As the season of Thanksgiving dawns upon us, the team at Hope Immigration is filled with gratitude for all the good in our lives, especially the incredible individuals we’ve had the privilege of assisting on their immigration journeys. In the spirit of this season of love, family, and thankfulness, we want to take a moment […]
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Last week, I had the true honor of going to Reynosa, Mexico to see the work of The immigration Coalition (TiC). TiC’s mission is to provide clean drinking water, food, and essential items to Immigrants, Migrants, and Asylum-Seekers along the Southern Border. Rondell Treviño, our Executive Director, organized a trip for two of the board
The decision to immigrate to a new country is a life-changing one, filled with excitement, anticipation, and often a fair amount of uncertainty. Whether you’re pursuing a humanitarian-based case or reuniting with family members, dealing with immigration can be like trying to navigate a complicated maze of rules and paperwork. In such an important time
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In a recent turn of events, Judge Hanen in Texas issued a nationwide ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Unsurprisingly, the judge deemed the eleven-year-old program illegal. In light of this decision, we wanted to take a moment to walk through the implications of these rulings. Currently, things haven’t really changed
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June 15th marked the eleventh anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. It was intended as an “exercise of prosecutorial discretion,” meaning that it provided temporary relief (deferred action) from deportation for “Dreamers” — undocumented migrants who came to the US as children. In addition to protection from deportation,
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Today, June 20th, marks World Refugee Day. We at Hope Immigration wanted to take a moment to reflect on this day and share some information. If you have been with us for a while, you may remember a blog post about World Refugee Day from 2021. That was my very first blog post for Hope
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Every June, we celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month. The celebration was first launched in 2014 by the I Stand With Immigrants Initiative. The goal is to share stories, empower immigrants, and demonstrate how valuable immigrants are in the communities, economy, and country they share. It also encourages everyone to celebrate and explore their heritage and celebrate
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Did you ever look at something and just want to cry out of frustration? That’s how I feel when I look at the USCIS historical processing time chart. Nearly every day, I’m looking at processing times for our clients because they want to know why they don’t have a decision on their case and why
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Do you ever wish you could be in two places at once? I do! I remember reading Harry Potter and in one of the books, Hermione had a fun tool that let her be in two places at the same time. In her case, she wanted to take two classes scheduled at the same time. She’d turn
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2020. What. A. Year. Despite the uncertainty and chaos this year has brought, we were still able to help nearly 200 families with their immigration matters this year. We did this through Zoom appointments, document drop-offs at the front door, and from working from home for quite a few days! We’ve done our best to
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