Each year, US residents file a tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that reports income, expenses, and other pertinent tax information. Taxation is one of the biggest sources of income for the US government. In addition, federal income taxes are used to provide for national programs such as national defense, veterans and foreign… Read More
On January 5, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new lawful way for qualifying Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans with US-based supporters to travel by air and temporarily reside in the United States. Individuals arriving under this new process may also apply for work authorization. The Biden Administration has stated that the… Read More
Marriage to a US citizen does not automatically provide citizenship. Spouses of US citizens can apply for naturalization after three years of living in the United States as long as they remain married and can prove that they reside in the same household as their citizen spouse. Naturalization is the process by which US citizenship… Read More
As COVID-19 slowly fades from the news headlines, immigration numbers are projected to continue to rebound in 2023. The Pew Research Center reports, “monthly encounters between US Border Patrol agents and migrants attempting to cross into the United States at the US-Mexico border remain at levels not seen in more than two decades, according to… Read More
Since ancient Babylon 4,000 years ago, civilizations worldwide have celebrated the start of every year with New Year’s festivities. Historians believe that the Babylonians celebrated the New Year in late March with the beginning of the spring season. Today, most New Year’s celebrations begin on December 31, the last day of the Gregorian calendar. Common… Read More
Technology-based companies in the United States have continuously relied upon highly-skilled noncitizens to fill key technical roles. For example, among the most popular employers for H-1B visas, tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Meta, increased their employee count during the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers spent more time online. However, despite the expectation for continued… Read More
In March of 2021, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated that the US was on pace “to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years.” The detentions and arrests of undocumented immigrants in 2021 along the southern US border reached an all-time high of 1.9 million, with… Read More
The Biden Administration has proposed an ID program for undocumented individuals arriving in the United States through Mexico’s borders. The program is part of an effort to modernize the documentation process for noncitizens, which hasn’t been updated since President Obama’s 2015 Presidential Memorandum, “Modernizing and Streamlining the US Immigrant Visa System for the 21st Century,” … Read More
Due to the competitive job market in the United States, some new Americans may seek a job in a field that’s different from the one they had in their native country. Making a career change in a new country can be challenging but it can also introduce you to new people and new languages that… Read More
Deportation and removal proceedings occur when the US government orders a person to leave the country. According to the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, approximately 186,000 individuals were deported in 2020, a 30 percent decrease from 2019. About 92% of removals were individuals convicted of a crime or pending criminal charges. The most… Read More