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Board of Immigration Appeals Finds That California Perjury is an Aggravated Felony 1000 871 Amy Lenhert
  • Amy Lenhert

Board of Immigration Appeals Finds That California Perjury is an Aggravated Felony

Criminal convictions can carry severe immigration consequences, even where a person has lived in the United States for decades and has strong family ties.  If you are facing criminal charges, or have a conviction in your record, it is critical to consult with an experienced immigration attorney who can advise you of the possible consequences.…

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Senators Propose Legislation To Protect Dreamers 200 317 Amy Lenhert
  • Amy Lenhert

Senators Propose Legislation To Protect Dreamers

The election of Donald J. Trump has raised serious concerns among immigrants in the United States.  Given his many hardline proclamations throughout his campaign, immigrants and their advocates are attempting to plan for the significant and perhaps unpleasant changes that may lie ahead. One likely target of the Trump administration will be the Deferred Action…

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SGG Celebrates Pro Bono Win 949 942 Andrew Grzegorek

SGG Celebrates Pro Bono Win

SGG’s pro bono team continues to impact struggling families in our communities. In one such case, our firm initially worked on the naturalization application of an elderly gentleman.  After he became a U.S. citizen, SGG helped him bring to the United States his wife and youngest child, from whom he had been separated for decades.…

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USCIS Fees To Increase December 23rd 1920 1280 Amy Lenhert
  • Amy Lenhert

USCIS Fees To Increase December 23rd

Just in time for the holidays… The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is set to raise the filing fees for various applications. Overall, filing fees will increase by an average of 21 percent. Some increases are modest.  For example, the cost of applying for an employment authorization document will increase by $30, from $380…

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SGG attorneys voted Southern California Top Women Immigration Lawyers…again! 1200 1575 Andrew Grzegorek

SGG attorneys voted Southern California Top Women Immigration Lawyers…again!

SGG attorneys named to exclusive Super Lawyers list of Top Women in Southern California in Los Angeles Magazine Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP congratulates its Super Lawyers Top Women: Partners Kathy Grzegorek, Josie Gonzalez, and Heather Poole. Selected by peer review, our attorneys are trusted to handle diverse U.S. immigration cases. The Super Lawyers stringent selection process is what sets…

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SGG Achieves Long-Sought Visa for Navy Seaman and Spouse 1920 1535 Andrew Grzegorek

SGG Achieves Long-Sought Visa for Navy Seaman and Spouse

The Firm’s persistence finally paid off when – after nearly four years of pro bono work – we achieved success for a US Navy seaman whose wife had been denied entry to the United States due to an incident that occurred when she was a minor.  A team of SGG attorneys and paralegals approached the…

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Supreme Court Declines to Interfere in DAPA/DACA 1920 1440 Andrew Grzegorek

Supreme Court Declines to Interfere in DAPA/DACA

On June 23, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in U.S. v. Texas, essentially declining to reverse lower court decisions that had halted implementation of the Executive Actions that President Obama announced in November 2014. As a result, the government is precluded from implementing Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (“DAPA”) and…

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