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April 5, 2021

Every year, nearly 860,000 green cardholders in the United States apply for citizenship by naturalization. Of these, only approximately 23% are approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). If your naturalization application was denied, you have the right to appeal the denial.

March 23, 2021

Americans are allowed to marry whomever they want, even if that person entered the country illegally and is not a U.S. citizen. This does not, however, guarantee a happy ending.

Feb. 22, 2021

During the 2020 fiscal year, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted 103,603 administrative arrests and 4,360 criminal arrests. An undocumented immigrant or a person suspected of illegal entry, visa violations, or unauthorized arrival into the United States may be arrested and detained by immigration.

Jan. 29, 2021

According to the American Immigration Council in its 2018 study, Florida is home to at least 4.5 million immigrants, of whom 57%, or 2.5 million, have already become naturalized citizens. Additionally, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that, as of July 1, 2019, Miami had a population of 467,963 persons, and Miami-Dade County, 2,716,940.

Dec. 7, 2020

Every year, approximately one million immigrants are granted lawful permanent resident status (green card) of the United States. Of the 1,051,031 individuals granted green cards in the fiscal year 2015, about two-thirds (65%) were family members of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Nov. 24, 2020

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can institute a deportation or removal proceeding for many reasons. Simply because ICE has sent you a deportation notice does not mean that you will automatically be removed from the U.S.

Oct. 13, 2020

At the immigration law firm Gurian Group P.A., in Miami, Florida, we appreciate the value of citizenship. Very powerful rights are afforded to citizens of the United States that are not available to those who live in the country illegally or even legally.

Oct. 5, 2020

During the 2018 fiscal year, the U.S. deported more than 337,000 immigrants, 56% of them had not been convicted of crimes. In 2019, an estimated 16.7 million households had at least one family member who was living here illegally.

May 27, 2020

At the end of February, the Trump administration started enforcing a game-changing rule against immigrants. As the Miami Herald explained, the public charge rule makes it harder to get immigrant visas or change immigration status—including getting a green card—if you have ever received certain public assistance, like food stamps or Section 8 rental assistance.