Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Government Seeks to Curtail Birth Tourism
The U.S. Constitution clearly states that anybody born on U.S. soil, is an American citizen. It does not say that the child being born has to live in America. Many people are concerned about the rise of what is known as “birth tourism”: People who are pregnant travelling to America to have their babies… Read More »
Immigration Official’s Policies Held to be Void
A court has decided that the head of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, recently appointed by President Trump, was appointed illegally. That decision could put a number of decisions and rules implemented by the head of the agency in legal trouble, including many policies that have been very controversial. Government Position did… Read More »
Government is Using Data From Apps to Track Immigrants’ Location
Our cell phones contain our most personal information. That’s why in most criminal cases, police need a warrant to search a phone. The law recognizes that anything we put into a phone is personal, private information, and courts have even recognized that the GPS/location tracking data that cell phones transmit and track, are also… Read More »
Will Marriage Allow You to Remain in the US?
It is one of the oldest and most perpetuated beliefs in the world of immigration: simply marry someone from another country, and the non-citizen spouse will be allowed to remain here. Although there is some truth to this, it is not as easy as it may seem. Marrying a Non-Citizen Marrying someone from another… Read More »
Government’s Health Insurance Rule is Temporarily Blocked
A federal judge has blocked the government’s attempt to require immigrants show that they have or can get health insurance. Still, the fight is not over, and many immigrants remain fearful that the government’s attempts to enforce the rule will continue. The judge did not completely strike down the rule, but rather put on… Read More »
Undocumented Immigrants Gaining Rights to Obtain Driver’s Licenses
It has often been said that the right to drive is a privilege, not a right. That’s why you can have your driver’s license taken away in some cases for failure to abide by court orders, to pay child support, or for other reasons, depending on what state you live in. Many undocumented immigrants… Read More »
Proposed Law Could Help Immigrants Working in Agriculture
If there’s one area that relies on immigrant workers to keep them in business it is agriculture and farming. Many immigrants work hard to help farmers, and to help put food in our stores and on our tables. Recently, the House of Representatives passed a bill to recognize, and to help these hard workers…. Read More »
What Happens When ICE Goes After Your Employer?
Many businesses do whatever they can to try to skirt and avoid immigration laws. Some do it for their own benefit, to avoid taxes or regulatory paperwork, or to continue to employ immigrants working for less than what the business would otherwise have to pay U.S. citizens. Others do it as favors to workers… Read More »
Getting a Parent into the U.S.
Let’s say that you are here in the United States lawfully, and on your way to citizenship. Congratulations. You have already overcome a tremendous hurdle. Except there is still one problem: Your parents want to join you here in America. Maybe they are already here illegally, or maybe they are overseas. Either way, there… Read More »
States Look to Ban ICE From Arresting Immigrants in Courthouses
Stories are everywhere about ICE officials nabbing or detaining suspected immigrants in places that the immigrants have to, or need to be. Health clinics, hospitals, relief centers after a disaster, and courthouses unfortunately cannot be avoided for most people living in this country. When immigrants go to these facilities, they often risk being detained… Read More »
