3 Immigration Attorneys Reveal What’s Happening to Immigrants Right Now

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]The fraud unit has been active fully fully active in 2026. They're putting up to houses, apartments. They go to the property manager. They will go to your neighbor and show a picture and say, "Does this person live here?" They don't care.

[00:00:15]>> They have access. They go through your phone. They're going to be going through your social media.

[00:00:19]>> We don't know if TSA is going to have any flagged travelers on a list somewhere.

[00:00:24]>> We are back today with another immigration live. Welcome everybody.

[00:00:28]Today you have a a treat. You have a trifecta. The triple threat of attorney Wilson and attorney Galin. Let's talk about asylum and how asylum is going right now. I know attorney Garlin has done a couple hearings recently. Talk to us about asylum and what you see going on in the asylum space right now.

[00:00:52]>> Sure. Statistics aren't too promising.

[00:00:54]Right. In 2024, 35% of asylum cases were successful at immigration court. In 2025, that number was pretty much cut in half to only 18% of asylum cases successful in immigration court. Now, that doesn't mean you have no chance.

[00:01:10]That just means you have about a 20% chance walking in the door. And that makes it that much more important to have the fundamentals of your asylum case well documented, well established as early on as possible. Of course, you want to be able to meet that one-year filing deadline and file your application no later than 1 year after you set foot on US soil. You want to be able to not only explain why you are afraid to return to your country of origin, but have solid evidence backing that claim up. That could be a sworn declaration or sworn declarations, but the more concrete the evidence, the better. Uh, if you have medical reports, if you have police reports, if you have photographs and other strong documentary evidence, that could push your asylum case over the line into where it will be successful. But the the the odds walking in the door are not necessarily in one's favor. And it's not time to play games around with asylum. If you filed your asylum just to get a work permit, it it's not not the time that you want your asylum case to be going before the immigration judge. That's for sure.

[00:02:20]>> How long does the parole in place process takes? It varies, right?

[00:02:24]>> It does vary. I don't know if you're all aware, but on us.gov, there's a way you can check processing times for certain cases. and military parole in place is not one of the cases that they tell you what the processing time is. So, it's all discretionary. When they get that file on their desk, it's it's a human being reviewing the file and whatever time they take is the time they take.

[00:02:45]>> People, you know, I always stress this.

[00:02:46]Nobody will take care of your immigration case better than you. All right? Not your lawyer, not your spouse, not your child, not your church sister or pastor. Nobody will take care of your immigration case better than you. So, make sure you are checking the websites, USCIS, um, the EIR website. Always check it.

[00:03:08]Always keep copies of anything that's filed or signed by you. Nobody will take care of your case better than you. All right, so let's move on to um, All right, let's talk about the current immigration ban. Right. So, as you know, there's an immigration ban right now, 75 countries.

[00:03:28]um if you're outside of the country and 39 high-risk countries if you are in the country. All right. So um what are the latest updates that that you are aware of regarding the 75 country ban?

[00:03:42]>> I've had uh two USCIS adjustment of status interviews for uh US citizen spouse, Jamaican spouse, and I've had one USCIS officer say, "You know what?

[00:03:53]I'd really like to approve this case, but before I can, since you're from one of those 75 countries, I've got to send it to Washington for secondary approval.

[00:04:01]And the very same week, I've had another USCIS officer approve a case on the spot. No mumbo jumbo about sending it to Washington um for for approval.

[00:04:11]>> Can asylum pending clients take flights to other states without any problems?

[00:04:18]That's a good one. And that's a really, as Jamaicans say, ticklish situation right now when it comes down to traveling with a pending process. So I always say proceed with caution. The leading case on this is the Australian couple that yes, they were out of status, but they were in process and waiting on an interview because their US citizen child turned 21 and they were detained and they were removed. Well, no, they were put into removal proceedings. We've also had clients who have pending asylums and they try to travel intrastate and they get flagged by TSA. But I want to hear Matt and attorney V's >> thoughts on that with traveling right now. if you have a pending asylum or just a pending adjustment of status.

