Yesterday’s News Is Today’s Problem: Practicing Immigration Law in a Volatile Year

Immigration rules, fees, and procedures are changing frequently; confirm current requirements before acting.

The past year has brought unusually frequent changes to filing fees, processing rules, vetting procedures, travel restrictions, and how certain applications are decided. Many changes arrived through executive action; some were paused or reinstated by the courts within weeks. If your plan relies on what the rule was six months ago, your plan may already be out of date.

My approach is simple: I do not advise from memory. Before I tell you what is safe to do, I check the current state of the law for your specific situation and country of origin: the fee that applies today, the vetting procedure in effect this month, the processing posture at your particular office.

Because immigration is federal law, I represent clients nationwide, not just in Texas. I regularly assist clients in the Chicago metropolitan area and have helped people referred from Dallas, Houston, and beyond. I speak English and Spanish, and my staff also assists clients in Hindi and Urdu, because immigration is stressful enough without a language barrier.

If your plan depends on a rule you read about months ago, have it checked against today’s law. Call or text 512.761.8479.