April 26, 2024

Attorney: Immigrants Should Not Worry About Trump Presidency

Cimarron, KS (westernkansasnews.com) There is a fear in the Hispanic community built up from the words of then Presidential candidate Donald Trump that those here illegally would be sent back home. Immigration attorney Michael Feltman says he has sense that tension for some time now.

 

As Trump is sworn into office on Friday, Feltman gives those on edge a lesson on how our government works.

With immigration courts overburdened, Feltman expects very little change in enforcement of current US law except there are rising costs and fees families should know about.

Some of these fee increases are substantial, others are modest increases.

A few of the fees that will rise…

Resident card renewal: $540 (new)/ $450 (old) 
Family Petition: $535 (new) / $420 (old)
Residency Application (Adjustment of Status): $1,225 (new) / $1,070 (old)
U visa waiver $930 (new) / $585 (old)
Work Permit: $410 (new) / $380 (old)
I-601 Waiver: $1,015 (new) / $670 (old)
I-601A Provisional Waiver: $715 (new) / $670 (old)
I-212 Waiver: $930 (new) / $670 (old)
I-751 Removal of Conditional Residency: $680 (new) / $590 (old)
N-400 Application for Naturalization: $725 (new) / $680 (old)
N-600 Certificate of Citizenship: $1,170 (new) / $600 (old)
N-565 Replacement of Citizenship Document: $555 (new) / $345 (old)
Immigrant Visa fee for Permanent Resident Card paid on-line: $220 (new) / $165 (old)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (what some incorrectly call the Dream Act $495 (new) / $465 (old)