Rosché Immigration Law PLLC

10/08/2026

Big immigration news, close to home.

On Thursday, October 8, Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft will be suspended from the Labor Department's permanent labor certification program, known as PERM, accusing the company of abusing the system. PERM is the first step in most employer-sponsored green cards. The Labor Department said Adobe and several large IT outsourcing firms will also be suspended.

The Vice President said the H-1B system lets companies hire "indentured servants." This suspension does nothing to fix that. H-1B workers depend on their employer to stay in the country, and the most common way out of that dependence is a green card through PERM. Blocking these companies from PERM does not free their workers. It closes their usual way out.

H-1B status generally ends after six years, and staying longer usually requires a green card case that is already underway. Workers at these companies without one could be forced to leave the United States when their time runs out. Another option is to self-petition, either through EB-1A for people with extraordinary ability or through an EB-2 National Interest Waiver for advanced-degree professionals and people of exceptional ability whose work serves the national interest. Both set a very high bar.

The accusations are aimed at the companies, not at individual workers but it will no doubt be the workers who suffer. If you or someone in your family works for one of these companies and is in the green card process, please don't make big decisions based on headlines. Talk first with the attorney handling your green card case.

This post is general information, not legal advice.

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Vice President JD Vance singled out the tech firm as he and other officials accused several companies and universities of committing visa fraud.

10/07/2026

This WEDNESDAY WIN moved fast! Last Thursday, a long-time green card holder sat down with Attorney Rosché for a consultation. He was facing deportation over a conviction from more than three decades ago, one the government claimed was an "aggravated felony," a label in immigration law that can make removal nearly automatic.
Danielle knew it wasn’t a legitimate claim. Other courts had already ruled that this type of conviction is not one that can get someone deported. She showed the judge, and the government dropped the case.
In less than TWO business days, his deportation proceedings were closed.
Removal cases are usually measured in years. This one is a reminder of what careful legal work can do, and how quickly a family's future can change when the right argument reaches the right courtroom.
Here's to hope, one win at a time.

10/02/2026

Trump's repeated attempts to install a former immigration judge (who spearheaded the legal interpretation requiring mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants which has been overturned by higher courts, keep up the fight NWIRP) continue to fail no matter what fake titles they give him. I'm pleased to see the Article 3 co-equal branch of government holding its own.

President Trump fired Roger Rogoff, a former judge and veteran prosecutor, less than an hour after he was appointed top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle. Rogoff sued, and in a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian found the termination unlawful and reinstated him.

09/30/2026

This week’s WEDNESDAY WIN goes out to our fearless leader, Danielle Rosché.
Danielle is known to be a fierce attorney in the Seattle area who can handle the most complex immigration cases. She is a trusted professional, protective mother, and thoughtful boss.
And the community notices her efforts! Alliance for Education is coordinating a series of Know Your Rights presentations to bring Danielle’s knowledge across the city. She will be speaking with Community-Based Organizations, King County Family Groups, Seattle Teachers, and the City Council. She’s going on tour!
This win goes to the person whose work doesn't stop after her clients’ cases close. Thank you, Danielle, for all you do day in and day out to advocate, advise, and accompany immigrants in our community.
Here’s to hope, one brilliant attorney at a time!

09/29/2026

The program that paid for lawyers for these kids was gutted at the beginning of this administration. Tomorrow we'll bring you a win but today I'm just a little sad. Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)

Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.

09/23/2026

After winning protection in immigration court, some people were given a day's notice, or none at all, before being put on a plane to a country they had never set foot in. This WEDNESDAY WIN is for everyone who has lived with that fear.
Last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the heart of a lower court ruling in D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, striking down DHS's policy of deporting people to "third countries" (countries never named in their immigration cases) without warning or a chance to speak up. Under that policy, people were sent to places like South Sudan and Eswatini with little or no notice. Some were then passed along to the very countries U.S. judges had already found too dangerous for them to return to.
The court's message was clear: the government cannot sidestep protections against persecution and torture simply by changing the destination. Everyone in the nationwide class is entitled to real notice of where they are being sent and a meaningful opportunity to raise their fear before they go.
This win belongs to our friends at NWIRP, alongside the National Immigration Litigation Alliance and Human Rights First, who have fought this case since March 2025. We are proud to stand beside them.
Here's to hope, one win at a time.

