I hired The Pappas Group to handle the paperwork for my wife to get her green card. They worked fast and kept us informed throughout the process. They know what they are doing and are very friendly and caring. Jason T. – Orlando, FL The immigration service was trying to deport me for a crime [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) deported yesterday, 26 Haitians who have criminal convictions. This was the first group of Haitians that have been deported since the U.S. government placed a hold on deportations soon after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that ravaged that country last year. The Haitian-American community in Florida and the immigration advocates who [...]

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January to remember the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  He was born on January 15, 1929 and the holiday is observed each year around the time of his birthday. Dr. King is best known for being a leader in the advancement [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported that today, January 12 is the one (1) year anniversary that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that killed over 230,000 people and left about 1,000,000 homeless in Haiti, the western hemisphere’s poorest country. In an effort to help Haitian nationals both in the U.S. and in Haiti, President Obama and his administration acted quickly and extended benefits such as Humanitarian Parole  and Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS [...]

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reported today that Representative King, a Republican from Iowa introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act (H.R. 140) on January 5, 2011.  If the bill were to be signed into law, it would amend the immigration law and, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would redefine who can be deemed a U.S. citizen at birth.  [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee has invited speakers for a hearing scheduled for later today to provide information about immigration reform and its impact on the State of Florida. Both Florida’s Governor and Attorney General who began their terms in office just last week, support an Arizona style immigration related legislation. We at Pappas Law Group [...]

The New York Times reported today that state legislators from Arizona, Georgia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina came together and began a national campaign yesterday to end the automatic granting of American citizenship to children born in the U.S. of undocumented immigrant parents. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to U.S. citizenship for for everyone born or [...]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported earlier this week that it will implement the Help Haiti Act of 2010 that was signed by the President on December 9, 2010.  The law authorizes USCIS to grant lawful permanent resident (green card) status to certain Haitian children who are orphaned and were also paroled into the United States pursuant to the Haitian [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, it has issued 55,800 H-1B visas under the Regular Cap.  The agency has also issued all 20,000 visas under the Master’s Cap.  At this time there are only 9,200 visas available. Therefore, any applications submitted by employers whose beneficiaries hold a Master’s degree or higher [...]

We at Pappas & Associates, P.A. wish everyone at home and abroad a Happy New Year.  Peace and prosperity to all in the coming year 2011. HAPPY NEW YEAR