Law Office of Cynthia Guerra

01/16/2020

Harris County Sheriff's Office

UPDATE: Update: 69-year-old Martin Santibanez has been found safe and sound. Thank you all for helping us locate him. #HouNews

01/16/2020

Harris County Sheriff's Office

Harris County Sheriff's Office

Julie Boehm has worked as a dispatcher in the Communications Division of HCSO for 18 years. In addition to working at Harris County’s 911 call center, Boehm is trained as a tactical dispatcher who can work in the field.

"I like to be the calm voice for the deputies,” said Boehm. “When they’ve got something going on that’s tragic. Or they’re fighting with somebody and they hear that voice on the radio that’s calm, it helps keep them calm and lets them know that somebody’s listening and somebody’s getting help to them.”

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01/11/2020

Texas governor to reject new refugee resettlement following Trump order

The governor wrote in a letter Friday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Texas “cannot consent to initial refugee resettlement” for fiscal year 2020.
Since fiscal year 2010, “more refugees have been received in Texas than in any other state,” he wrote.
“In addition to accepting refugees all these years, Texas has been left by Congress to deal with disproportionate migration issues resulting from a broken federal immigration system,” he wrote.

The governor wrote that Texas and nonprofit organizations had a “responsibility to dedicate available resources to those who are already here.”

01/09/2020

2020 COST HIKES FOR KEY IMMIGRATION PROCESSES - CHANGES IN CITIZENSHIP TEST, AND NEW REASONS FOR DENIALS
USCIS plans to increase its fees this year, including an 83% increase for a U.S. citizenship through naturalization application — from $640 to $1,170.
In an unprecedented move, it will also charge $50 to asylum seekers for their application. That will make the United States one of only four countries around the world that charge a fee for humanitarian protection.
Other increases will hit petitions for employment authorization — Form I-765, which will go up by 20% to $490 — and for removing conditions on permanent residence obtained through marriage (Form I-751), which will go up by 28% to $760.
USCIS is expected to soon publish a final rule with all the new fees.

01/09/2020

Mexican asylum seekers fear deportation to Guatemala

Mexican asylum seekers fear deportation to Guatemala

Under new US rules, Mexican asylum seekers can be flown to Guatemala to seek refuge there instead.

01/09/2020

Harris County Sheriff's Office

Happy National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! Thank you to all of our HCSO deputies and all law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line. We appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you!

01/03/2020

VERIFY: Why you should write the year 2020 instead the shortened "20"

VERIFY: Why you should write the year 2020 instead the shortened "20"

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12/31/2019

Each year, during the holiday season, we, at the Law Office of Cynthia Guerra, like to take a moment to reflect. It gives us great pleasure to take some special time out of our busy day to send a heartfelt message to all of our clients and friends. It is a blessing to have friends and clients like you that make our growth and continued business success possible.
We wish you and yours a happy holiday season filled with joy and may the coming year be overflowing with all the good things in life!
Happy New Year 2020!

Bonne Année – ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! – Boldog Uj Evet - Un An Nou Fericit! - Blwyddyn Newydd Dda – Buon anno – Frohes Neues Jahr – Gelukkig Nieuwjaar – Gleðilegt nýtt ár – あけましておめでと; – Xin Nian Kuai Le – 0 San Nin Fai Lok – – Mutlu yıllar Czech – Sťastný nový rok – Godt nytår – Hyvää uutta vuotta – Godt nytt år – Szczesliwego Nowego Roku – Feliz Ano Novo – S novym godom

12/23/2019

ALERTA Estatus de Protección Temporal

NO pague NI envíe ningún formulario hasta que USCIS actualice la nueva información oficial de inscripción en esta página web: https://www.uscis.gov/es/TPS
USCIS extenderá hasta el 4 de enero de 2021 la validez de cierta documentación relacionada con TPS (Documentos de Autorización de Empleo; Formularios I-797, Notificación de Acción, y Formularios I-94, Registro de Entrada / Salida) para beneficiarios bajo las Designaciones de TPS para El Salvador, Haití, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua y Sudán, siempre que los beneficiarios afectados sigan siendo elegibles individualmente para TPS.

ALERT TPS: DO NOT PAY OR SUBMIT ANY FORM UNTIL USCIS UPDATES official re-registration information on this webpage. https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status
DHS is automatically extending the validity of TPS-related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan, as specified in this notice. Such TPS-related documentation will remain in effect through January 4, 2021, from the current expiration dates of: January 2, 2020 (for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan); January 5, 2020 (for beneficiaries under the TPS designation for Honduras); and March 24, 2020 (for beneficiaries under the TPS designation for Nepal).
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced his decision to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria for 18 months through March 31, 2021.

