Anderson & Benson

08/26/2022

New regulations to preserve the program are welcomed, but permanent protections are still needed. I join AILA and the American Immigration Council in calling for Congress to pass legislation providing permanent protections for Dreamers and others in legal limbo:

AILA and the American Immigration Council welcomed newly published regulations that codify the DACA program. AILA President Jeremy McKinney noted, "These regulations are essential, but laws are for lasting change," and called on Congress to "pass legislation permanently protecting all Dreamers."

07/15/2020

Trump administration does about-face, drops rule that threatened foreign students

The administration drops a rule that would have made international students transfer schools or leave the U.S. if their college classes were online.

05/23/2020

03/18/2020

FYI

03/18/2020

ALERT: Rescheduling Appointments Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)If you become ill for any reason, regardless of whether you were exposed to COVID-19, you should not come to appointments at a

12/12/2019

Fredy lives with his American family in Utah where they are faithful members of an American-born religion. He runs his own American business, pays his American taxes, and employs several American citizens. He’s living the American dream. But that dream quickly becomes a nightmare when he’s pulle...

08/14/2019

Attorney Craig Ebert got a big win in a difficult case in immigration court this week. Our client will now be able to stay in the United States with his family, and eventually qualify for US citizenship. Nice work, Craig!

06/25/2019

“It’s unfortunate that both sides seem to be digging in their heels saying I want all or nothing and so we continue to see nothing get done,” said Skyler Anderson, Immigration Attorney, Anderson & Benson.

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Anderson wants to remind undocumented immigrants that they do have rights in the U.S.

“Just the fact that you are standing in the United States means that you have certain rights. You should preserve them and maintain them, vigorously but It’s easier said than done,” Anderson said. “You don’t have to answer their questions about your citizenship status. You don’t have to let them into your home if they don’t have a warrant that’s signed by a judge. You don’t have to do their work for them. The first thing they have to do is prove that you are here illegally."

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 News) – A Utah teacher who has dedicated his life to social justice and activism across the United States found out Monday that one of his former students was detai…

05/30/2019

The Hill (opinion): 'Remain in Mexico' policy pushes asylum seekers into grave danger

This is an unserious and inhumane approach to the horrors of exploitation and persecution.

05/30/2019

CNN: Justice Department asks Supreme Court to move quickly on

A frustrated Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to say by the end of next month if it will hear arguments on whether it can wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, an Obama-era program that protects young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as ch...

03/01/2019

Check out this article discussing the new book by Skyler Anderson of ANDERSON & BENSON.

As an immigration lawyer based in Utah, Skyler Anderson is aware of the pitfalls of the immigration process. Anderson recently authored a fiction novel portraying the extreme or "absurd" laws that illegal immigrants deal with in the United States.