January 22, 2025

Know Your Rights During An ICE Encounter

January 22, 2025/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

Being prepared can mitigate the risks associated with potential ICE raids or detention.

December 11, 2024

When Does a Hate Incident Become a Hate Crime?

December 11, 2024/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

Understanding the rights of victims of anti-Asian hate.

February 16, 2021

[PARTNER] H1B Visa Registration to Start On March 9, 2021

February 16, 2021/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

Every year U.S. petitioners seeking to hire professionals who are foreign nationals undergo a lottery system to obtain H1B visas for their prospective employees. Thousands of applicants, including those from the Philippines, who are on student visas and graduated from U.S. schools and those who are foreign educated have opportunities to apply for professional working visas as long as they are eligible.

September 29, 2020

[PARTNER] Visas Available for Filipino Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists & Other Healthcare Workers (including Caregivers)

September 29, 2020/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

October 2020 Visa Bulletin Indicates Priority Dates for EB3 are “Current”

July 01, 2020

[PARTNER] 10 Essential Info About Trump's Ban on Legal Immigration

July 01, 2020/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a second proclamation "Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak." This proclamation became effective on June 24, 2020 and will expire December 31, 2020.

April 28, 2020

[PARTNER] What Trump’s Latest Proclamation Suspending Immigration Means to Our Families?

April 28, 2020/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

President Trump issued a proclamation "Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak." This proclamation became effective on April 23, 2020 and will expire 60 days from its effective date and may be continued.

February 11, 2020

[PARTNER] The Final Public Charge Rule And How It Will Affect You

February 11, 2020/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

On February 5, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published its Final Rule on Inadmissibility based on Public Charge Grounds (final public charge rule). This final rule was released after the Supreme Court of the United States, on January 27, 2020, ordered the stay of the last nationwide injunction. This decision has the effect of allowing the Department of Homeland Security to implement this Public Charge Rule in all States except the State of Illinois where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit still enjoins implementation of this public charge rule.

August 07, 2019

[PARTNER] What the Impending Rescission of the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program Means to the Veterans Families

August 07, 2019/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

What will happen to the families of Filipino veterans who have pending or approved FWVP?

July 02, 2019

[PARTNER] Are ICE Raids Really on Hold? Know Your Rights

July 02, 2019/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

On June 17, 2019, President Trump tweeted that ICE raids will take place that weekend. Then, a day before the raids are to happen, he tweeted again to announce that the ICE raids are on hold for two weeks “to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border. If not, Deportations start!” The 2 weeks hold will end by July 6, 2019. Whether or not ICE will then begin the process of apprehending and removing immigrants who are unauthorized to stay in the United States, one must be vigilant about his/her rights.

January 22, 2019

[PARTNER] Effect of Shutdown On Immigration Related Programs & Applications

January 22, 2019/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

For more than a month now, a partial government shutdown is still in effect. What is the impact of this shutdown on immigration related programs?

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