Andino Law Firm / Abogada Jocelyn Andino

02/11/2026

Una oficina de ICE viene a Columbia.
Ahorita solamente hay una oficina de ICE en Carolina del Sur - en North Charleston.

The U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has secured an office space at 1441 Main St. in Columbia without notifying local leaders or law enforcement.

01/14/2026

Starting January 21, 2026, NO IMMIGRANT VISAS will be issued for nationals of these 75 countries:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Yemen.

The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.

09/30/2025

Nothing has changed with DACA as of now. A final decision in federal court is still pending on this proposal for the acceptance of initial DACA applications.

Under the government's proposal, DACA recipients who move into Texas risk losing their legal ability to work, while moving out of Texas could allow them to resume qualifying for a two-year work permit.

08/08/2025

Las autoridades de Inmigración podrán iniciar procedimientos de deportación para personas que no tienen estatus legal y solicitan la residencia permanente a través de un cónyuge.

Immigration authorities may begin removal proceedings for immigrants who lack legal status and apply for green cards through spouses, according to USCIS guidance.

08/08/2025

RECUERDEN: El TPS para hondureños y nicaragüenses es válido hasta el 18 de noviembre de 2025.

07/07/2025

El gobierno pondrá fin al TPS para hondureños y nicaragüenses.

DHS said it would terminate temporary protected status for an estimated 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguans

06/04/2025

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01/29/2025

Se revoca la extensión de TPS para Venezuela.

The Trump administration has revoked an extension of deportation protections that the previous administration granted to more than 600,000 Venezuelans already in the United States, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing a copy of the decision.

01/23/2025

Un juez federal bloquea temporalmente la orden ejecutiva de Trump que pone fin a la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento.

A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.

01/22/2025

The COVID-19 vaccination will no longer be required for Adjustment of Status (permanent residence).

https://www.uscis.gov/i-485

01/21/2025

ICE (Inmigración) tendrá autoridad para entrar a iglesias y escuelas para hacer arrestos.

Federal immigration authorities will be permitted to arrest people and carry out enforcement actions in and near places such as churches and schools, marking a departure from long-standing policy to avoid so-called sensitive areas.