The people that make up the United States have been compared to a melting pot, a salad bowl, and a quilt. Whichever analogy you prefer, the immigration attorneys at Romben Law, APC have always believed that immigrants are a vital part of this society. Immigrants may be found at all…
Today, we are going to talk about a new comedy on NBC called “Sunnyside”! It stars Kal Penn (the tall guy from the Harold and Kumar movies) as Garrett Modi, a down-on-his-luck former city council member who is booted out of office. Somehow, he is hired by a motley crew…
It’s a boy! HRH Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the newborn son of Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and US-citizen HRH Lady Meghan Markle Duchess of Sussex, was born in the early morning of 6 May 2019. (No, Master Archie is not (yet) a Prince; that style must be conferred on…
I was having lunch with a former client who had flown in and out of LAX the other day. We were celebrating that after a long journey involving his moving from California to Washington, the government had granted his application for lawful permanent residence. Knowing that California had legalized the…
Just recently, at the immigration panel sponsored by the Philippine American Bar Association and the Southwestern Law School Asian Pacific American Law Student Association. YOU: Audience member listening with rapt attention to the four excellent speakers gathered for the event. ME: The speaker who had the unfortunate task of informing…
This week, the United States Supreme Court issued decisions in not one, but two (!!) immigration cases for the immigration lawyers at Romben Law, APC LLP to chat about. Earlier this year, I wrote about the Maslenjak case. During oral arguments, the justices seemed extremely skeptical regarding the government’s position…
The immigration lawyers at Romben Law, APC LLP have handled many applications for naturalization for our clients in the Los Angeles area as well as the Coachella Valley area. I have always chuckled about Question # 22: “Have you EVER committed, assisted in committing, or attempted to commit, a crime…
The US political dialog is ugly and divisive this year. It is also full of misinformation. One political party would want you to believe that immigrants are bad for our nation, that they make no contribution to our nation. Whether they come to the US on a B-visa, C-visa, extraordinary…
The medical exam for immigration is a bit outdated Toward the end of a recent immigration interview, the officer told my client that his doctor had forgotten to fill out certain sections of the medical examination form. As a result, my client would have to go back to the doctor…
MAVNI program extended to individuals granted DACA immigration status Living amongst us in the United States are hundreds of thousands of children who grew up as Americans but lack immigration status because of the way that they entered the United States. Many of these DREAMers have been given a chance…