immigration lawyers
Coverage of immigration lawyers in the Nexus archive.
- Marriage used to be a glide path to citizenship. Now there are more speed bumps
Spouses of U.S. citizens traditionally had a special place in immigration law as a pathway to citizenship. The administration and immigration lawyers now indicate that this process has become more challenging with increased obstacles.
- Immigration lawyers slam scammers stealing their identities and offering fraudulent services
Immigration lawyers are being targeted by scammers who steal their identities and use artificial intelligence to clone their images, names, and voices to offer fraudulent services to immigrant clients. Angel Leal Jr., an immigration attorney in Doral, Fla., was a victim of such a scam.
- DHS directs ICE to ramp up asylum fraud cases against immigration lawyers, memo shows
The Department of Homeland Security is directing ICE to pursue fraud cases against immigration lawyers, as revealed by a memo obtained by CBS News. The report, an exclusive from CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga, highlights increased enforcement actions in asylum-related matters.
- DHS memo directs ICE to ramp up asylum-related fraud cases
A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims. The memo aims to crack down on asylum-related fraud by targeting fraudulent asylum applications.
- Trump administration tells green card applicants to apply from abroad
The Trump administration announced that green card applicants in the U.S. must now apply from their home countries, reversing a longstanding policy. The change caused confusion and concern among aid groups, immigration lawyers, and immigrants.