21 December
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BEST TIPS (2026): 8 Essential Steps to Get a Green Card Through Marriage

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in adjustment of status, Marriage Green Card

[vc_row content_width="grid" triangle_shape="no" css=".vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12"][vc_column_text css=""] BEST TIPS (2026): 8 Essential Steps to Get a Green Card Through Marriage to a U.S. Citizen Navigating the marriage-based green card process can feel overwhelming because it is document-heavy, deadline-driven, and full...

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20 December
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Marriage-Based Green Cards: USCIS “RED FLAGS” for marriage-based green card cases (Updated December 2025)

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[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] MARRIAGE BASED GREEN CARD ISSUES: 2025 UPDATE One question I get a lot is what the USCIS looks for when considering the legitimacy of a marriage. This is more critical now than ever. A marriage entered into solely for...

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20 December
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ICE and GEO Face Questions Over Medical Care After Detainee Nenko Gantchev Dies in ICE Custody

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[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Chicago business owner Nenko Gantchev dies in ICE custody after court-ordered release was stayed A Chicago-area small business owner, Nenko (Nenko Stanev) Gantchev, died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on December 15, 2025, while detained at the...

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27 November
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Can I travel safely?

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in EOIR, Immigration Court, Legal Advice

[vc_row content_width="grid" triangle_shape="no" css=".vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12"][mkd_blockquote text="Can I safely travel domestically if I am out of status?"][vc_empty_space height="45px"][vc_column_text css=""][mkd_dropcaps type="normal" color="#c18f59" background_color=""]C[/mkd_dropcaps]an I safely travel by airline, domestically?” I am regularly asked that question by people who are...

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21 September
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Fictitious Marriage not a Bar to I-140

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[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid" triangle_shape="no" css=".vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12"][mkd_blockquote text="Lying about a marriage is not fatal to green card aspirations, as long as there was no marriage to begin with...

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13 September
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Petitioner can file Multiple I-130s

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[vc_row content_width="grid" triangle_shape="no" css=".vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12"][vc_column_text] How Many I-130 Petitions? The Board of Immigration Appeals answered this question by saying "at least 3" I-130 petitions for a marriage green card case. In the case, a United States citizen petitioner applied for...

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06 July
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Chicago Immigration Court Moving to 55 E. Monroe

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[vc_row content_width="grid" triangle_shape="no" css=".vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12"][vc_column_text] CHICAGO IMMIGRATION COURT   EOIR to Relocate Chicago Immigration Court’s Main Location   FALLS CHURCH, VA – The Chicago Immigration Court’s main location at 525 W. Van Buren Street will close for relocation on July 13, 2023....

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