Tag: border crossing

On April 10, 2018, the President announced that travel restrictions against the nation of Chad will be removed. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has determined that Chad has raised its security standards to meet the baseline U.S. national security requirements.  According to DHS, Chad has made significant progress toward modernizing its passport documents, regularizing […]

On April 4, 2018, President Trump released a policy memorandum that directs the use of National Guard troops at the southern border. According to the memo, “the situation at the border has now reached a point of crisis.” The President highlights a “drastic surge” of illegal activity, including the inflow of contraband, dangerous gang activity […]

Over the weekend, the President issued a barrage of tweets criticizing lawmakers over immigration and demanding that Congress pass stronger border legislation. Trump tweeted that “DACA is dead because the Democrats didn’t care or act, and now everyone wants to get onto the DACA bandwagon … No longer works. Must build Wall and secure our […]

In January of 2018, CBP issued a new directive regarding the search of electronic devices. Each day, CBP processes over one million passengers. In 2017, CBP processed over 400 million passengers, of which 30,200 electronic devices were searched. While this number is small, it is important to know your rights when crossing the border with […]

On January 25, President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to hire an additional 15,000 law enforcement officers. Since then, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been conducting a special report to determine whether that is even possible. So what did the OIG find? The OIG has determined that without comprehensive staffing […]

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released statistics on electronic device searches. In the first six months of 2017, CBP has searched the electronic devices of 14,993 individuals. This accounts for about 0.008 percent of the 189 million international travelers that have arrived in the United States. Compare this to 2015 when CBP searched the […]

Each year, countless numbers of Canadians and their families decide to make the permanent move to the United States. This can be both an exciting and stressful time. It marks a new chapter of life and a new beginning in a different country with all new experiences to be had. However, the move across the […]

The Department of Homeland Security has recently published a memo unveiling a webpage with a summary of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforcement actions related to inadmissibles, apprehensions, arrests of individuals with criminal convictions, and individuals who have been apprehended multiple times crossing the border illegally. CBP is the nation’s largest federal law enforcement agency […]

Berardi Immigration Law Partner Jennifer Behm discusses how to prepare and what to expect for your border appointment. The helpful tips which Jennifer outlines in this video help ensure for a successful border appointment.

Bringing decades of immigration experience to the team, we are proud to have Samuel J. Tiranno as our NAFTA Paralegal at Berardi Immigration Law. Sam joined the firm about five years ago after an exceptional career in the Immigration Service. After serving as an Immigration Inspector at the Peace Bridge, Sam is now on the […]