Immigration

Effective June 10, 2019, nationals of New Zealand are eligible to apply for E-1 Treaty Trader and E-2 Treaty Investor nonimmigrant visas.   Commercial Treaty Between New Zealand and the United States   The governments of New Zealand and the United States entered into a commercial treaty creating reciprocal immigration […]

MCALLEN, Texas — A South Texas federal grand jury on Wednesday returned an indictment against a Honduran man for human smuggling and making a false family claim. This indictment was announced by U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick, Southern District of Texas. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs […]

Venezuela’s opposition leader and President Juan Guaidó signed a decree on May 21, 2019 extending the validity of Venezuelan passports for five years beyond their expiration dates. On June 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of State announced its recognition of the decree and its acceptance of such passports for purposes […]

BEAUMONT, Texas — Two illegal aliens pleaded guilty Tuesday in separate but similar cases to transporting illegal aliens, and illegally re-entering the United States after having been deported. Jorge Gonzalez-Ramirez, 27, Guatemala, and Joel Sanchez-Guzman, 25, Mexico, both pleaded guilty to their criminal charges June 4. Both cases were investigated […]