Delfunt Law Firm

05/23/2026

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05/22/2026

Our federal government apparently believes its own memos circumvent actual law. Our nation’s immigration laws dating back to the 50s if not earlier allow for those in the US who were already vetted by immigration - already approved for and here on visitor visas, student visas, work visas, etc - to gain permanent residence (a green card) through a process called “adjustment of status.” Adjustment of Status (AOS) allows someone to apply for their green card in the US without having to leave the US and if approved, the green card is mailed to their home. It’s not an easy, straightforward process but it’s significantly more efficient, less time consuming, less stressful and more manageable than consular processing.

Consular processing requires those who did not enter the US legally to return to their home country and gain status following an interview at the U.S. consulate. It takes years… often 5-8 years … for the entire process to complete. It’s costly, involving multiple agencies, and requires families be separated for lengthy periods of time. Leaving the U.S. also triggers certain inadmissibility bars that require waivers that often aren’t needed for AOS.

To now say that those who for 70+ years have qualified for the simpler process to get legal status now must consular process is abhorrent and will be challenged in federal court. It’s embarrassing that our government issues a “memo” blatantly disregarding longstanding laws and does so immediately before a federal holiday throwing the immigrant community once again into a tailspin.

This is not right. This is not legal. We will fight this in every manner possible and we know federal challenges are already in the works.

For our clients - we will send a detailed message in our client portal on how your case may be impacted in the next few days. For now, absent “extraordinary circumstances” (whatever that means) it’s possible your green card application may not be approved. The good thing - your lawyer believes in God and justice and we will fight this memo and also fight to show you are eligible for your green card even in the face of this memo. In the meantime, breathe, pray, and ask God for favor. We all need it.

Joanna

USCIS is applying long-standing law and prior court decisions to require certain aliens with temporary visas who decide they want to permanently reside in the U.S. to return to their home countries to apply for permanent visas through the U.S. Department of State.

We're returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation’s immigration system properly.

Here’s what you should know: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-will-grant-adjustment-of-status-only-in-extraordinary

04/24/2026

A few weeks ago, we celebrated the two new additions coming to DLF - Emily and Mai are both pregnant - and we had a baby shower to celebrate. I am working on setting up a little nursery at the office, because if you can’t guess I am very pro-mom and I feel such a call for moms who work outside the home and juggle the demands of motherhood. Moms can do anything!

Here’s to these two beautiful moms! We loved celebrating them and cannot wait to be a part of these two little lives.

Nomatter what, we continue to provide excellent service to our clients and moms make things happen! This will only grow their strength and ability to juggle it all and have the fortitude to keep going nomatter what.

03/06/2026

When your husband is such a boss 20/20 is here to interview him. 🎥

03/05/2026

Haven’t posted much with the move into the new office and wanted to give an update on some incredible things happening at the firm. It’s been a January / February for the books:

1. Our firm won “Best of Forsyth” in the immigration attorney category. 🏆

2. I spoke at our GA/AL AILA chapter conference on the new OBBBA fees and how the new fees impact our cases and clients. 🗣️

3. I was given a certificate for my service to our chapter as the GA DDS liaison, helping noncitizens with driver’s license issues. 🚗 🥇

4. We had our first full month in the new office! Woohooo! Wow, this place is pretty. 🏢

5. Our new associate, Mai, prepared us a delicious meal to celebrate Lunar New Year. 🧧

6. We had multiple celebrations! Katrina and Mai both had birthdays and TODAY is Katrina’s 7th (yes SEVENTH) anniversary with our firm. 💯🎈💐🎊 Cue, the ugly tears. 😭

7. A local baker brought us delicious cupcakes decorated to be floral arrangements. I’m still trying to fit back into my smaller pants! They were the best cupcakes we’ve ever tasted! 🧁 Check out !

8. Last but the BEST - we’ve had a lot of wins!!! Hard fought green cards and citizenships! A client who was stuck outside the US for more than 14 years was finally able to reenter after a waiver approval and reinterview. Lots of tears as God has reconfirmed we are meant to be here. 🇺🇸

Can’t wait to see what the rest of 2026 holds! Believing God for miracles and favor and strength as we fight with all we have to bring success to our clients.

02/06/2026

When your client was ordered removed for not going to court but was never sent notice of court (hence him not going) and DHS was given a deadline to respond to your motion to reopen and of course never sent their response - so at midnight you will be filing a notice of nonopposition. Doesn’t matter if I’m home alone with my four kids. I’ll hide in my room in my sweats and do whatever it takes to fight this injustice.

02/03/2026

Every day falling more and more in love with our new space. Finally have our conference room chairs and can start having meetings here with our clients. The clouds are parting. The sun is shining once again. The birds are singing. This insane period of limbo is finally coming to a close.

514 W Maple Street, Suite 306, Cu***ng, GA 30040
470-239-8773

01/21/2026

We are finally in our new office! After the electrical fire in July, we’ve been working remote (which has not been ideal!) but after months of searching and then construction - we made it! Home sweet home in downtown Cu***ng! A fresh start to continue servicing our beloved clients.

514 W Maple Street
Suite 306
Cu***ng, GA 30040

10/29/2025

Our future conference room! Looking forward to finally being back in a physical office after three months of virtual work!

This was a doctor’s office before us, so they had to remove medical exam beds and sinks out of every room and are combining two rooms and a closet so we can have a conference room.

Cannot wait to be in here, serving our clients and community once again in one space!

10/01/2025

✨ DACA Update ✨ : DACA Texas residents, you may only be protected from removal and nothing else!
A small ray of hope amidst immigration uncertainty: the federal government has provided guidance on how it will implement the Fifth Circuit Court’s July 2025 ruling on DACA, a decision that ended the nationwide block on DACA applications and limited the DACA injunction to Texas alone.

What does this mean for the immigrant community? For the first time in years, USCIS will once again accept initial DACA applications, and renewals will continue in all U.S. states, including Texas. If you live outside Texas, you can also apply for a DACA-based work permit (EAD).

But residence matters. If you live in Texas, you may still apply for DACA and receive deferred action (protection from deportation), but you will not be granted a work permit or considered “lawfully present.” If someone approved outside Texas later moves into the state, USCIS may revoke their EAD. If someone moves out of Texas, they may then apply for a work permit tied to their DACA approval and once again be considered “lawfully present.”

We now await how/when USCIS will implement these changes, but this is finally something moving forward!

Call us at 470-239-8773 to see if you would qualify!

09/26/2025

SHE PASSED THE BAR EXAM! After getting sworn in as an attorney, Mai Nguyen will officially be a new attorney with Delfunt Law Firm!!! She's been such an asset for our firm in the last two months as a "law clerk" - sending me memos of legal research, helping draft client affidavits, completing complex legal arguments for human trafficking cases, and I could not be more THANKFUL that she is with our firm.

Welcome to the legal team, Mai! God has HUGE plans for your beautiful life and we are honored to be a small part of it.