Pasifika Immigration Law Group, LLP

Federal Judge rules immigration must continue for now Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and work permits for El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan! El juez federal dice que la migra tiene que continuar TPS por ahora y los permisos de trabajo para los de El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, y Sudan!

DC court ruled today that DACA renewals will continue. No initial DACA applications or advance parole applications can be filed while the appeal is pending.

Si NO eres ciudadano NO utilices la marihuana con fines medicinales. Podrías afectar tu situación migratorio. Si tienes dudas, marca al CIAM 1-855-463-6395

Our office celebrating Olga’s pro-bono award from San Joaquin College of Law, New American Legal Clinic

Attorney Olga Grosh will be volunteering at the West Fresno Library this Saturday to screen residents for citizenship. It is time to become a citizen, and then vote! Es tiempo obtener ciudadania, y despues votar! Sin cobrar - este Sabado. Vengan!

GREAT NEWS! USCIS will now accept DACA renewals for those who filed their renewals on time before the October 5 deadline, but were denied or rejected due to USPS error. This is HUGE! Please contact us immediately if this happened to you!

Our own, Leah Tuisavalalo, on ABC30 Latino Life talking about immigrant rights.

Attorney Olga Grosh will be answering the community's questions about their rights and immigration at tonight's event.

Our very own, Olga Grosh appearing on ABC30 news last night, commenting on the Justice Department's challenge of California's sanctuary laws, claiming the legislation has made it impossible for ICE agents to do their jobs.

http://www.sjcl.edu/index.php/faculty/adjunct-faculty Leah Tuisavalalo will be teaching Immigration Law as an adjunct professor at, San Joaquin College of Law this fall.

We moved! Nos movimos! New Address/Nueva Direccion: 923 Van Ness Ave, Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93721! Phone, fax, and email remain the same. Telefono, fax, email permanecen igual.

#Importante. El programa #DACA está vigente a nivel nacional. A partir del 13 de enero de 2018 puedes solicitar la renovación ante USCIS. ¡Infórmate por medios ...oficiales y acércate a tu Consulado para mayor información! El próximo sábado 20 de enero, tendremos asesorías para el llenado de solicitudes DACA See more

We'll be helping out. Pasen la voz.

It's official. DACA RENEWALS ARE BACK! You can now file your renewal application.

My niece’s 6th grade project. Never too young to participate in the political process #daca

"Everything that I've suffered has been erased. This undocumented mother went on a 2,000-mile road trip to see her daughter graduate from Harvard:

The Opportunity Scholarship application closes on January 23, 2018. The Opportunity Scholarship is for high school graduates who have DACA, TPS, or would have met the DACA eligibility criteria and live in states that do not offer in-state tuition to DREAMers - or bar them from attending state colleges and universities altogether. The Scholarship is for up to $80,000 to cover tuition, fees, and on-campus housing and meals for a bachelor’s degree. For more info: http://www.thedream.us/scholarships/opportunity-scholarship

THERE IS STILL TIME TO APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP AND THEN REGISTER TO VOTE! Olga Grosh, an attorney with Pasifika Immigration Law Group, has volunteered her service at many naturalization assistance workshops over the past two years. Grosh said that while she doesn’t ask people why they are applying for citizenship, she has recently seen many longtime legal residents applying for citizenship. One reason many don’t seek citizenship, Grosh said, is because the filing fee with U.S.... Citizenship and Immigration Services is $680. But she said this election has many people worried in the Valley. Not just those with unlawful status but also those with lawful status because of the perception toward immigrants, she said. Nobody wants to be an outsider. But Grosh said it’s important, not just for the right to vote, that immigrants naturalize. Citizenship is forever, she said. Residency can be taken away.

Citizenship workshop this Saturday in Fresno. Please spread the word. Taller de ciudadania este Sabado en Fresno. Pasen la voz.

UPDATE: the US Consulate in Apia, Samoa is again conducting local interviews for non-immigrant visa applicants. Every two months, a consular officer will travel from the U.S. Consulate General in Auckland to our Embassy in Apia to interview applicants. Applicants must fill out the application online, on a computer, then make an appointment online, and pay the normal fee of US$160.00 or Samoan Tala equivalent to the Embassy the day of the appointment. The visiting consular officer can only conduct a limited number of visa interviews per visit. The number of applicants seeking interviews may exceed our interview capacity, so we may not be able to interview all applicants immediately.

TULARE COUNTY SCAM ALERT!! Tulare County residents have been receiving phone calls telling them they are facing fines because of missing jury duty. Victims are asked to pay a fine over the phone or risk a warrant being issued. Callers have claimed to be from the Tulare County Sheriff's Department, and from the County Assessor/Clerk-Recorder's Office. BE WARNED: Neither of these agencies collect fines over the phone. Never give your personal or financial information over the phone to anyone you don't know. If you receive one of these calls in any county, please call your local police department or Sheriff's Office.

"One for-profit prison company has found that incarcerating infants, toddlers, children, and mothersas long as they’re undocumented immigrantsis a great way to boost their revenue by upward of $49 million over the previous year....The company can thank President Obama. Facing enormous political pressure and eye-grabbing headlines, the Obama administration moved last summer to dramatically expand the federal government’s capacity for locking up young mothers and kids."

By the time their mission in San Antonio ended Sept. 25, the Mexicans had served 170,000 meals, helped distribute more than 184,000 tons of supplies and conducted more than 500 medical consultations.

