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Given the size of Texas (fun fact: the Lone Star State is the country’s second-largest state after Alaska), getting behind the wheel is a big step toward independence and opportunity for any person.

Managing the challenges of U.S. immigration law can be intimidating, especially when trying to obtain a green card for a relative who has overstayed their visa. The situation becomes more complicated when the relative’s unlawful presence is discovered, as it can lead to severe consequences, including bans from reentry.

Usually, an alien will get detained either when they are attempting to illegally enter the country at a border crossing that is not a designated border crossing.

If you have a green card, it does not automatically carry over to one’s spouse and/or family or children. More often than not it does, but it’s not an automatic.

What if I Miss My Court Hearing? It’s extremely important that you do not miss your immigration court hearing because, more often than not, the judges have a zero tolerance policy and will actually deport the alien what is called in absentia, not being there.

Having a green card does not automatically make one a citizen. Becoming a US citizen is probably the highest privilege that anyone, any alien, can aspire to.

It really depends. Obviously, the easy answer is if one is here without any type of legal status, having entered the country surreptitiously, maybe by sneaking in; then, obviously, one is an undocumented immigrant.

ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It’s the law enforcement arm of Immigration. They fall under the Department of Homeland Security, and their job is to apprehend, process, and detain aliens that are here unlawfully or have committed crimes.

An immigration court hearing can be moved to another state, and this is called a “motion to change venue.” A motion is a written request that one makes, typically through an attorney, requesting that the file be transferred to a different court.

There is an application that you can find online at the USCIS website, and it takes anywhere from three sometimes to nine months, depending on how busy they are, to reissue a naturalization certificate.