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THANK YOU!
 
From The Houston Attorneys & Counselors at Law at Veritas Legal Group, P.C.
Dear friends:
 
            November is a festive month. As Americans, we all will celebrate Thanksgiving Day at the end of the month.  For the Houston Lawyers and the West Houston Attorneys at Veritas Legal Group, P.C., we have a lot to thank for.  [...]

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Criminal Convictions and Deportation waivers
 
By The Houston Immigration Lawyers
 
            I regular receive phone calls and inquiries regarding immigration hardship waivers for spouses and relatives that are currently in removal proceedings.  Unfortunately, there are numerous cases in which the person is not qualified for a waiver based on his or her past criminal conviction.  There [...]

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Statutory-Bar From Adjustment of Status
 
 
            I was contacted today by a couple of people who wanted to know whether they can file adjustment of status applications to get their green cards and become permanent residents.  Sadly, neither person was qualified for different reasons.  The names of the individuals are concealed and the facts are slightly changed [...]

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Should I Appear After Being Served With A Motion for Protection Order?
        The short answer to the question above is, “YES!”  In Texas, a Motion for Protective Order is a quasi-criminal motion in family law, usually filed prior to or in concurrent with filing an Original Petition for Divorce.  There are criminal implications if the court [...]

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DELAYED NATURALIZATION LITIGATION UPDATE
        Section 1447(b) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. Section 1447(b), allows the naturalization applicant to file petitions with the U.S. District Courts to adjudicate or ask the court to remand the case to USCIS to adjudicate their naturalization application if the USCIS has not make a decision after 120 days after the [...]

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