[00:05:06]>> I think it's important to pay attention to those anecdotal situations because yes, on paper, right, you entered lawfully. You don't have a criminal background. You filed for something.

[00:05:18]It's pending and you >> right, you've got a real ID. You purchased your ticket. No one stopped you from making the purchase. Uh, no one said your documents are not in order, so you can't complete this purchase. So >> on paper, yes, you can travel. According to the rules in place, you can travel.

[00:05:34]However, what ends up happening is completely case by case. We don't know in advance where ICE is going to be, when they're going to be there. We don't know if TSA is going to have any flagged people or travelers on a list somewhere.

[00:05:48]We don't there's no way to know in advance because they would never tell us that in advance. It's something you find out after the fact, unfortunately.

[00:05:54]Right. So, just like attorney su said, proceed with caution. You just have to know that it is a risk. If you have an extremely urgent reason for travel and there's nothing you can do, you have to go. I would say travel with all the documentation you possibly can. I'm talking your receipt notice saying that your case was filed and is pending. Your initial, even if it's not an international flight and you don't need your passport, bring your passport anyway with if you have your stamp showing when you entered with your visa, anything that you can possibly bring. I like to write for my clients, I will sometimes write an attorney letter that just gives a quick summary of this person whose case is under my care. I represent this person. We currently have this filed. This is the receipt notice.

[00:06:36]here are the attached documents proving what I'm saying and they carry that with them and they show it to the TSA officer or customs officer or ICE officer and that can be enough to at least let them leave on their own. They may get an appointment to come back again to show more documentation. But I've never had a situation where I provided an attorney letter with evidence where they still got detained.

[00:07:00]>> Because one of the issues when people get detained, even if on paper they should not be detained, is that individual ICE officer not understanding your case and not understanding if you do have ties or a legitimate viol case. But bus or plane, does it matter how you're traveling, Matt, as as an immigrant with a pending status, whether it's asylum, adjustment, a status, vow, >> bus or plane, that absolutely makes a difference because anytime you go onto a plane, you go through a TSA checkpoint.

[00:07:32]TSA is a sub agency of DHS, Department of Homeland Security. What's another sub agency of Department of Homeland Security? ICE. What's another sub agency of Department of Homeland Security?

[00:07:45]Customs and Border Protection. So when you go through a TSA checkpoint, you are presenting yourself to Department of Homeland Security. When you get on a bus, you do not go through a TSA checkpoint. What do you need to be careful about on the buses? Well, we've heard about ICE conducting inspections on Greyhound buses. So, a third alternative that I think of sometimes is trains.

[00:08:08]>> Mhm.

[00:08:09]>> Right. Um, that's also something to consider if you're out of status or you're in a pending status and you're worried about travel. The other thing I'll say about travel is just because uh you you traveled um on an airplane in a pending status in the past doesn't mean you're going to be safe every single time.

[00:08:25]>> I might have sped a couple of different times this week if I was on the way to work or on the way to court and I didn't get pulled over. That doesn't mean that I'm not going to get pulled over if I speed again. Right? Just because you didn't get snagged one time doesn't mean that you're safe forever and ever.

[00:08:39]>> All right. So, since we're on travel right now, how safe is it for green card holders to travel right now? And as as I say green card holders, it can be I751 conditional green card holders or permanent green card holders. How do you feel about that type of travel right now? Is it safe for green card holders to travel? I think that distinction is important um whether or not they have a conditional green card or the 10-year permanent green card. Um because with the conditional they can take those conditions away. They can take it away from you. It is discretionary when it's time especially when you get close to that expiration period. Especially if you are pending removal of conditions, you filed it and you're waiting. It's not about once again on paper you are allowed to travel. The documents say that you're authorized and you can be welcomed back in, but customs has the bottom. Customs makes the final decision. They decide whether or not you come back in. And if they get a notification that I751 is denied while you're out, >> exactly.

