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How the U Visa and VAWA Can Help Even with a Permanent Bar

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Do You Have the Permanent Bar? You Might Still Qualify Through a U Visa or VAWA

The permanent bar is one of the toughest immigration challenges for thousands of immigrants in the U...

María Mendoza Do You Have the Permanent Bar? You Might Still Qualify Through a U Visa or VAWAMaría Mendoza

Published: November 13, 2025
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What is the permanent bar?

Some people have years, maybe even decades, trying to become lawful immigrants, but have not found a...

María Mendoza What is the permanent bar?María Mendoza

Published: February 7, 2023
President Donald Trump signing the Laken Riley law.

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Donald Trump Signs the Laken Riley Law: How Could It Affect Undocumented People?

I am Attorney María Mendoza, and today I want to talk to you about the recent approval of the...

María Mendoza Donald Trump Signs the Laken Riley Law: How Could It Affect Undocumented People?María Mendoza

Published: January 30, 2025
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Deportation Orders and Biden's Executive Order: What Are Your Options for Regularizing Your Status?

Hello everyone, this is attorney María Mendoza. Today, I want to talk to you about immigratio...

María Mendoza Deportation Orders and Biden's Executive Order: What Are Your Options for Regularizing Your Status?María Mendoza

Published: August 29, 2024
Reasons that make it difficult to regularize migratory status if entered the US unlawfully.

Inmigration laws

Reasons that make it difficult to regularize migratory status if entered the US unlawfully.

The I-601A pardon is the process in which the US must be exited to regularize migratory status if en...

María Mendoza Reasons that make it difficult to regularize migratory status if entered the US unlawfully.María Mendoza

Published: October 26, 2023