President Obama hasn’t lost confidence in his deportation directives. He is urging immigrants to keep planning for relief, despite the Texas district judge who put his order on hold, “This is just one federal judge. We have appealed it very aggressively. We’re going to be as aggressive as we can,” the president said. He also stated that he expects the…

Immigrants energized by President Barack Obama’s Executive Order regarding enhancements to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program were disappointed last week when a court order blocked the US government from accepting applications for the update program as planned yesterday. However, New Jersey’s immigrant communities should be aware that existing DACA guidelines still apply. People should continue to make requests…

Angelica, a 35 year old North Bergen resident, came to the U.S. on a C-1 transit visa from Colombia in 2006. When her time expired, she stayed in New Jersey to continue working. However, her decision to stay came with a great deal of fear. The mother of two said, “If I leave home one day, I might not be…

While most immigration cases are extremely important to the lives of potential citizens who flock to this country in hopes of a better life, there are some cases in which the ability to immigrate to the United States turns into a matter of life or death. For some unlucky immigrants, they fled their home country due to heavy persecution that…

A bi-partisan bill featuring immigration reform for foreigners who work in high-tech sectors has been reintroduced in the Senate today. The bill, which was spearheaded by six Senators, would allow more immigrants who have skills that are in demand in areas like Silicon Valley to get employment visas. The bill is being called the Immigration Innovation Act, and it has…