Results
The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery, also known as the Green Card Lottery, is a U.S. government program that provides a pathway for individuals from countries with historically low immigration rates to the United States to obtain permanent residency. Each year, up to 55,000 diversity visas are made available through a random selection process to applicants […]