People in Illinois who are filing spousal petitions for their foreign national minors spouses need to understand the guidelines from USCIS for marriages involving minors. The U.S. Customs and Immigration Service directs adjudicators to pay special attention to marriages that involve minors when... read more
Recent Blog Posts
USCIS Grants: Here’s What You Should Know
In July 2018, the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service announced a grant program that would offer up to $10 million in funding to agencies that help lawful permanent residents prepare for their naturalization petitions. The program may help Illinois residents who want to apply to become... read more
How a Government Shutdown Impacts Immigration Services
While the government shutdown ended on Jan. 25, its impact on immigration courts will be felt for months as the backlog was substantially increased. During the shutdown, scheduled immigration hearings were canceled, which means that those people will now have to potentially wait for months or... read more
Immigration in 2019: Here’s What to Expect
The Trump Administration's policies are likely to impact legal immigration applications for H-1B visas, family-based visas, and other types of visas in Illinois in 2019. The Administration has enacted a number of punitive measures regarding deportations and undocumented immigration. However,... read more
What You Should Know about Expedited Removal
The expedited removal process gives immigration officers nearly unchecked power to deport certain immigrants that they encounter within 100 miles of the border with Canada or Mexico if the immigrants have been in the U.S. for fewer than 14 days. The number of people who have been deported through... read more
