Craig Ebert, Immigration Attorney

08/24/2018

Nice work, Mayor McAdams! There’s no excuse for exhaustively long administrative delays.

The federal government hasn’t done enough to address immigration issues, including the growing backlog of U.S. citizenship applications, said Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams.

01/08/2018

This is very unfortunate. A simple review of the Department of State's Human Rights Report on El Salvador demonstrates the need to continue TPS for El Salvadorans.

The Trump administration will end protections for certain nationals of El Salvador, a move that could leave more than 200,000 immigrants who have lived in the US more than 15 years without any legal status, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.

09/05/2017

Before going to law school, I worked as a mentor and college access advisor at a high school in Salt Lake City. Many of my brightest students were recipients of DACA. Today is a very sad day for 800,000 DACA recipients, including my own friends and clients. I encourage Congress to act promptly to preserve DACA, and allow the Dreamers to continue live and work in the U.S.

The Trump administration on Tuesday formally announced the end of DACA -- a program that had protected nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation.

07/03/2017

There are many paths to lawful permanent residency.

Obtaining a green card can be a dream-come-true for those who don’t yet have permanent legal status. Holding a green card allows you to stay in the U.S. permanently, travel to and from the country legally, work in the country, petition for family members, get a driver’s license, and start the proces...

06/12/2017

Developing: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a law that makes it easier, in some cases, for children born overseas to an u***d U.S. citizen mother to acquire

06/10/2017

Utah’s immigrant community is in a state of panic after federal raids in five cities across the U.S. netted 680 undocumented immigrants who, most likely, will be deported. “It has created a lot of fear, ...