Join me in sharing our individual and family stories about immigrating to the U.S. this Thursday evening, June 16, at Deutsche Bank Labs in Palo Alto. As a Silicon Valley immigration lawyer, I treasure the amazing stories of triumph I hear from my clients. This event is one in a series of gatherings and conversations…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Pat Showalter to Cut Ribbon Accompanied by Tony Siress of Chamber of Commerce Mountain View, CA: Alcorn Immigration Law is celebrating its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony co-hosted by the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce on April 27, 2016 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Alcorn Immigration Law…
I’m thrilled to announce several new things related to live events in Silicon Valley. First of all, I’m having a grand opening celebration, ribbon-cutting, open house extravaganza to celebrate my new office located in downtown Mountain View. Please join us on April 27th from 5:00PM – 7:00PM to enjoy networking, complimentary wine, and appetizers. Please register for…
You may have heard in the news about challenges to the STEM OPT program. OPT is Optional Practical Training. It is a way for F-1 students to work in the US to gain experience for one year after their graduation from a US university. “STEM” stands for science, technology, math and engineering. If you are…
On September 30, 2015, Public Law 111-230 sunset. Since 2010, this law has required additional filing fees of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions. H-1B status is for nonimmigrants working temporarily in specialty occupations; L-1A status is for intracompany transferee managers and executives; and L-1B status is for…
In June ICE announced that it would be changing its family detention policy to decrease the amount of time families seeking asylum spend there. Reports indicate that the effect is now starting to be seen on the ground. However, this small reduction in the amount of time spent by traumatized, persecuted children and their mothers…
Today, in a historic ruling, the Supreme Court legalized the constitutional right to marriage for same-sex couples. We celebrate this victory for equality of all people. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, writing for the majority, proclaimed: No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family.…
It’s time to end family detention. Keeping mothers, babies, children, and pregnant women locked in cold, harsh detention facilities after suffering the trauma and fleeing persecution is an abomination. Family detention takes an enormous toll on the families who came here fleeing the violence and deteriorating economic and social conditions in some Latin American countries. It worsens their psychological health…
Although some people would like to save money by doing immigration paperwork on their own, here are some things that could go wrong: Getting the Status Wrong. Sometimes it can be really complicated what the person’s immigration status actually is. Not understanding the foreigner’s current immigration status correctly can really botch things up. Forgetting Forms.…