Hainer Porras LLC

10/10/2025

Know your right's presentation- brought to you by AILA. Registration required.

Conozca sus derechos! Se requiere registrarse (volante incluido)

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09/04/2025

Oh this should be very interesting. What a joke.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.

09/03/2025

USCIS will now evaluate if an individual has made "positive contributions" to our society. Not sure who should be the judge of that.

05/12/2025

Unreal- while those who truly need legal protection in our country can't get it.

A flight carrying a group of 59 White South Africans granted refugee status in the United States by the Trump administration arrived at Washington Dulles airport in Virginia on Monday, a State Department official said.

03/26/2025

This is beyond frustrating- once again, the aim of the current administration.

USCIS says it is "placing a temporary pause" on finalizing certain applications for legal permanent residency, or green cards.

03/11/2025

One of our attorneys was featured in a recent article published by Early Learning Nation:

As the Trump administration vows to fulfill campaign promises of mass deportations, Lesley Ellefson-Porras, an immigration lawyer in Alexandria, Virginia,

03/03/2025

Now, more than ever people will be afraid to call the police when they are in danger. This is very disappointing, but not surprising.

02/20/2025

Let your representatives know that families need these programs! Demand it be restored!

01/30/2025

Finally- some good news. A client's application for LPR status was approved! This woman suffered horrible physical and verbal abuse for years from her husband. We won her asylum case a few years ago in court! Now, she has some stability to help her manage during the next few years.

One small victory- we must stay motivated!

Por último, algunas buenas noticias. ¡La solicitud de un cliente para el estatus de LPR fue aprobada! Esta mujer sufrió horribles abusos físicos y verbales durante años por parte de su marido. ¡Ganamos su caso de asilo hace unos años en los tribunales! Ahora, tiene cierta estabilidad que la ayudará a manejar durante los próximos años.
Una pequeña victoria: ¡debemos mantenernos motivados!

01/28/2025

Our office is currently working on putting together a presentation for immigrant communities. Topics to include "know your rights" if ICE comes to your home and preparing your family for deportation. Stay tuned for more information.

Nuestra oficina está trabajando actualmente en la elaboración de una presentación para las comunidades de inmigrantes. Temas que deben incluir "conozca sus derechos" si ICE llega a su casa y preparar a su familia para la deportación. Estén atentos para más información.

01/25/2025

It's going to be a long four years but we must continue to fight and represent our immigrant community.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/us/immigration-deportation-trump-explainer-cec/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc

08/26/2024

Check out the wait times for Canadians- crazy!

Canadian residents who require a visa to visit the United States currently face the longest wait times in the world, CBC News has learned.