A question frequently asked to Romben Law, APC’s Palm Springs immigration lawyers is whether an old deportation case can be reopened. During the previous presidential administration, the answer was no. Thus, many people living under the storm cloud of a deportation order were unable to seek the government’s consent to…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designates certain foreign countries for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in extreme cases of war, natural disasters, and epidemics. A country can be TPS designated for any type of disaster that could potentially prevent its citizens from returning, but the decision to assign TPS is…
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…
In my third year of law school, I had a small bit part in a talent show skit that parodied the lyrics of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin.” The gist of the skit was that Professor Lucy Williams’s Federal Courts course was the most difficult class on the schedule. So brutally…
Many people call the Coachella Valley immigration lawyers at Romben Law, APC LLP in a panic because their green cards are about to expire and they are concerned that the card’s expiration will subject them to deportation by the Trump administration. A common misconception is that when a green card…
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…
This week, the Trump Administration summed up its policy on undocumented immigrants inside the United States as follows: “We are coming after you!” The immigration lawyers at Romben Law, APC LLP have a response: “What do we say to the four horsemen of deportation? Not today.” At a Congressional hearing,…
Not too long ago, the immigration attorneys at Romben Law, APC opined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be seeking to arrest more people due to immigration violations. Folks, this is no longer a remote possibility. It is happening and with increasing frequency. As noted in the article: At the…
Legal US immigrants have rights to benefits If you are here legally, you may be missing out on benefits you are entitled to receive Many legal immigrants (whether they are lawful permanent residents or naturalized U.S. citizens) do not apply for benefits for which they are eligible because they fear that…