Author Archives: Joshua Paulin

Note to the police

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 […]

Immigrant Workers’ Rights in Framingham

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 […]

August, 2008 Visa Bulletin

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

Algumas perguntas frequentes

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. […]

Premium Processing - now available for some I-140 Cases

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!

July, 2008 Visa Bulletin

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

June, 2008 Visa Bulletin

From the Department of State website.

Clínica de Imigração - Boston

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Presenting Your Case in Immigration Court

Last night, I went to an excellent presentation sponsored by the Boston Bar Association at the John Adams Courthouse. Immigration Judges Leonard Shapiro and Matthew D’Angelo and Court Administrator Bob Halpin put in a solid two hours of advice on how to present cases.
The commentary ranged from what should have been obvious (don’t take […]

New I-765 form

USCIS has published a new I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (EAD), with new directions, on the USCIS website.

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