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By Reuben Seguritan Democrat Senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy introduced the “Relief Act” recently. This bill is their answer to the “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019” that was passed in the House of Representatives last July 10. Last October 30, Durbin along with all Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, called on Senator John Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan On October 4, 2019, President Trump issued a proclamation which blocks immigrants without insurance and those who cannot pay the costs of their health care from entering the United States beginning on November 3, 2019. This restriction would be different and would operate independently of the “public charge rule” which prevents immigrants Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan There is a bill in Congress which aims to eliminate the per country limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per country cap for family-based immigrants. Known as “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019” it passed the House last July 10 but it failed a unanimous consent vote in the Senate Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan On October 11, 2019, the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of Washington and Northern District of California temporarily stopped the implementation and enforcement of the Final Rule of the US Department of Homeland Security entitled “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds”. This is known as Read the full article…

By Reuben S. Seguritan When an alien obtains his lawful permanent residence (LPR) status, he is closer to becoming a US citizen. Generally, the LPR must meet certain requirements in order to file his N-400 Application for Naturalization. These requirements are: he must be a lawful permanent resident (have a green card); demonstrate continuous permanent Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan Medicare is a US federal government insurance system primarily for people who are 65 years old or older. Medicare has several parts. Part A covers hospitalizations, surgeries, etc. Part B covers outpatient benefits, for example doctor’s office visits, laboratory tests and X-ray procedures. Part D covers prescription drugs and other such items. Read the full article…