Waivers Archives - Benach Collopy

Trump-appointed Judge Ends Biden’s Parole in Place Program for Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens

November 12, 2024

By Ava Benach On Thursday November 7, 2024, two days after the Presidential election that swept Donald Trump back into the Presidency, U.S. District Court Judge J. Campbell Barker issued an order declaring that the...

A First Look at the Biden/Harris Immigration Bill

January 20, 2021

Hours before he takes the oath of office, President-Elect Joe Biden released details of the immigration bill his administration will send to Congress. The fact sheet distributed by his office reveals a bold bill that...

Client of the Month- March 2018- Yovanny Soto

March 2, 2018

For March 2018, we want to highlight our clients, Yovanny Soto and Heidi Andrade, and their really cute kids. On February 7, 2018, Yovanny was admitted to the U.S. as a permanent resident after...

DACA: Some Venting and Some Solutions

September 11, 2017

Of all the stupid, dirty, slimy, no-good, treasonous, villainous, putrid, double-crossing treachery, low life, vengeful, mean-spirited, spiteful, nasty, pin-headed, pathetic, weak, ugly, traitorous, short-sighted, weak-kneed, unbecoming, dumb, awful, smelly, vile, cruel, vicious, unjustifiable, illogical, unfriendly,...

Walls, DACA and Raids: What has happened in immigration since Trump’s inauguration?

March 16, 2017

Back in November, we made some predictions about what might occur in a Trump presidency as it relates to immigration. Generally, we were very pessimistic and presumed that almost all areas of immigration would become...

Client of the Month: January 2017 Danieca Bugarin

January 4, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2843" align="aligncenter" width="444"] Danieca Bugarin[/caption] Our January 2017 Client of the Month is part of our ongoing series of: "Dreamers that Trump can't touch!" Danieca Bugarin landed in San Francisco, CA on December 30, 2016,...

I-601A Provisional Waiver Expansion Announced

August 9, 2016

The proposed expansion of the I-601A provisional waiver of inadmissibility due to unlawful presence has finally become a reality. The President announced the expansion of the waiver as part of his November 2014 suite of...

October 2015 Client of the Month- Juan Carlos Acajabon Mendez, Provisional Waiver and Visa Granted!

October 1, 2015

[caption id="attachment_2552" align="aligncenter" width="589"] Carlos (in the red hat) with his family in Guatemala.[/caption] Our client of the month for October 2015 is Juan Carlos Acajabon Mendez. After receiving an approval of the I-601A provisional...

A Good Week at Benach Collopy

July 13, 2015

Last week was one of those weeks that makes us happy to be immigration lawyers. It ended with several families relieved that their personal journeys to legal status in the U.S. are ended and their...

Board of Immigration Appeals Expands 212(h) Waiver Eligibility

May 12, 2015

The Board of Immigration Appeals has finally given in to the overwhelming weight of the opinions of nine circuit courts of appeals (there are only 12 of them) and accepted the proposition that a permanent...

Five Things We Have Learned about the I-601A Provisional Waiver Program

January 12, 2015

[vimeo clip_id=39267368 w=500 h=369] Last week, we had another I-601A provisional waiver approved. This makes us 6 for 6, so far, with a few more pending. We have learned quite a bit in the past...

EXECUTIVE REFORMS: Public Meetings with Benach Collopy

December 5, 2014

Over the next couple of weeks, Benach Collopy attorneys and staff will be traveling the greater DC area to offer FREE public meetings to discuss the Presidents Executive Reforms to Immigration. These forums are open...

EXECUTIVE REFORMS TO IMMIGRATION: Top Six Changes

December 1, 2014

The President's executive reforms to the U.S. immigration system make a number of very positive changes that have the potential to help millions of people. Although we have written about various components of the reforms...

EXECUTIVE REFORMS: Expansion of I-601A Provisional Waiver Program

November 23, 2014

Another positive development included in the President's administrative reforms to U.S. immigration laws is the proposed expansion of the provisional waiver program, which the President initiated in 2013. The provisional waiver, as initially introduced allowed...

Five Things We Have Learned About I-601A Provisional Waivers

November 18, 2014

Nearly two years since the announcement of the provisional waiver of inadmissibility, known as the I-601A extreme hardship waiver, we have learned quite a bit about the people that need this waiver and the way...