On May 22, 2021, the Biden Administration announced that Haiti would be designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. This new TPS designation allows Haitian citizens and nationals (including individuals without nationality who last lived in Haiti) currently living in the United States as of Friday, May 21, 2021 to file initial applications for TPS, assuming they meet the eligibility requirements. This is great news because Haiti is undergoing political viole
Current or past members of the U.S. military can apply for their immigrant family members to receive their green cards through Parole in Place (“PIP”). PIP is a temporary right to remain in the U.S. for one year at a time. An immigrant with an approved PIP can apply for their green card right away and do not have to leave the U.S. to become permanent residents. Even immigrants who came to the U.S. without proper documents or a visa can apply for PIP. Immigrants with removal o
Immigrant victims of serious crimes may be eligible for a U-visa. Someone with a U-visa is granted status in the U.S. for four (4) years. Once an immigrant has had a U-visa for three (3) years, they can apply for legal permanent residence (a "green card"). To be eligible for a U-visa, an immigrant must have been a victim of a certain violent crime and this crime must have taken place in the United States or violated U.S. law. In certain cases, indirect and bystander victims a
RGP Law Firm specializes in a variety of immigration matters including removal defense, family immigration (fiancees, spouses, children, parents), DACA, PIP (for family members of military personnel), T-visas (for victims of trafficking), VAWA (for spouses of green card-holders and U.S. citizens who are victims of domestic violence), U-visas (for victims of violent crime), removal defense (immigration court, detention, ICE reporting), waivers (for unlawful entry, fraud/misrep