Two Options Available – When: Monday, March 30, 2020 , at 3PM CST and Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 3pm CST Speakers: Reid Trautz, Senior Director, AILA Practice & Professionalism Center and Ruby Powers, with Powers Law Group, P.C. and AILA Author of Build and Manage Your Successful Immigration Law Practice (Without Losing Your Mind) …
Dear clients: Due to the recent events, we are modifying our legal payment policy. While Powers Law Group is working remotely, we will only accept legal fee payments via credit card, bank transfers or bank deposits. We will temporarily not be accepting cash, money orders, check payments or any physical payments for safety purposes for …
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Dear Powers Law Group Clients, The health and wellness of our clients and employees is our top priority. We are closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and reviewing guidance from the CDC as well as state and local authorities. We are firmly committed to doing our part to lessen the virus’ impact on our communities. Our …
From March 01, 2020 to March 20, 2020, USCIS will require employers to electronically register for the H-1B visa lottery. This new process will ask employers to submit online registrations with minimal information required for each visa selected. Each submission carries a $10 filing fee. After March 20, 2020, USCIS will hold the registration lottery …
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Recently, the Trump Administration announced an expansion to the Travel Ban. Under the new Ban, the following countries are affected: Myanmar Eritrea Kyrgyzstan Nigeria Sudan Tanzania Of the above list, green cards under the diversity lottery program will be restricted for Sudan and Tanzania. The effective date of the new travel ban is February 21, …
A new public charge rule, proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will go into effect on February 24, 2020. Previously, the rule had been blocked from going into effect by three different federal judges on October 11, 2019. However, as of January 30, 2020, the Supreme Court recently ruled in favor to allow …
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On January 06, 2020, we received official news that a new immigration court would open in Houston, Texas. The court is now fully operational and there are judges already assigned at the new court, which is named the Houston- S. Gessner Road court and located at: 8701 S. Gessner Road, 10th Floor Houston, …
In 2014, our client fled Venezuela after he was physically attacked and threatened by Venezuelan officials on account of his political opinion. Our client attended his affirmative asylum interview on his own in 2017 and was then referred to court. When we were retained for his court case, we worked very hard to get a …
By: Attorney Cynthia Milian This year we have seen several policies proposed and when they are about to get implemented at the consular level or local field office level, federal courts have stepped in to enjoin these polices. This article provides a brief update on litigation that affects many of our clients daily and a …
Our firm is celebrating the most recent win of one of our clients today. Our client, a native from Mexico, has been residing in the United States since 1989. She was ordered deported in abstentia in 1999 for failing to receive notice. After she visited several attorneys in the past and was unsuccessful in getting …
Powers Law Group, P.C. is an immigration law firm focused 100% on U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law. Based in Houston, Texas and Hackensack, New Jersey, we represent clients worldwide. Focusing solely on U.S. immigration law empowers us to provide specialized service for all of our clients’ immigration needs.