09/16/2026

This week’s WEDNESDAY WIN goes out to the people behind the process.
A client called USCIS this week hoping to find someone on the other end who could help them. And, luckily, they got James!
James took the call in English and Spanish, and he did not just recite a script. He listened, moved quickly, and pushed to get the situation handled right there on the spot. He even transferred the call to a supervisor so it could be resolved immediately.
The same spirit showed up in person this week. Several adjustment of status and asylum interviews went in front of officers who were fair, attentive, and treated the people in front of them with respect.
None of this makes the news! The stories that travel are the delays, the denials, the system at its worst. But the system is made of individuals, and this week, a lot of those individuals showed up and did right by the people in front of them.
It is worth sitting with the distance between policy and practice. The people who write policy are rarely the people who carry it out, and that gap matters. A rule can come from a place of cruelty, indifference, or fear, but the people staffing the desks, answering the phones, and sitting across the table do not have to carry that same spirit. Most days, they do not. Decency does not wait for permission from the top. It shows up anyway.
Here’s to hope, one win at a time.

09/09/2026

It’s time for a WEDNESDAY WIN.
This week we're celebrating a client who traveled abroad to see his mother for the first time in twelve years!
Twelve years is a long time to be apart from the person who raised you. Immigration status can make even a short visit home impossible, and for many of our clients, staying in the U.S. has meant missing weddings, funerals, and everyday moments with family they love.
This week, one of our clients traveled to see his mother, spent real time with her after over a decade apart, and returned to the U.S. without a hitch at the border.
He shared a photo from the trip, and it made our whole day. We won't share it here out of respect for his privacy, but seeing him standing next to his mother, both of them beaming, was the kind of moment that makes this work worth it.
We're so grateful he trusted us to help make this trip possible, and even more grateful he came home safe to keep building his life here.
Here's to hope, one win at a time.

09/02/2026

A WEDNESDAY WIN doesn't always look glamorous. This week it looked like a tough Monday, when we got the news that we lost a case.
Here's what nobody tells you about this work: pushing through the loss and staying in the fight is a win in itself. We learn our own strength by testing it. Sometimes winning looks like sitting with the grief for exactly as long as it takes, then turning the music up loud enough to drown it out. Danielle had Florence and the Machine on repeat in the office Monday. That's allowed too.
Here's what we know for certain. Our client is here. Our client is safe. Our client is not in detention. Today, that is the win, and we don't take it for granted.
And here's what we believe about tomorrow. This case is headed to the Ninth Circuit, where a neutral judge who had no hand in Monday's decision will take a fresh look at the record. That's the whole point of an appeal. It's a built-in check, a second set of eyes independent from the first, and it exists because no single judge's read of a case should be the last word. Immigration judges' outcomes vary widely from courtroom to courtroom, which is exactly why that independent review matters so much. We've seen this system turn a hard Monday into a different ending before, and we intend to see it again.
It will take time. We will be with him for every step of it.
Here's to hope, one win at a time; any time.

08/27/2026

WEDNESDAY WIN: a federal judge just struck down a visa ban that never should have existed.
A policy issued by the State Department had suspended visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and Somalia. The stated reason was that people from these countries might one day need public assistance. But immigration law does not allow consular officers to deny a visa based on nationality alone. Every applicant is supposed to get an individual review.
U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas agreed. She vacated the policy, ruling that it was "contrary to law and in excess of statutory authority." Her opinion pointed to something simple and important: Congress gave consular officers the authority to evaluate each case on its own facts. A blanket ban based on where someone is from skips that step entirely.
This case moved because people pushed back. Two nonprofits and eleven individuals, several with family members who had been denied visas, challenged the policy in court. And the court agreed with the people, not the president.
Diana Konate, Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Advocacy at African Communities Together, one of the organizations behind the lawsuit, put it simply: "Today, we are elated to tell our community members: this ban is no more."
Families who have been separated by paperwork and blanket policy now have a path back toward each other. That is what this win is really about.
Here's to hope, one win at a time.

The judge ruled that Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his authority by issuing the policy, which “runs afoul” of the Immigration and Nationality Act by mandating "the refusal of visas to eligible applicants without any basis in law.”