San Diego Immigration Law, Vidal L. Cordova, Esq.

01/30/2018

My new blog post on the upcoming H-1B season! Time to get your ducks in a row and pointers to avoid delaying, expensive and aggravating government requests for evidence!

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01/16/2018

Brief and general rundown of the resuming of DACA applications under last week's federal court order in my new blog post. http://askthevisalawyer.blogspot.com/2018/01/uscis-accepting-daca-applications-again.html

Late last week, based on a federal court order, USCIS resumed accepting requests by applicants to renew their DACA protections. As of now, ...

10/27/2017

Photo quality is bad, but was psyched to attend this week's legislative and advocacy action meeting with the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Valley to strengthen local partnerships in our mission to protect immigrants' rights. ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties.

10/27/2017

"The agents stop drivers if they have 'reasonable suspicion'-–that is, more than a hunch-–that a crime or immigration violation has been, or will be, committed."

Let me de-code what this really is: if you look brown, black, or "Mexican," that's reasonable suspicion, in ICE's view. Let's cut the crap and call it what it is: racial profiling.

Patrolling the area closest to the U.S.-Mexico border may be what first comes to mind when you think of the U.S. Border Patrol, but that’s only one piece of their enforcement efforts.

10/21/2017

Please lend your support to this great organization that provides legal services to our immigrant communities throughout the country. You can make your tax-deductible donation here: http://njfon.org/donate/

09/07/2017

The Horrible Imaginings horror Film Festival is going down in San Diego this weekend, and the lineup...killzzzz. Got my pass and dying for the weekend to be here lol Horrible Imaginings Film Festival

A film festival dedicated to exploring fear, anxiety, and the macabre in cinema and art! The 10th An

06/11/2017

When the surf sucks, grab the shorts and hit the bay.

06/10/2017

Digging my new neighborhood coffee roasters On a street with a new brewery opening up seemingly ever week, it's good to finally have some local Java talent added to the block.

05/28/2017

Fun morning surf sesh in tiny but sunny conditions, followed by a call with a new potential client, and wrapped up work with awesome news from USCIS that it has approved my client's P-3 visa (after a very stupid RFE). Now time to go salsa dancing in LA with my peeps. Memorial Day weekend I am loving you!

05/17/2017

Yesterday I had the privilege to join lawyers, community leaders, students and immigrants and meet with California State Assembly and Senate members and staff to advocate for California laws that will protect our immigrant communities from the racist, unjust and impractical policies pushed by the Trump administration. We shared personal stories, experiences of our clients and families, and left feeling encouraged that California is a national leader in protecting our communities and families. — at California State Capitol.

04/24/2017

Lawyer colleagues in the house, I need a recommendation for an employee side labor attorney for a workplace dispute referral please. Thank you!

04/18/2017

She awaits. Here's hoping for good clear skies next few days.