Author Archives: Joshua Paulin

Deport yourself!

August 5, 2008 – 8:05 pm

So, someone at ICE had this great idea… just ask people with orders of removal to show up so they could get deported. I don’t know why this one hasn’t been thought of before — in fact, why even have ICE? Just let people deport themselves, and think of the money we’d save in court […]

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4 things immigrants accused of crimes should know

August 4, 2008 – 5:43 pm

The Washington Post has a sobering article about the immigration consequences of criminal activity, which led to the following thoughts:

It doesn’t matter how old the conviction is; old crimes can come back to haunt even permanent residents. In one of the articles,  a crime committed by a juvenile came back to haunt her years later.
You […]

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“Clarification” on I-601

July 29, 2008 – 11:58 am

Time was, you could file the I-601 “Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability” with the Adjustment of Status packet, and have the fee waived.
No more, says USCIS: a “clarification” dated 7/21/2008 states that the fee ($545) must be paid, though it outlines the circumstance where a waiver is applicable (not, as previous practice had […]

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Note to the police

July 29, 2008 – 11:32 am

1. It’s not necessary to shoot people that you’re trying to stop for a traffic violation.
2. As long as it’s impossible for immigrants to get drivers licenses, we can expect more of this:

Shock waves struck Brazilians in New England and back in the homeland after a Yarmouth, Mass., police officer fatally shot André Martins during […]

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Immigrant Workers’ Rights in Framingham

July 22, 2008 – 10:52 pm

I’m glad to see my good friend Diego Low getting favorable press in the Framingham area; he’s leading a group (the MetroWest Immigrant Worker Center) that seeks to ensure that immigrant workers have access to information about their rights* and, more importantly, that they take action to secure those rights.
* like getting paid for work […]

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August, 2008 Visa Bulletin

July 12, 2008 – 8:02 pm

With the strongest family gains in the second preference. From the U.S. Department of State’s website.

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Algumas perguntas frequentes

June 27, 2008 – 2:01 pm

Achei uma boa idéia responder a algumas perguntas que nos são feitas com frequência nas clinicas que Ana Lucía e eu temos oferecido em Everett, Allston, East Boston, Rockland, Lynn, Lowell e outras paróquias onde estão nossas comunidades brasileiras.Pergunta : Eu entrei pelo México faz três anos, mas nunca tive problemas com imigração. […]

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Premium Processing - now available for some I-140 Cases

June 13, 2008 – 2:49 pm

USCIS has provided a fact sheet explaining the new process — briefly, some beneficiaries who are coming up on their sixth year  in H-1B status will be able to pay the $1000 premium processing fee and get a speedy adjudication of their I-140.
This is a step in the right direction!

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July, 2008 Visa Bulletin

June 10, 2008 – 1:05 pm

VERY modest movement, with employment based third preference unavailable across the board… from the Department of State website.

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June, 2008 Visa Bulletin

May 13, 2008 – 10:10 am

From the Department of State website.

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