Ever since I was little, I loved following the NBA. My father used to bring me to Sixers games at the Spectrum in the 1980s, where we saw Dr. J, Moses Malone, Mo Cheeks, and Charles Barkley. In the 1990s
Continue Reading EB1 Aliens of Extraordinary Ability: The NBA and the Rise of Foreign Basketball Talent
While thousands of Haitians and Central Americans fleeing violence and persecution were being repelled by Border Patrol agents on horseback on the southern border, summarily deported to Haiti, and returned to Mexico to suffer, the US undertook a large-scale evacuation
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Recent images of Afghans evacuated to the US being welcomed at American airports, and Haitians at the US-Mexican border being beaten back by Border Patrol agents on horseback to block them from seeking asylum protection in the US, have raised
Continue Reading Haitian refugees denied at the US border: Why are different groups of people fleeing dangers in their countries treated differently?
Over the past few decades, the United States and Colombian governments have worked closely together to improve the security, political and economic situation in Colombia. Before the Covid-19 pandemic and the Venezuelan refugee crisis, the Colombian economy had experienced
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This week, we are writing you from Bogota, Colombia. While we were down here, we thought it would be nice to explore the history of Colombian immigration to the United States and the contributions of the Colombian-American diaspora. In our
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Prosecutorial Discretion (“PD”) – A Useful Management Tool for a Broken Immigration Court and a Lifeline for Immigrants in Removal Proceedings
After four years of devastating anti-immigrant policies, immigrants and their families are beginning to see reasons for hope under
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On September 11-12th, 2021, Kennett Square will celebrate its 36th Annual Mushroom Festival. (SHG Immigration Law is one of the festival’s sponsors). The theme for this year’s festival is “Rooted in the Community” as a way to celebrate
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Every state has a law that governs the amount of time someone has to consider a civil lawsuit for personal injury and other situations. This law is called the statute of limitations, and it varies by state. The federal government
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Last week, my wife and I were dining with our friends at Li-Beirut, a delightful new Lebanese BYOB in Collingswood. As we were enjoying the delicious mix of mezze on our table, my mind started to drift, as it
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For better or worse, anybody who has ever spent more than 5 minutes in my office would know that I play bachata music throughout the workday. I also like to dance Bachata (which I do poorly) and take weekly classes
Continue Reading !BACHATEAME MAMA! How US Immigration (and New York City) Helped Turn Rural Dominican Music into a Worldwide Phenomenon
