Anyone who faces criminal charges has a lot at risk. A conviction for certain crimes can mean spending time in jail separated from your family, paying fines that can create financial hardships and dealing with other penalties that may cause struggle for the...
If you are in the United States under a visa or green card, you probably spent many months or even years working to obtain that status. Being in Mississippi may have reunited you with family, offered you new opportunities for work or study, or granted you protection...
If your family immigrated to the United States, you likely had strong reasons for leaving your home country. Perhaps you were facing hardships, you came here to marry or join other family members in Mississippi, or you simply needed a fresh start and new chances. You...
Here in Mississippi, we have seen some highly publicized and controversial raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in recent months. If you are an immigrant living in Mississippi, then you face regular threats to your safety. While this can feel...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is cracking down in Mississippi and across the country, and immigrants and their families need to be aware of their options for defending against deportation. Even if you have stayed up to date on your annual work...
The status of immigrants in the United States often engenders sympathy among the public when a person has lived in our country for a long time but lacks the legal status to stay. One such case that has been in the news recently involves a Mexican man who spent the...
Now is a time of extreme uncertainty for immigrants throughout the United States. Even "dreamers" - students protected by DACA - are fearful. Recently, President Trump tried to tell dreamers that he does not plan to deport them, but a new lawsuit claims that one...
