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On April 22, 2020 President Trump signed an executive order limiting lawful immigration to the United States. In response to the COVID-19 Virus, and severe increase in unemployment rates for Americans, President Trump has signed this executive order, in an effort to protect American workers. The order suspends the entry and admission of aliens to...
I met with a high school student today who told me that she is not allowed to sit for the CNA exam in North Carolina because she doesn’t have a Social Security number. I did some research, and it turns out that, despite being extremely unfair, this is the current state of the law in...
On February 5, 2018 I was honored to have been invited by City Councilman Robert Kellogg to speak in Gastonia about the DACA program. Read about the DACA event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOSwSBxv9oQ&list=UUb5Kl7gHJdchQVBJO9bqiPA&index=2
Syrian nationals looking for help found some relief last month. On September 15th, 2012 a Pro Bono clinic was held at The Charlotte School of Law in Charlotte, NC. This clinic was co-sponsored by United for a Free Syria, The Law Office of Ronald J. Shook, Kelli Y. Allen Immigration, and Kuck Immigration. The clinic...
A common mistake is made in the Spanish speaking community of the U.S. when using the word notary. There is a distinct difference in the meaning of the word notary in English versus the meaning of the word notario in Spanish. There are many cases of notaries identifying themselves as notarios to take advantage of...
I have received a lot of calls about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) program, and there seems to be a lot of misinformation out there on the topic. Immigration laws are federal laws, and ordinarily, they may only be enforced by the federal government. The 287(g) program is a partnership initiative which allows state...