Author Archives: Jay Butchko
How Does A DUI Affect Your Immigration Status?
No matter who you are, getting a DUI is a bad thing. You may already know the criminal penalties for being convicted of any kind of DUI. But what about immigration penalties? How does getting a DUI affect your status in the country? One DUI Let’s start with an obvious point. If you are… Read More »
Can An Undocumented Immigrant File For Bankruptcy?
Like everybody else, many immigrants fall on financial hard times. But unlike US citizens, many may find access to the avenues to relieve financial pressure quite limited. One of those avenues, which is normally available to US citizens, is bankruptcy. Can an illegal or undocumented immigrant file for bankruptcy in a US court? Most… Read More »
Texas Is Suing The Government Over New immigration Policies
The State of Texas is involved in a lawsuit challenging the government’s policies relating to how immigrants released from prison are handled. The lawsuit, filed by multiple states but lead by Texas, argues the Biden Administration isn’t doing enough to help states with immigrants released from prison. Inmates released From Prisons In the lawsuit… Read More »
The Harsher Parts Of The Public Charge Rule May Be Gone
For many years—before this president, the president before him, and many presidents beforehand—immigration law has had what is known as the public charge rule. This rule has prohibited anybody from entering the country who could be a “public charge”—that is, someone who will take more from the system than he or she puts into… Read More »
How To Get A Visa To Come To The U.S. For Necessary Medical Care
Although many kinds of Visas are applied for and granted routinely, other types of Visas are much less known, and applied for much less frequently. One type of Visa that many people are unaware of is the one that allows people entry into the country for the purpose of medical treatment. The B-2 Medical… Read More »
How And When To Renew A Green Card
When talking about green cards, the focus is usually on how to get one. Many people don’t focus on how to renew them, and when to renew them. Even though a green card gives you permanent residency doesn’t mean the Green Card is permanent. It still has to be renewed. The Expiration of Your… Read More »
Do You Qualify For A Hardship Waiver?
Being denied a green card, or entry into the country, can be a devastating blow. But for many people, it may not be the end of the fight to enter into, or remain in, the United States. That’s because you may qualify for what is known as a hardship waiver. What is a Hardship… Read More »
Immigrants May Get Passed Up For COVID Vaccinations
During the height of the pandemic, and even today, undocumented immigrants were on the front lines of many different industries, making sure that the necessities of life were there for us when we needed them. Many worked in high risk environments, or as farm workers, with little or no protective equipment to shield them… Read More »
Unlawful Presence And The Consequences Of Staying Too Long
If you remain in the United States longer than you’re supposed to, you are considered to be overstaying in the country. An overstay usually entails legal entry into the country but remaining longer than you are legally allowed to. Once you overstay, you start accruing what is known as unlawful presence days. Unlawful presence… Read More »
Immigrants May No Longer Be Called “Aliens” In The Future
What’s in a word? How much information can a single word convey or sway public opinion? When it comes to immigration and immigration law, it means a lot. Which is why the new presidential administration is making an attempt to change the use of one, commonly used (in immigration law) word: alien. What “Alien”… Read More »
