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Asylum Claims Based on Coercive Family Practices Persecution

Coercive family practices by foreign governments, such as China's one-child (now two-child) policy, are specifically designated by the Immigration and Nationality Act as grounds for an asylum claim.

Employment-based immigration

Employment-based immigration offers the possibility of visiting, or immigrating to the United States on the basis of one's education, specialty skills and professional accomplishments.

Family-based immigration

Family-based immigration, also known as "family reunification," is one of the most popular ways to immigrate to the United States.

Asylum Claims Based on Fear of Religious Persecution

Asylum claims based on religious persecution.

Asylee Travel

Asylees who have obtained a green card, or even citizenship, through asylum, may not return to their country of origin where they asserted a fear of persecution, or they may be subject to revocation of their status.

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status permits unaccompanied minors to normalize their immigration status if they are declared dependent on the courts.

Waivers

Waivers are a broad category of applications for discretionary relief where a foreign national is subject to a ground of deportability or inadmissibility.

Considering Grad School? The Payoff May Be All About Student Loan Debts

Graduate students represent a small number of student loan borrowers, but the amounts they borrow can be astronomical in comparison.

Collections Lawsuits: Don’t Let Fear Keep You from Eliminating Debt

Realizing that you are falling into insurmountable debt is frightening, and finding out that you are being sued is certainly worse, not to mention worrying about the threat of a default or court judgment.

6 Common Hazards for Renters

6 Common Hazards for Renters

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