Law Office of Barbara D. Villaverde, Esq.

03/10/2019

Immigration Attorney
Serving all of South Florida & the Greater US with Deportation Defense, Bonds, Family Petitions, and Citizenships.

03/05/2019

Immigrants with specialized skills are being denied work visas or seeing applications get caught up in lengthy bureaucratic tangles under federal changes that some consider a contradiction to President Donald Trump’s promise of a continued pathway to the U.S. for the most talented foreigners.

NEW YORK (AP) — Immigrants with specialized skills are being denied work visas or seeing applications get caught up in lengthy bureaucratic tangles under federal changes that some consider a...

03/04/2019

The time that aspiring Americans must wait to be naturalized is now almost twice as long, 10 months, as it was two years ago. The delays come as the Trump administration tightens scrutiny of applications, diverts staff from reviewing them and introduces proposals likely to make it more difficult, and cumbersome, for green-card holders to qualify and complete the process.

It now takes twice as long to complete the citizenship application process as it did two years ago. The average wait time is now 10 months, but some wait more than two years.

02/26/2019

According to the National Immigration Forum, immigrant-owned businesses employ more than 19 million people and generate $4.8 trillion in revenue.

Immigration is the No. 1 concern of small businesses on Main Street, the Q1 CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey reveals. The sentiment may be driven by the skills shortage and curbs that limit the formation of start-ups by immigrants.

05/01/2018

The marriages of immigrants to American citizens must stand up to the scrutiny of the United States government, which is always on the lookout for people gaming the system for a green card.

Would your relationship stand up to the scrutiny of the American government? Take the test.

04/29/2018

A third federal judge has ruled against the phaseout of DACA, but he has gone further to protect the program than the two other judges.

A third federal judge has ruled against the phaseout of a program protecting immigrants brought to the country illegally as minors, but he has gone further to protect the program than the two other judges.

04/23/2018

Child support payments are a particularly onerous issue in regards to credit reporting. The credit bureaus are required to include delinquent support payments in your file.

Look, it’s no fun being divorced. It is even less fun being a divorced parent who makes child support payments, because you likely feel that you are giving money to…

04/21/2018

The United States is seeking to send thousands of immigrants from Vietnam back to the communist-ruled country despite a bilateral agreement that should protect most from deportation, according to Washington’s former ambassador to Hanoi.

The United States is seeking to send thousands of immigrants from Vietnam back to the communist-ruled country despite a bilateral agreement that should protect most from deportation, according to Washington's former ambassador to Hanoi.

04/19/2018

A provision in a federal law authorizing deportation of immigrants convicted of a crime of violence is unconstitutionally vague, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a 5-4 decision.

04/18/2018

Only the court can change a mandated child support payment, so any modification would have to be submitted to a judge.

How to go about changing child support amounts when family circumstances change.

04/16/2018

The White House is reviewing a proposal that could penalize immigrants who use certain government programs, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed.

The White House is reviewing a proposal that could penalize immigrants who use certain government programs, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Thursday.

04/13/2018

authorities have detained 506 pregnant women since December, when the Trump administration ended a policy to release most pregnant women while their immigration cases are pending.

Immigration authorities have detained 506 pregnant women since December, when the Trump administration ended a policy to release most pregnant women while their immigration cases are pending.