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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 29-year-old Brownsville resident is now in federal custody for impersonating a federal agent and wire fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck. Mayra Collins is expected to make her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Julie Hampton April 30 at 9:45 a.m. According to the now unsealed five-count indictment, Collins fraudulently posed as a federal agent with various agencies in 2022 and again in 2025. She had first allegedly pos

Matter of Martinez-Rodriguez, 29 I&N Dec. 656 (BIA 2026) · Decided April 29, 2026 · Designated as precedent May 26, 2026 The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a new precedent decision tightening the standard for when an immigrant can be released on bond during removal proceedings. In Matter of Martinez-Rodriguez, the BIA reversed an immigration judge who had set bond at fifteen thousand dollars for a man arrested in Tennessee in 2019 on charges of vandalism, domesti

Matter of Germain, 29 I&N Dec. 648 (BIA 2026) · Decided April 6, 2026 · Designated as precedent May 26, 2026 The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a new precedent decision that raises the bar for immigrants seeking to avoid deportation. In Matter of Germain, the BIA reversed an immigration judge's grant of cancellation of removal for a Haitian lawful permanent resident — overturning a win for a man who had lived in the United States for nearly four decades. The Boar

If you are in the process of applying for a green card — or already hold one — a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) conviction can have serious and lasting consequences on your immigration status. Many immigrants assume that a single traffic-related offense won't matter much. That assumption can be costly. Here is what every green card applicant or holder needs to know. DUIs and DWIs Are Not "Just Traffic Tickets" Under U.S. immigration law,

Immigration Attorney Alexandra Lozano Resigns from the Practice of Law Amid Investigations and Lawsuits TUKWILA, Wash. — Alexandra Lozano, who ran an international, Tukwila-based immigration law business serving thousands of people, gave up her law license Tuesday rather than face a disciplinary hearing for alleged misconduct by the Washington State Bar Association. The resignation is permanent and means that she cannot practice law in any state, nor be affiliated with the la

A lawful permanent resident (LPR) returning to the U.S. has significantly more rights than most noncitizens during airport or border inspection, although the government still has broad authority at the border. Key rights and protections include: 1. Right to Due Process Before Losing Permanent Residence An LPR generally cannot be stripped of permanent resident status solely because a border officer says so. In most cases, if the government believes the person is inadmissible o

There is a wide range of attorney's fees for representing Clients in an adjustment of status process. Here's a guide for reasonable attorney's fees for different kinds of adjustment of status cases, which DO NOT INCLUDE government filings fees, medical exams or other third party expenses such as translations, passport photographs etc. MARITAL BASED ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS For the Austin area, adjustment of status cases for marital based cases should typically be between $3,000

The current estimated processing times for U Visa Cases based on USCIS published timelines and what we have seen with Clients' U Visa cases are: PHASE ONE: Bona Fide Determination/U Visa Deferred Action: 1-5 years or longer, or never. USCIS may or may NOT issue a preliminary decision for Bona Fide Determination/Deferred Action. If a preliminary decision is issued by USCIS, you may apply for a work permit (category C14 or (c)(14)), and continue renewing it until a final decisi