Karen | June 23, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash plans to rule on a lawsuit request to block a new law in the state of Georgia. Judge Thrash intends to provide a ruling before the law has a chance to go into effect on July 1st. This new law does a few things [...]
Patrick | November 25, 2010
The success of our Guatemalan TPS blog has inspired us to provide a similar site for those seeking information about Pakistan’s recent TPS request. Pakistan was devastated this summer by unprecedented flooding that forced millions of people from their homes and destroyed countless acres of farmland. The Pakistani government has struggled to cope with the [...]
Ahora Ofrecemos Ayuda en Español
Patrick | August 10, 2010
The Law Offices of Patrick Kolasinski now offers assistance in Spanish! We have also added a dedicated phone line for those of our clients who prefer to communicate entirely in Spanish. Call us today at (209) 542-4529. ¡Las Officinas de la Ley de Patrick Kolasinski tenemos gente que puede ayudarle en Español! Tambien tenemos una [...]
Patrick | July 14, 2010
The immigration news world has been buzzing since yesterday with discussion of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Perdomo v. Holder. In its decision, the court held that the BIA was wrong when it refused to classify “all Guatemalan women” as a distinct social group for refugee/asylum purposes. Some of the reports out there are a little too exuberant in their reading of the case – the court did not decide that all Guatemalan women in the US are automatically eligible for asylum, but the case is still an important decision that will likely serve to protect many people of both genders from countries around the world.
Patrick | July 4, 2010
We would like to wish all of our U.S. readers a happy and safe Independence Day. We hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend and encourage everyone to take a moment to reflect on or Nation’s history and the meaning embodied by the Declaration of Independence. Both the Declaration and the Constitution are remarkable documents [...]
Patrick | July 2, 2010
USCIS has issued a statement reminding Honduran and Nicaragauan citizens who have TPS benefits that they must re-register for those benefits by July 6 (this Tuesday!). If you fall into this group and haven’t re-registered yet, you risk losing your TPS benefits. If you need help completing the re-registration paperwork, contact a qualified immigration attorney today. [...]
Patrick | June 26, 2010
Reuters reported today that Tropical Storm Alex made landfall in Belize, dumping rain on that country, as well as Guatemala and parts of the Yucatan Peninsula. Initial damage reports thankfully appear to be relatively minor, with only 200 people evacuated. We are awaiting reports from Guatemala and hope that the heavy rains don’t cause more [...]
Patrick | June 24, 2010
The leader of a key Guatemalan immigrant organization met with U.S. officials, including the US Ambassador to Guatemala, Stephen McFarland, in order to lobby for approval of Guatemala’s TPS request. More information is available at GuatemalaTPS.info
Patrick | June 23, 2010
********UPDATE: 4:49PM ON July 23, 2010 *************** Well, it took nearly a week, but we’re back up and running, with a shiny and robust brand-new web server. Both this blog and our main site have been migrated to the new server, and we’re now going to (finally) get to work on GuatemalaTPS.info. Thank you everyone [...]
Patrick | June 18, 2010
The Guatemalan Deputy Foreign Minister visited New York yesterday and spent a bit of time meeting with local Guatemalan citizens. He spoke with locals and the media about Guatemala’s TPS request, and encouraged U.S. based Guatemalan organizations to unite in support of the TPS effort. There has still be no official word from either government [...]
