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Client of the Month- April 2022- Edimilson!

April 1, 2022

This month, we are so pleased to celebrate our client Edimilson Mendes Ferreira, who just won his case to remain in the United States with his family after years of waiting in Immigration Court. Edimilson...

Client of the Month- March 2022- Azeb!

March 1, 2022

Azeb and Dree Collopy We are happy to once again begin our client of the month series with a Dree Collopy victory! This month, we celebrate our client Azeb, who was granted asylum from Ethiopia...

Job Opening- Associate Attorney!

January 21, 2021

Benach Collopy LLP is a nationally renowned, full-service immigration and nationality law firm in Washington, DC. The firm is one of the nation’s leading voices for immigrants’ rights and its attorneys are among the most...

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...

Is USCIS really not processing green card applications?

June 14, 2020

Outstanding reporting by Tanvi Misra in Roll Call last week uncovered memos that state that U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service has "stopped" processing applications for residence. While we have not seen the memos at issue,...

Una carta abierta a mi comunidad Latinx. De Diana Mateo

June 5, 2020

¡Hola, amigos! Soy una de las paralegales de BC, Diana. Como una Latina profesional de inmigración, quería compartir algunas ideas con nuestros amigos y clientes de BC sobre algunos problemas preocupantes que he visto en...

An Open Letter to my Non-Black Latinx Community

June 5, 2020

This is a special blog post by our Paralegal Diana Mateo, who has been inspired to write by the Black Lives Matter movement to speak out about anti-blackness in the Latino community. A version in...

Attorney Dree Collopy, A Practical guide to US Asylum Law and Procedure

October 18, 2019

Attys Face Greater Urgency After High Court OKs Asylum Bar

September 17, 2019

Exclusive: New training document for asylum screenings reflects tougher U.S. stance

May 4, 2019

Trump’s tough student and work visa policies are pushing legal immigrants to Canada

February 25, 2019

US launches plan for asylum seekers to wait in Mexico

January 29, 2019

Analysts Find Restrictive Measures In New Trump Immigration Bill

January 23, 2019