[00:09:44]>> Then you're out, right? You're not coming back in. You don't have any grounds to come back in. It was denied.

[00:09:48]Right. So, green card holders, this is where it depends, right? We want to make sure you have a clean record. You might think that the marijuana possession that you got in a state that has lawful use of marijuana and maybe expuned it from your record means that you're fine now.

[00:10:06]Fine in that state, but you leave the country and you're going to have problems when you come back. You're going to most more than likely be placed in removal proceedings.

[00:10:12]>> All right. And and attorney Matt, what do you think about the permanent green card holders who are traveling? Do they have any concerns and when should they have concerns about traveling?

[00:10:26]>> Uh so first thing that comes to mind is if something has changed in your personal circumstances since the last time that you traveled outside of the country. Let's say you traveled outside of the country in the past. There were no incidents. Everything was cool. But that was 2 years ago. And in the meantime, you've got an arrest. You've got a pending criminal matter. That's something where I would say you're going to want to talk to an attorney before you just hop on a plane and leave the country thinking that it's going to be uh cool now as it was then.

[00:10:58]>> Yeah.

[00:10:59]>> All right. Um we have an interesting question here. Um PJ said that he was traveling and he got pulled over and um they insisted that he's white but he's black. Which >> pardon? Who insisted that he's white but he's black?

[00:11:14]The police insisted that he's white, but he said >> he's black.

[00:11:19]>> Had his race listed wrong on his ID?

[00:11:21]>> No, they were looking at him. That's what the question is saying, right?

[00:11:25]>> Oh, >> no.

[00:11:26]>> Okay, PJ said, "You're a girl and no."

[00:11:29]So, what really happened, PJ? We'll wait till she writes.

[00:11:32]>> While PJ's writing, Robin said, "I missed my court date, but I have a doctor's note. Can I get my case reopened?" The answer is yes. If you do it within 180 days, contact an immigration attorney to do a motion to reopen and keep your medical documentation. And I hope that it's within 180 days, Robin.

[00:11:50]>> All right. So, since you're on that per Jamaica flag said, what about an absentia removal order?

[00:11:58]>> Yes. So, that's somebody missed their court date. You can get an absential removal orders uh you can get those immigration court cases reopened in different circumstances, right? If you have a medical reason, you got to do it within 180 days. If you never got notice, you can do it. That's not timebarred, but on a case-by case basis, you cannot do that alone. That is something where you do need to talk to an immigration attorney.

[00:12:20]>> Awesome. Angela, what do we have from Instagram? I know Instagram always said that we neglect them.

[00:12:27]>> So, how long does a VA case I have a domestic violence case custody of my daughter? I was lifting condition not approved yet. Been there years.

[00:12:39]>> All right, that sounds like a lot of moving parts.

[00:12:41]>> So, I can just talk about VA.

[00:12:43]>> Say, I also did my citizenship test >> passed, but I'm on hold pending >> 751 goose waiver.

[00:12:51]>> I'm afraid to travel. I also reached out to my congressman 3 weeks ago. Any other advice? Well, usually once we get down to that route after you've had a delayed citizenship and you've contacted the congressman, you've done your inquiries, usually the next step is filing a mandamus where you're actually filing a lawsuit against the government. And now you'll have a federal judge decide if you're eligible for naturalization. A lot of people have had success that way, but you definitely have to prove that one, you are eligible for the benefit that you're seeking. two, you've exhausted all alternative methods and those are usually the two major things that you have to prove. But since we're on it, let's talk about VAWA, right?

[00:13:35]What's this? What are you seeing with VAWA cases right now in terms of just processing time and eligibility?

[00:13:43]>> You're not going to like it. Years, people.

[00:13:46]>> Mhm.

[00:13:47]>> Five years. So that's a good case with evidence. Typically with VAWA, what's happening now is not typical at all.

[00:13:55]Receipt notices are taking a long time.

[00:13:57]People will file them and wait six months and not even receipt notice.

