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What type of "financial compensation" might you be entitled to?
Victims of personal injury incidents in America probably recall hearing in TV commercials or seeing on billboards that they might be able to recover "financial compensation" if they pursue legal action. But, if you have been a victim of a personal injury incident, just what type of "financial compensation" might you be entitled to?
Types of damages
As with most legal issues, the immediate answer to that question is: "it depends." The facts of any given personal injury incident can vary widely. Motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents and pedestrian accidents are just a few examples of situations in which, in many cases, someone suffers a serious injury. However, in many situations, the types of damages that injured victims might be able to pursue in a personal injury case are the same.
For instance, direct costs from the accident in question, such as medical bills or property damage, can be somewhat easy to identify at first and, for the most part, can be pursued as part of the financial compensation an injured victim might seek in a personal injury lawsuit. But, it doesn't stop there. Injured victims may also be able to project what future medical costs might be, in the event that they will need continuous healthcare treatment over the course of months or even years after the personal injury incident in question. Lost wages from missed time at work are also a common part of the damages package that injured victims seek in personal injury lawsuits.
¿Qué se necesita para calificar para la DACA?
El programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha hecho posible el sueño de quedarse en los Estados Unidos para miles de inmigrantes que antes no sabían si tendrían que volver a sus países. Este programa todavía existe, pero hay requisitos específicos con que un solicitante tiene que cumplir para calificar y poder tomar todo el beneficio de este programa.
La edad
El primer requisito es que el solicitante debe haber tenido menos de 31 años de edad en la fecha del 15 de junio, 2012 (enlace en inglés). Esto significa que su cumpleaños tiene que ser después del 15 de junio, 1981.
La edad en que llegó a los Estados Unidos
Un solicitante tiene que haber llegado a los Estados Unidos cuando tenía menos de 16 años.
La residencia continua
El solicitante debe haber residido de manera continua en los Estados Unidos desde el 15 de junio del 2007 hasta la fecha actual. Si usted tiene preguntas sobre si ciertas vacaciones o períodos fuera de los Estados Unidos lo descalifican para el programa de DACA, consulte a un abogado experimentado en asuntos de la ley de inmigración. Un abogado podrá evaluar si usted cumple con este requisito o no.
If your child is born in the United States, can you stay?
This is a common question among non-U.S. citizens who give birth to a baby while visiting the United States. Whether the mother is here on vacation or for another temporary reason that does not allow her to remain in the United States permanently or work in the United States, it can be a complex issue.
American citizenship by birth
Children born in the United States are U.S. citizens by being born on U.S. soil. However, that only gives the mother (or father, for that matter) the right to remain in the United States if they are also a citizen, in the U.S. on a visa or already have a Green Card.
An American child born to non-citizens on U.S. soil cannot immigrate their parents. The child must be a 21-year-old adult before they can sponsor their parents. In the meantime, however, the child can enter the United States as often as they like, given that they are U.S. citizens.
Understanding Temporary Protected Status
With the increase in violence in the world, most notably in Ukraine and Sudan, the mechanics of the program known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are worth revisiting.
An overview of the TPS program
The TPS program was created by Congress in 1990 as part of the Immigration Act of 1990. The program permits the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate countries that are undergoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or extraordinary and temporary conditions.
The program provides a work permit and stay of deportation to foreign nationals from any of the designated TPS countries who are in the United States at the time that the Secretary makes the designation.
Approximately 354,625 TPS eligible individuals are living in the United States, and an additional 274,820 individuals may be eligible for TPS under five additional designations announced by the Biden Administration since February 16, 2022.
Will I lose my green card if I divorce my U.S. citizen spouse?
Sometimes a person enters the United States as the fiancé of a U.S. citizen to get married and live in the United States. If so, they might be granted a conditional green card. The conditional green card is granted to those who have been married less than two years from the date the green card was issued.
Once two years has passed since their arrival in the United States, the conditional green card holder can apply with their spouse to have the conditions removed. Generally, this must be done jointly by the spouses. But what if the green card holder is no longer married when this time comes? Can they renew their green card and stay in the United States?
Green cards and divorce
If you have a permanent green card, and you divorce, your divorce generally will not affect your ability to renew your green card. You can remain in the United States, barring any circumstances that would warrant removal.
If you have a conditional green card, and you divorce, you might encounter some issues when the time comes to renew your green card.
¿Se termina el título 42?
El título 42, instaurado y justificado por la llegada de COVID a los Estados Unidos tiene fecha clara de caducidad: 11 de Mayo de 2023. Dicha orden, autorizaba a las autoridades a regresar a México a todos aquellos inmigrantes que llegaran a EE.UU., sin darles la chance de buscar asilo.