12/23/2019

Dear friends, clients and readers,
As the holiday season is upon us, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and those who have helped to shape our business. Our thoughts turn gratefully now to those who have made our success possible, and it is in this spirit that we say thank you for a great year 2019, wishing you all the best as we embark on 2020.
Thank you very much again, for choosing Law Office of Cynthia Guerra, to represent you in your family, immigration, criminal and personal injury cases and we look forward to keep helping you in the years to come.

Kind regards,
Law Office of Cynthia Guerra

12/19/2019

11/30/2019

A Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Changes To Bond Hearings In Boston Immigration Court

A federal judge in Boston ruled Wednesday that it's unconstitutional for the federal government to place the burden of proof on undocumented immigrants in bond hearings. The decision from U.S. District Court Judge Patti Saris will usher in sweeping changes to the way bond hearings are administered in Boston immigration court.

Saris ruled that asking an undocumented immigrant who is eligible for bond to prove why they are neither a flight risk nor a threat to the community violates the individual's due process.

"This case was about protecting a fundamental constitutional principle that the government cannot jail people without showing a reason," he said Wednesday. "I think if the due process clause means anything, it has to mean that."

U.S. District Court Judge Patti Saris ruled that asking an undocumented immigrant who is eligible for bond to prove why they are neither a flight risk nor a threat to the community violates the individual's due process.

11/27/2019

Report Fraud

Report Fraud

One way we protect the immigration system is by making it easy for you to report immigration fraud and abuse.

11/26/2019

Wisconsin's dairy industry would collapse without the work of Latino immigrants — many of them undocumented

Wisconsin's dairy industry would collapse without the work of Latino immigrants — many of them undocumented

They work long hours, far from family. And America's Dairyland needs them to survive.

11/25/2019

Trump's latest gambit: Send asylum seekers to 'Safe Third Countries' that are less than safe

The rule authorizes asylum officers in expedited removal proceedings and immigration judges in regular removal proceedings to conduct a threshold screening to determine whether an alien is barred by a Safe Third Country agreement from applying for asylum. Aliens who are barred will have to choose between applying for asylum in a Safe Third Country and going home (unless they have some other basis for lawful status in the United States).

Those would be the only choices: apply elsewhere or go home.

The United States currently has Safe Third Country agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Canada; the agreement with Canada, however, is subject to different rules.
The new rule applies prospectively to aliens who arrive at a United States port of entry - or who enter or attempt to enter the United States between ports of entry - on or after Nov. 19, 2019.

Those would be the only choices: apply for asylum elsewhere or go home.

11/24/2019

One less hurdle for immigrants who got green cards through marriage — even after divorce

One less hurdle for immigrants who got green cards through marriage — even after divorce

Immigrants who have conditional residence green cards through marriage can now adjust their status without an immigration judge order even in case of divorce. Foreigners now apply directly to USCIS to change.

11/24/2019

One less hurdle for immigrants who got green cards through marriage — even after divorce

New policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual announced Thursday puts an end to some of that uncertainty in certain circumstances, clarifying when the agency may adjust the status of a foreign national whose CPR has been canceled.
The policy update establishes that an immigration judge “does not need to affirm the termination of CPR status before the alien can file a new adjustment of status application,” USCIS said in a news release.

Immigrants who have conditional residence green cards through marriage can now adjust their status without an immigration judge order even in case of divorce. Foreigners now apply directly to USCIS to change.

11/24/2019

A 'no-brainer Nobel Prize': Hungarian scientists may have found a fifth force of nature

A 'no-brainer Nobel Prize': Hungarian scientists may have found a fifth force of nature

Physics centers essentially on four forces that control our known, visible universe, governing everything from the production of heat in the sun to the way your laptop works. They are gravity, electromagnetism, the weak nuclear force, and the strong force.

11/24/2019

U.S. Department of State: Consular Affairs

Holiday Security Reminder: Remain aware of your surroundings and exercise caution in places with large crowds. Extremists continue to focus on locations such as holiday markets, shopping malls, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, transportation hubs, festivals, and events.

11/24/2019

DEMIC

DEMIC

Someone asked Bill Gates
It’s really very important to have a rich heart

11/23/2019

Jay Peak Resort receiver sues US immigration service

The lawsuit is intended to force action on those investors awaiting decisions on their EB-5 immigration petitions.

Lawsuit to force action on long-delayed immigration petitions on behalf of 70 EB-5 investors who funded construction

11/23/2019

Column: Real answers for those who are really confused about Real ID driver’s licenses

Column: Real answers for those who are really confused about Real ID driver’s licenses

Some simple answers to sort out the confusion and attempt to ease frustration over Real ID.