[00:14:02]>> Just a receipt, just to acknowledge that it was filed, right? So, we're just using our tracking information, making sure that our FedEx label says and requiring signature, right? So, we can at least prove on our end that we sent it to the right place and it was received. From there, we're waiting for the receipt notice and we just keep an eye on the clock when that 6 months comes. If there's nothing, then we'll try to escalate it. But that's just documentation. While you're waiting, yes, 5 years, but while you're waiting, normally they'll give you another document called a primma fascia determination. It's Latin. Just ignore what it means. It just means your case is not garbage. It's pending. And here's a document that depending on what state you live in, you might be able to get benefits like public assistance or something like that. You can at least use it to get a driver's license. Mhm.

[00:14:47]>> So from there, uh, you're waiting for your real work authorization, maybe travel authorization if you applied for that. It is a long wait and that's just for the VAWA portion of it. On their website, they've listed, I think, 40 48 months or something like that, 48 and a half months.

[00:15:02]>> Um, but once VAWA is approved, then you wait for adjustment of status and that timeline's going to be based on your local office.

[00:15:08]>> So we're watching the clock on those.

[00:15:10]The primmaacia determination notice, we call it PFD for short. The PFDs are coming every six months now.

[00:15:16]>> It used to be a year, but it's a waiting game. And unfortunately, VAWA is currently under attack and they're asking for more requests for evidence that they already have, but that's another conversation, >> a whole another conversation. So, here's a VAWA scenario, right? Person got married, >> right? They did the adjustment of status. The spouse withdraws the I130, right? So, now the person gets put into removal proceedings. The immigrant now wants to file a VA because during the marriage they feel like the spouse abandoned them and financially abused them, drained their account, use their immigration status against them. Now they're in removal proceedings. Would you advise to file the VA while in removal proceedings? And how would you approach it from a strategy standpoint?

[00:16:06]>> So they're eligible if if the abuse occurred, right? If they were married to a US citizen or a green card holder and that US citizen or green card holder was abusive to them during the course of that marriage, then they can seek VAWA.

[00:16:19]I I advise it when they have evidence that that occurred, right? There's a chance of success on those cases.

[00:16:26]Another strategic consideration is if they have been in the United States for uh this period of time u typically 10 years if they're not a green card holder right which is the scenario you gave um it may be eligible for something in addition to just VAWA which is called cancellation of removal a high standard to meet for cancellation of removal so I'm going to come back to evidence are you going to be able to prove all of the statutory elements for a cancellation of removal case That's something to keep in mind. Um is not just limited to filing an I360 with USCIS and proceeding along that route. You could also consider cancellation of removal in immigration court if that's the way it plays out.

[00:17:09]>> Okay. All right. Thanks for that. So it's definitely an option, but always remember when it comes down to VA, right? Boom. You have to satisfy that it was a bonafide marriage, >> right? You you have to satisfy that part. um two, some type of abuse, right?

[00:17:27]And you need some type of evidence. The evidence doesn't have to be medical records or police records, but you have to have some type of evidence to move forward past that 50% um of approval.

[00:17:39]And then you have to prove that you have good moral character. So, >> and sorry to that's one thing that we work on and I work on a lot with clients, especially my male clients is because we as guys, right? Uh don't always like to say that we're victims of abuse, right? Um, it's often first time that I tell a client, hey, I got to have you go talk to a mental health um um they can uh a supporting psychological report that explains that you've been um to abuse by your US citizen spouse or green card holder spouse and here's how that abuse has impacted you. It's not because I think that there's anything wrong with your head. It's because if there was physical abuse, you'd be able to show pictures or a police report. So the psychologist report takes the place of that. So if somebody is abused by you wicked woman out there, there's never any physical abuse, but you know, she was diabolical.

[00:18:34]She smashed your phone, she destroyed all your evidence, she drained your bank account, uh anything like it. Um you know, we prove that, right? Your friends and family members, but the cornerstone becomes have you go to a mental health care provider and get a expert's report on that for your case.