En vista de este suceso, se estima que muchos de los inmigrantes que se encontraban en vela luego de la postergación de las restricciones del título 42, intentarán volver a buscar asilo.
¿Qué medidas se prevé que adoptará el gobierno ahora?
El miedo a que la situación se salga de control rápidamente, está impulsando a muchos legisladores a acelerar mecanismos para temporalmente extender las expulsiones en la frontera. Se estima que los números de inmigrantes (enlace en inglés) podrían multiplicarse a 10.000 por día, el doble de la cantidad que había en marzo.
Free speech rights clash with immigration law
The First Amendment to the U.S. Bill of Rights guarantees the rights to free speech and assembly. But these may clash with the federal Immigration and Nationality Act that makes it unlawful to encourage a noncitizen to come into, reside or enter this country illegally. This encouragement provision of U.S. immigration law is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Encouragement provision
Taking this law at face value, a prosecutor may seek a conviction if a person knew or recklessly disregarded that a noncitizen's entry into the country or residence would be illegal.
There are apparently no limits because the prosecution does not require a speaker to intend that a noncitizen commit a crime or that the criminalized speech be directed to an undocumented immigrant.
This INA provision took effect in 1986 and updated other laws that prohibited advertisements of U.S. job opportunities overseas and encouraging or inducing non-citizens to enter this county. Other provisions of that law criminalize harboring and transporting noncitizens who are in this country illegally or bringing noncitizens into the U.S. without limit.
How can a criminal conviction affect my immigration status?
If you are an immigrant living in Virginia, you may wonder how a criminal conviction could affect your immigration status. The answer is not simple because different crimes and sentences may have different consequences, depending on your immigration status and history. However, some general principles can help you understand the potential risks.
Deportation or removal
First, it is important to know that any criminal conviction can make you vulnerable to deportation or removal proceedings, even if you are a lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) or have a valid visa. This is because the federal immigration law defines certain crimes as grounds for deportation or inadmissibility, regardless of the state law or the severity of the offense.
These potential problematic crimes include aggravated felonies, which are serious crimes, like murder, rape, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering, etc. Crimes involving moral turpitude, which are crimes that involve dishonesty, fraud, violence or depravity, such as theft, assault, forgery, perjury, etc., can flag you for deportation or removal. Crimes related to domestic violence, such as battery, stalking, child abuse, violation of a protective order, etc., can also qualify.
Key points that you need to know about asylum
A lot of people come to the United States in hope of securing a stronger financial future for themselves and their families. But this isn't the case for everyone. Each year, thousands of people arrive at the border in order to seek protection from some sort of threat that exists in their home country.
If you're amongst those who come to America seeking protection, then you're probably fearful of being returned to the danger that you've fled. And the complexities of the United States' immigration laws can leave you feeling uncertain about your future. We hope that this post will shed some light on the asylum process so that you have a better understanding of what the process entails and how it can be used to your advantage.
Asylum basics
In its most basic terms, asylum is the process of withholding removal of an individual who is unable or unwilling to return to their home country out of a well-founded fear of being persecuted on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, membership is a particular social group, or political opinion.
¿Qué es un "buen carácter moral" en el contexto de la inmigración?
Una solicitud por la naturalización está llena de procesos extraños y términos nuevos. A pesar de todo esto, usted no debería dejar que la complejidad del proceso lo desanime. Con la guía legal apropiada, usted puede entender todos los requisitos para obtener la ciudadanía. Uno de los requisitos que comúnmente causa confusión es el paso en que un solicitante tiene que comprobar su buen carácter moral. ¿Qué significa este término en el contexto legal, y cómo se prueba?
Lo que significa
Parte del proceso de determinar si usted califica como una persona de buen carácter moral es cuando los funcionarios examinan su historial penal para ver si usted ha sido condenado de un crimen que lo descalifica para la naturalización.
Es importante notar que el historial penal de un solicitante es una parte importante de su carácter moral para los fines de admisibilidad, pero los crímenes no son los únicos factores que lo pueden descalificar. Otros elementos, como la infidelidad al cónyuge que resulta en un divorcio o una costumbre de emborracharse, también podrían hacer que sea más difícil comprobar un buen carácter moral.
With offices in Herndon, Virginia and Annapolis, Maryland, Immigration Legal Advisors, PLLC provides legal help to clients in the areas surrounding Washington, D.C., including Frederick, Leesburg, Ashburn, McNair, Stone Ridge, Reston, Chantilly, Germantown, Woodbridge, Potomac, Gaithersburg, Rockville, McLean, Falls Church, Manassas, Arlington, Alexandria, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, Hyattsville, College Park, Greater Landover, Bowie, and Millersville.
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