11/23/2019

Indians account for 93% H4 visas issued by US: S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha

Indians account for 93% H4 visas issued by US: S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha stated that Indians today account for 93 per cent of total number of visas issued under H4 category by US. Trump administration has indicated that it will further review the programme. “Ability of spouses of H1B visa holders working in US to wo...

11/22/2019

Barr issues 2 rulings limiting ways immigrants can fight deportation

Barr issues 2 rulings limiting ways immigrants can fight deportation

The decisions make it harder for people with old, low-level criminal convictions or multiple drinking and driving offenses to fight deportation.

11/22/2019

Barr issues 2 rulings limiting ways immigrants can fight deportation

Barr issues 2 rulings limiting ways immigrants can fight deportation

The decisions make it harder for people with old, low-level criminal convictions or multiple drinking and driving offenses to fight deportation.

11/22/2019

The Attorney General's Judges: How the U.S. Immigration Courts Became a Deportation Tool

The Attorney General's Judges: How the U.S. Immigration Courts Became a Deportation Tool

The nation's immigration courts have been dysfunctional since their inception.

11/19/2019

The Supreme Court May Criminalize Immigrant Advocacy

The Supreme Court May Criminalize Immigrant Advocacy

The case could let the government prosecute people for routine legal work or even sympathetic tweets.

11/19/2019

Did you know that most noncitizens must report a change of address with 10 days of moving within the United States?

Did you know that most noncitizens must report a change of address with 10 days of moving within the United States?

Keeping your address current helps ensure that you get the information you need about your case status.

11/19/2019

78-year-old Wethersfield man walks two miles daily for ‘Dreamers’

Alan Dornan of Wethersfield has walked two miles every day around his neighborhood, carrying a sign that says, “I Walk For Dreamers and all Immigrants.”

The 78-year-old makes his daily walk despite scoliosis and severe stenosis. He said it's part of a new life calling.

“There is a full-scale attack that is taking place to eliminate these immigrants from America,” said Dornan.

WETHERSFIELD -- Since January, Alan Dornan of Wethersfield has walked two miles every day around his neighborhood, carrying a sign that says, “I Walk For Dreamers and all Immigrants.” The 78-year-old makes his daily walk despite scoliosis and severe stenosis. He said it's part of a new life call...

11/19/2019

Visa Bulletin For December 2019

Visa Bulletin For December 2019

This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during December for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.

11/18/2019

Asylum officers rebel against Trump policies they say are immoral and illegal

Asylum officers rebel against Trump policies they say are immoral and illegal

In collaboration with the radio program "This American Life," The Times takes an exclusive, front-line look at a much-criticized Trump administration policy to restrict asylum -- the Migrant Protection Protocols -- from the perspective of the asylum officers implementing it.

11/18/2019

Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office

Move over!

Texas law states a driver must either vacate the lane closest to the stopped emergency vehicle if the road has multiple lanes traveling in the same direction or slow down 20 miles per hour below the posted speed limit.

11/18/2019

USCIS Español

Hemos publicado datos actualizados sobre arrestos de extranjeros ilegales que solicitan Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA). Los datos contienen información criminal y civil sobre casos aprobados y denegados bajo DACA. También incluye datos sobre la edad del peticionario de DACA al momento del arresto, el estado donde fue arrestado y el último estado de residencia conocido de los peticionarios de DACA que tienen expedientes de arresto. Los hallazgos son similares a los datos publicados el año pasado y reflejan el enfoque continuo que damos a la transparencia.
https://www.uscis.gov/es/noticias/alertas/uscis-publica-informe-sobre-historiales-de-arrestos-de-extranjeros-ilegales-que-solicitan-daca

11/18/2019

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

We’ve released updated data on arrests of illegal aliens who request Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The data contains both criminal and civil information on those approved and denied under DACA. It also includes the age of the DACA requestor at time of arrest, the state the DACA requestor was arrested in, and the last known state of residence for DACA requestors with arrest records. The findings follow a similar data release last year and reflect our ongoing focus on transparency.
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-releases-report-arrest-histories-illegal-aliens-who-request-daca

11/17/2019

USCIS Releases Report on Arrest Histories of Illegal Aliens who Request DACA

USCIS Releases Report on Arrest Histories of Illegal Aliens who Request DACA
Offenses include Murder, Rape, Weapon and Assault Charges
Release Date: Nov. 16, 2019

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-releases-report-arrest-histories-illegal-aliens-who-request-daca

USCIS updated data on arrests and apprehensions of illegal aliens who requested Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).