[00:18:49]>> Yeah. And people if in 2026 you have someone filed a VAWA for you and um there's no evidence there is no psychological report and it's only five papers you are in trouble right so always keep a record of whatever is filed um if it's from a document preparer and there are some good document preparers out there but the ones that we see in this office are filing VAS with no evidence people you are setting yourself up for a denial and a subsequent notice to appear before an immigration court. All right. So, here's another scenario for you. Um, immigrant gets married to a US citizen.

[00:19:30]Um, while that the adjustment of status gets denied.

[00:19:34]Um, feel that they were abused in the relationship. However, a year and a half later, they're now dating a US citizen, another US citizen living together. Do you advise them to go with VAWA or do you advise them to um and marry and file another petition and only a year and a half has passed?

[00:19:55]>> Only a year and a half.

[00:19:56]>> All right. And they divorced and a year and a half has passed.

[00:19:58]>> Yeah.

[00:19:58]>> Why I'm hammering down on this is because you have two years from the time that the divorce is finalized before the door closes on VAWA. Often times people will ask me, uh, was in an abusive relationship. I want to file a VAWA, but can I get divorced? And I tell them, "Yes, absolutely. You can get divorced, but you have to file the VA within the 2-year limit. From the time there's a date on that divorce decree, you got years to file from there." So, I mean, that's the door where VAWA is opened.

[00:20:24]Now, if you are now remarried, you're in a genuine relationship, uh, a US citizen, and you're going to be able to show that you guys live together, that your finances are co-mingled, and you've got good supporting evidence of your marriage that can overcome that heightened scrutiny when you have a a past past marriage-based filing, then then go for that, right? And maybe that will be a much you pleasant experience than reliving all the you memories that you're working on your VAWA case and potentially going to to therapists or to an interview about >> chapter of your life that you would rather just put in the rearview mirror.

[00:21:00]>> Um >> how would you handle it then if um the case of that adjustment of status the fraud unit came out to the house um the couple put down as the marital home and it was questionable if they did live together. Right. So that's the scenario of how that adjustment status played out. Then now they have a second potential marriage looming. How would you advise on that attorney?

[00:21:25]>> Well, we need to see the denial notice.

[00:21:27]If the denial notice alleges marriage fraud, if it actually says you are being denied because we think your marriage was a fraud, then yes, that's going to be a major problem for all future applications, even a tourist visa, right? You're going to get anything if they think you committed marriage fraud.

[00:21:43]Um the way to overcome that is to go back in time, not literally, but you prove um that marriage was not fraudulent. If you have evidence that can show it was not a good marriage, I was being abused, but it was legitimate.

[00:21:58]It was bonafide. Um you can pull evidence like that, if you can have witnesses statements that can overcome that marriage fraud determination, then yes, you can move forward onto something else. um if you're within the 2-year deadline um divorce, you said 1 and 1/2 years.

[00:22:14]>> Mhm.

[00:22:15]>> And there's the fraud unit was involved, but we don't know necessarily what's on the document.

[00:22:20]>> I would say go for the VA in that scenario actually because hurdle, like I said, if you can find all that evidence, the problem is someone in an abusive situation is going to have a really hard time pulling old evidence that like said they wanted to leave in the rear view. I proved this past abusive relationship was bonafide when >> I don't even want to remember that relationship anymore.

[00:22:41]>> It's best to pursue the VAWA showing that the abuse is the reason why you don't have those documents.

[00:22:47]>> Yeah, that's a tough fact pattern, but but is a real scenario.

[00:22:51]>> One we've undoubtedly seen it many times. So the way how I analyze this, right, is if you had that first marriage, right, and there was abuse, but it got denied and the fraud unit got involved, but now you have another or a relationship, but it's only been a year and a half, and now you're thinking, wow, if I file, so we would think if we file this new marriage, they're going to think that you're just jumping from marriage to marriage to get an immigration benefit.

