“IMMIGRATION LAW CONNECTION”

The House of Representatives of the Florida Legislature just recently released its draft of the “Florida Immigration Enforcement Act”, in which the opening paragraph reads:
“The Legislature finds that there is a compelling interest in the cooperative enforcement of federal immigration laws throughout all of Florida. The Legislature declares that the intent of this act is [...]

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Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and
 the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), announced that ICE is
using a new biometric information sharing capability in every Florida 
county to help federal immigration officials identify aliens, both 
lawfully and unlawfully present in the United States, who are booked
 into local law enforcement’s custody for a [...]

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In recent weeks, the Florida Department of State’s Division of Corporations, who is the governing body of companies registered in Florida, has had its usual annual rush in late Spring, as Annual Report Filings were due by May 1.
Until recently, “Sunbiz” as the agency frequently is referred to (in reference to its website URL), had [...]

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Are you an owner, shareholder or member of a Florida-registered business?  If it is registered as a Corporation or Limited Liability Company, you are required by law to file an “Annual Report” between Jan 1 and May 1.
Due to technical issues, the FL Division of Corporations has extended the usual filing deadline to May 4.
Visit [...]

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Following the footsteps of Congresswoman Heather Wilson (New Mexico), who introduced similar legislation in 2007, Florida Congressman Adam Putnam earlier this year introduced a new bill in the House of Representatives which would allow issuance of green cards for up to 3000 E-2 visa holders per year.
This newest legislative effort, the “E-2 Nonimmigrant Investor [...]

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Very recently, USCIS approved a new Regional Investment Center, based in Orlando Florida. The Lake Buena Island Resort Village & Spa now holds “regional center” designation for the EB-5 Program.
The initial offering is limited to the first thirty-five investors. Each qualifying investor must invest $1 million and receive a 1/35th interest in a Florida limited [...]

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Some people in Florida are confused as to what services a Latin American notary public — “notaria,” “consultoria” or “notario publico” — can provide regarding immigration matters. In fact, these persons are not attorneys unless properly licensed to practice law in this state, and they should not be relied on for legal advice because they [...]

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The homestead exemption offers virtually absolute protection from forced sale to meet the demands of creditors, except some limited special circumstances listed below.
To qualify for homestead protection, a debtor must be a permanent Florida resident and the homestead property must be his primary place of residence. Property purchased as a future residence is unprotected [...]

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Not a week goes by, where some frustrated client does not contact me in exasperation, flabbergasted that DMV gave them a renewed driver license for a shorter than expected duration. Stricter enforcement of documentation requirements now dictate that licenses will be issued to nonimmigrants in durations of 1 year or less. Controlling is the I-94 [...]

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