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Firms allowed to hire immigrant manual laborers expand to hire more Americans

The US government has recently enacted the largest shift in immigration policy since 1924. As officials restrict unauthorized immigration, they face a stark choice: create offsetti...

Immigration — Rules and Reality

Those who are uninformed, both of foreign nationality and native American heritage, scream racism at those who oppose illegal immigration and those who seek to enforce immigration...

Of Course Our Immigration System Should Discriminate Against Bad Immigrants

When people show up willing to work, with skills and values that fit with the country they're joining, the results speak for themselves.

US immigration memo directs most green card applicants to apply from abroad

A policy shift announced Friday by US Citizenship and Immigration Services stands to alter the most common pathway to lawful permanent residence in the United States, requiring mos...

USCIS Blocks Green Card Shortcut for Overstayers and Parolees

This policy change is not as drastic as some critics have claimed, but it should bring genuine improvement to the fairness and integrity of our legal immigration system — especiall...

Spain is legalizing half a million immigrants, a very different policy from the U.S.

Nariola Romo, 34, and her family immigrated to Spain from Colombia, but that wasn’t their initial plan. Their goal was to travel to the United States, but they couldn’t obtain the...

In Immigration Win for Trump, Supreme Court Decides on Green Card Case

The Supreme Court held Tuesday that immigration law doesn’t require the government to have clear and convincing evidence that a green card holder has committed a crime before deemi...

New directive could change how some immigrants adjust their legal status

A new directive from the Trump Administration could significantly change how or whether certain immigrants can adjust their legal status while remaining in the United States.

Even without birthright citizenship, Supreme Court co-signs much of Trump's immigration agenda

Recent Supreme Court decisions raise significant consequences for immigrants who have made their lives in the U.S.

A Charge Is Enough: Blanche v. Lau and the Green-Card Holder’s New Limbo. Proof Can Wait. Your Status Can’t: Blanche v....

Law Offices of Michael D. Baker, Chicago U.S. Supreme CourtOct. Term 2025 A green card is supposed to mean you belong here. Blanche v. Lau says it means that only until a border of...

Trump's latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards

When President Donald Trump’s administration announced last week that it would require green card seekers to apply from their home countries instead of in the U.S., immigration att...

Court sides with government in dispute over rights of green card holders accused of committing a crime

The Supreme Court on Tuesday in Blanche v. Lau cleared the way for immigration officers to more freely deny lawful permanent residents – also known as green card holders – admissio...

Supreme Court Clarifies When Returning Green Card Holders May Be Treated as Applicants for Admission

Latvia adopts stricter immigration law

Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, on Thursday passed a new immigration law in its final reading, introducing significantly stricter immigration controls and revising the rules gover...

Becoming a permanent resident in the US: List of top 10 countries that obtain maximum Green Cards

The Green Card Rules Just Changed: What Employers and Foreign Nationals Need to Know Now

For decades, foreign nationals lawfully present in the United States on temporary visas—such as skilled workers, students, or visitors—have had a well-established option. When thei...

Immigrant Ingratitude: The Call Is Coming From Inside the House

America is the most generous nation on Earth. For centuries, we have opened our doors to millions seeking freedom and opportunity. Legal immigrants who came the right way—learning...

New Immigration Rules Update Application Processes

The United States legal framework is entering an era of significant structural adjustment as the federal government updates processing locations for permanent residency candidates....

This Attempt by the Trump Administration To Cripple Legal Immigration Is Illegal, Judge Rules

The government had imposed an indefinite pause on asylum petitions and on applications for green cards, work permits, and citizenship for legal immigrants from certain countries.

By the numbers: Over 1M immigrants apply to legalize status in Spain

MADRID — More than 1 million immigrants in Spain sought to legalize their status after the Southern European nation launched an initiative earlier this year to integrate foreigners...

Supreme Court backs border officials in green-card dispute

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that border officials do not need “clear and convincing evidence” that a lawful permanent resident committed a disqualifying crime before treati...

She Came to the U.S. at 4 Months Old. She Had To Self-Deport—Because She Came Here Legally.

"Documented Dreamers" arrived in America lawfully as children. A hole in the law leaves them vulnerable to expulsion.

Immigration Adjustment of Status Applications Are a Matter of Discretion, USCIS Reaffirms

On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new policy memorandum (PM-602-0199) reaffirming that Adjustment of Status (AOS) under Section 245 of the...

Marriage used to be a glide path to citizenship. Now there are more speed bumps

Spouses of U.S. citizens have traditionally had a special place in immigration law. That's no longer the case, according to the administration and immigration lawyers.