Upcoming information sessions held by USCIS -- valuable information, check it out to see if there is one happening near you!! Saturday 9/5 9am-11am Naturalization 101... Folsom Public Library 411 Stafford Street Folsom, CA 95630 Monday, 9/14 1pm-5pm Naturalization 101 Bakersfield Adult School 501 S. Mt. Vernon Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93307 Tuesday, 9/15 6pm-8pm Naturalization 101 UFW Foundation 220 18th Street Bakersfield, CA 93301 Wednesday, 9/16 6pm-8pm Naturalization 101 Bakersfield Adult School 501 S. Mt. Vernon Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93307 Friday, 10/2 6:30pm-8:30pm General Info Session Holy Rosary Parish Hall, 315 Walnut Street Woodland, CA 95695 Saturday, 10/3 2pm-4pm New Immigrant Orientation S. Natomas Library 2901 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA 95833 Thursday, 10/8 6pm-8pm Naturalization 101 Margaret Troke Library 502 W. Benjamin Holt Dr Stockton, CA 95202 Saturday, 10/10 11am-1pm Naturalization 101 Sacramento Library 828 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Saturday, 10/17 10:30am-12:30pm Naturalization 101 Fairfield Civic Ctr Library 1150 Kentucky Street Fairfield, CA 94533 Saturday, 10/24 10:30am-12:30pm Naturalization 101 Tracy Public Library 20 East Eaton Avenue Tracy, CA 95376 Wednesday, 10/28 6pm-7:30pm Naturalization 101 Patterson Public Library 46 N. Salado Ave. Patterson, CA 95363

Pasifika is honored to be assisting our community this weekend. Please spread the word about this DACA and Citizenship workshop.

For Pacific Islanders in the Long Beach, CA area, please come out to get free information on how DACA and potentially DAPA, may apply to you!!

Proud to have participated in planning this Immigration Forum. Please come by to obtain information about the many available immigration benefits, and learn how to avoid immigration fraud.

The court denied the request to begin the extended deferred action programs for childhood arrivals and parents of US citizens and resident children (new DACA and DAPA) while the courts examine Texas's claim that the programs offering temporary suspension of deportation are unlawful. This means we have to wait for the final court ruling in favor of the programs before the government can grant reprieve from removal on this basis. Please note that the original Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals announced in June of 2012 (old/original DACA) IS NOT AFFECTED. Please contact us if you have questions about the difference in the programs, and to see if you qualify for the existing, original DACA.

Olga Grosh, attorney for Pasifika Immigration Law Group in Fresno, said the current DACA program is alive and well and unaffected by the suit. Those who qualify would receive two-year deferred action permits under the original DACA if they apply, she said. Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article21424959.html

New blog on Executive Action!

"...town halls to educate the public on President Barack Obama's recent executive orders on immigration and to provide valid legal resources for those seeking help."

Leah Tuisavalalo will be at the Pacific Islander Health Partnership Office (PIHP) in Santa Ana, CA this evening from 6pm - 9pm, to talk about the new Executive Order on immigration & answer questions. Come out and find out how these new benefits may help you, or someone you know!

US Department of Homeland Security lays out the new programs:

A colleague's perfectly stated post regarding the dire need for immigration reform.

Overview of President Obama's immigration plan

President Obama just announced that parents of US citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident children who have been here for 5 years or more, pass a criminal background check, and pay their taxes will not be deported.

http://www.uscis.gov//dhs-announces-temporary-protected-st

http://immigrationimpact.com//dhs-grants-temporary-protec/

Pasifika's attorney Olga Grosh (at 0:35) volunteering this past Saturday with other members of the Central Valley DACA Collaborative to offer Valley youth free assistance with their Deferred Action applications. Olga will be volunteering at next workshop on October 30, 4-7, at 54 N Main St #10, Porterville, CA 93257. Spread the word to those in need of free assistance.

Volunteered with the One Justice bus in Pixley, Ca, today, helping people with DACA, Citizenship & other immigration issues. One Justice buses law school students & uses volunteer attorneys, to help people in rural, under served communities. Great group & great work. Contact them if you are in a community or know of one that can benefit from their amazing services!

Come and see us at the First Annual Polynesian Festival in Fresno! Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 4744 East Church Avenue in Fresno from 4 - 7:30pm.

Pasifika's Olga Grosh in the Fresno Bee on volunteering with the Valley's youth applying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and the importance and need to keep DACA going.

Come and see us at the Pacific Islander Festival this weekend in Huntington Beach!

DACA workshop at Consulmex Fresno with the help of Yenedit Valencia. Virginia Meza Reyna Vlsqz Olga Grosh Brisa Cruz David Martinez Grego S Matiaz Jesus Martinez Xavier Vázquez Báez Zenaida Ventura Salvadora Cuahutenango alejan... we served around 77 people! Damn! Great job everyone!!:))

A huge congrats to Pasifika Immigration Law Group's partner Leah Nagler Tuisavalalo for winning a same-sex marriage-based Lawful Permanent Resident status for her client!

Blog on new DACA renewal process. Check it out!

This is about keeping our best and brightest here in Washington, and giving everyone a shot at the American Dream"

US Labor Department certifies "witness tampering" U Visa for a Guatemalan man threatened by employer with deportation if he continued to take part in protests against getting paid less than minimum wage.

We were honored to attend an evening with the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Rigoberta Menchu who advocated much needed unity and accord.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals workshop this Saturday in Kerman brought to you by CBDIO. Pasifika will be standing by to provide assistance for those requiring attorney help.

Calling attention to the horrors in Mexico and the difficulty of seeking asylum.