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Friday, February 19, 2016 – after years and years of wait, Maria Jones Law Firm is beyond excited to congratulate 16 immigrants who just found out that they became Permanent Residents of the United States. As a surprise, Maria Jones put together a red carpet celebration for every family along with recording of this historical […]
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Last Wednesday, the Pope, without mentioning his name, rebuked Trump and other immigration hard-liners about the border problem. He discussed the issue with several others during the GOP debate in El Paso, Texas. Many called the Pope’s remarks “very strange” and they have become suspicious of Trump. Trump responded to the Pope saying that the […]
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Many people think that immigration does not affect the United States too much at all; however, according to the CAP Immigration Team, “Immigration has been a constant source of economic vitality and demographic dynamism throughout our nation’s history. Immigrants are taxpayers, entrepreneurs, job creators, and consumers”. Many immigrants help and even change our economic output […]
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This week, Texas and several other states took the Obama Administration to court over DACA and DAPA matters. According to the article, “The brief sets forth the arguments for why the Fifth Circuit was wrong to block expanded DACA and DAPA from being implemented”. The administration tried to defend itself saying that the case shouldn’t […]
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Immigration has been one of many topics at recent debates, however, it’s usually seen as a negative rather than a positive. Many candidates wish to have a “better plan” than previous policies, but they talk about “fixing a situation” rather than “promoting upgrades for immigrants”. Even the internet has articles on immigration that say that […]
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On April 18, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit, United States v. Texas, brought by more than two dozen states challenging an immigration enforcement policy by the secretary of homeland security. If successful, the lawsuit could tear apart millions of American families, while at the same time greatly […]
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To the valued past, current and future clients of the Maria Jones Law Firm: Yesterday’s historic and shocking election results have hit the immigrant community across the country very hard. Many of you are rightfully concerned and anxious about what these results will mean to you, your fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters. We want to […]
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Today, December 23, 2016, USCIS posted a large number of new form versions. The forms all have an effective date of today, December 23, 2016, and the website indicates that no other versions of the forms are acceptable, with the exception of Form I-129. It appears USCIS is accepting prior version of Form I-129. No […]
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Getting arrested for drugs in Arizona can expose you to several charges and consequences. Even if you were arrested for a single violation, you will likely be charged with multiple offenses. The severity of your sentencing may depend on what type of drug you were carrying and whether or not it violated the statutory threshold […]
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HOT NEWS! U visa applicants with “deferred action” can now get a driver’s license or State ID card at Arizona MVD. The client needs to bring in their work permit card and the I-797 Receipt Notice that the U visa is pending (I-918 or I-918A receipt notice). Here’s a link to the MVD website: https://www.azdot.gov/mvd/driver-services/driver-license-information/foreign-visitors
