Chelsea Nowel offers insight to the Tampa Bay Times about an immigration lawyer scam in Plant City.

For years, under multiple presidents of both parties, the immigration court system has been something of a mess, struggling with a huge backlog of cases that has just seemed to snowball and snowball, sometimes keeping individuals in legal limbo for several years. Now new data shows the backlog of cases in immigration court has reached the highest level ever—at almost 1.6 million, according to a recent report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University.

On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Government deferred enforced departure from the United States for Venezuelans. This is wonderful news for Venezuelans present in the United States who do not have status, who need to extend their stay in the country, and/or who have been ordered removed.

With the new Biden administration taking office January 20, 2021, there will likely be updates and changes for TPS recipients in the near future. In fact, President Biden has already released a plan to grant permanent residency to TPS recipients. Call CMN Law, L.L.C. today to review your options and to be kept up to date with future changes to immigration law.

On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Government deferred enforced departure from the United States for Venezuelans. This is wonderful news for Venezuelans present in the United States who do not have status, who need to extend their stay in the country, and/or who have been ordered removed.

DACA is back! After a difficult 4 years and recent changes to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), there was finally some good news. DACA is now open for first time applicants and for renewals, with work authorizations to last 2 years per renewal. Most importantly, if you have an emergency or need to travel abroad, you can again apply for permission to travel.

With a new president often comes new immigration policies, and this transition is no different! President Biden was sworn into office on January 20, 2021 and he has already made steps towards reversing the immigration policies of the last 4 years.

On Tuesday (24), agents from the Immigration Department (ICE) notified Alejandra Juarez that she will be deported to Mexico within 9 days; despite continued efforts to keep it in the USA.

Elvis Harold Reyes, de 56 años, se declaró culpable de haber estafado a cientos de inmigrantes en la bahía de Tampa, Florida.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly set to deport the wife of a former U.S. Marine and Iraq combat veteran early next month. The family’s attorney, Chelsea Nowel, said Alejandra Juarez has no criminal record besides her illegal entry.

Chelsea Nowel represents the wife of an Iraq war veteran who was deported after living in the US legally for 20 years.

Chelsea Nowel offers insight to the Tampa Bay Times about an immigration lawyer scam in Plant City.