Finally, the U.S. is open for business again. Travel Ban Lifted!
SMA Law Firm2024-11-06T10:56:47-05:00Good news for U.S. businesses, foreign investors and entrepreneurs, and the U.S. economy in general: For almost 20 months, the U.S. was closed for business, at least to people from 36 countries. Now it is finally open again and the effects, both short-term and long-term will be very positive.
As soon as Covid hit and […]
Trump vs. Biden
SMA Law Firm2024-11-06T11:16:58-05:009 months into the Biden administration, what are the fundamental differences between the administrations when it comes to immigration?
Consistency is one. The Trump administration was anti-immigrant from the beginning and was consistent for four years in closing the doors to immigrants, both physically and metaphorically. The administration changed the way that immigration law was […]
The National Interest Exception (NIE) is here to stay, for now.
SMA Law Firm2024-11-19T15:13:43-05:00The National Interest Exception (NIE) is here to stay, for now. Recently the administration announced that Presidential Proclamation 10143, which suspends direct travel to the United States from the Schengen countries, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Brazil, Iran, China, Iran, and India, would be in place “for the time being”. In doing so, it also […]
US Government’s Discrimination of Foreign Nationals in 2021
SMA Law Firm2024-12-02T13:52:12-05:00We watch the news each day and we see a common theme in America: Marginalized groups want what they deserve: to receive the same treatment and protections as allowed by law, which translates into equal opportunities. The reality is that minorities and women do not receive the same treatment and that the law does […]
The National Interest Exception – Who can Use This Crucial Tool to Continue Doing Business in the U.S.
SMA Law Firm2024-12-02T14:18:40-05:00When the President issued a national state of emergency, one of the first steps he took was closing the borders and limiting the list of people who could enter the U.S. to U.S. citizens, green card holders, diplomats, and crew members. Based on various proclamations, he then barred people residing in certain countries from […]
Going Down with the Ship by Steve Maggi
SMA Law Firm2024-12-02T14:20:52-05:00What does a great leader do in times of turmoil and adversity? Whatever your answer might be to that question, it is probably not that they find a scapegoat and start a hateful campaign to punish that scapegoat in all the ways they can to deflect attention being placed on them and do things […]
The hardest year in half a century for immigrants
SMA Law Firm2024-12-04T10:18:19-05:00The O-1 Visa Extraordinary Ability Visa and The Contracts Needed To Secure A Three Year Period
SMA Law Firm2024-12-04T10:31:26-05:00The O-1 visa is a non-immigrant, or temporary work visa, which can last for up to three years at a time and has no limit on the number of extensions. Extraordinary ability visas encompass all professions, including business, science, education, athletics, and the arts.
Since ability is a subjective standard, the law requires that it […]
The Trump administration further attempts to restrict rights of asylum seekers
SMA Law Firm2024-12-04T10:39:47-05:00On April 29th President Trump released a memo instructing the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to formulate regulations that will further restrict our humanitarian asylum laws for those seeking asylum protection at the southern border.
The memo directs the implementation of regulations that will require asylum seekers to pay a fee to […]