[00:23:21]>> I would file the VA, right? Because the VA would know. show that um be on your record to say all right that marriage ended. It was a legitimate marriage but it ended because of this abuse that I went through. Now I'm in a different marriage but it also gives you some time some more runway in between the previous marriage and the new marriage. Granted no strategy is perfect, >> right? But in terms of thinking of a realistic strategy once the fraud unit gets involved and you were in a bonafide marriage, you have to lay out the facts in your immigration record. You have to clean up whatever they said um that previous marriage that wasn't beneficial to your case. And that segus into our last topic that we'll discuss, which is the fraud unit and how heavily involved they are in immigration these days.

[00:24:13]talking about the fraud unit. The fraud unit has been active, fully active in 2026, meaning they're putting up to houses, apartments. They go to the property manager and actually show a picture and say, "Does this person live here?" They will go to your neighbor and say, "Does this person live here?" So the days that you put on your application that you and your spouse live here, but you have work to do, >> they do not care. And it's a 85% chance that if they have any red flag on your case, they're going to come to your house to verify your address and to make sure that you live there. What are your thoughts? If you are working on a case and the fraud unit comes to the house, how would you prepare a client for that?

[00:25:03]If you feel that the fraud investigation unit is going to show up at the house or apartment, >> well, you know, it's definitely going to depend if they're home or not, right?

[00:25:12]Being home uh is definitely a positive in that scenario because now you have the opportunity to show them all your bonafide evidence, all the proof that you really are living together, that this is legit, this is actually your marital home. When you're not home, you run into issues of your neighbors or whoever answers the door not knowing you. And sadly, this is a personality thing. My husband and I are completely opposites. He waves at every single neighbor. He walks the dogs. He has the dogs talk to the other dogs and just everybody knows him. He's the mayor of our neighborhood. Me, if I could wear a hoodie in 90°ree weather, that's what I would do when I'm outside. I don't want to talk to anybody. People are like, "Oh, you're Chris's wife." I'm friendly.

[00:25:55]But I'm not necessarily always social right now. So, if someone were to come to my house and I don't know, a cleaning lady answers the door and they say, "Does she live here?" They might say, "I'm not sure." Right? But they show a picture of my husband. Does he live? Oh, he lives here. He's always there, right?

[00:26:11]So, that's the issue, right? The fraud unit is not really allowing us to have different personalities anymore. Now, you need to be friendly. You need to know your neighbors. You need to know who might answer your door. If you have I had a situation where a client was away on work and his spouse was away visiting family. So, neither party was home, but a sibling, I think it was the wife's sibling was home. She answered the door to the fraud unit and she was very private and she was like, "I'm sorry. Who are you?" "I don't know.

[00:26:40]They're not here. I don't know. I can't tell you that." And that did not help their case at all. She knew exactly where everyone was and if she actually answered their questions, it would have been better for their case.

[00:26:51]So, you want to consider that interact if they show up at your door, you don't want everyone being clueless or refusing to cooperate.

[00:27:06]>> All right? So, so people, so um in preparation for your interview and them making a decision on your marriage based adjustment of status, make sure you have photos of your spouse up close there.

[00:27:19]Make sure if you live in a tenement yard or if you have a roommate situation, the roommates know what's going on. You cannot say you don't want people to know your business, right? This is a year in your life that you need to get sorted out. Make sure you do it the right way.

[00:27:34]>> All right?

[00:27:34]>> And they love to allege that your roommate is your real lover and that this other person is just somebody that you married for paperwork, right? So you you got to be transparent with the people that are in your house about what everybody's respective role is and it should align with the truth.

[00:27:51]>> All right. So again, as we close out, we just wanted to just go over some topics right now and we'll just close out with social media and immigration. What are you seeing with social media and immigration? How is it affecting cases right now that you see, Matt, in a positive or a negative way?

[00:28:11]So, I would say for folks if you're going through an airport, you're coming here on a non-immigrant visa, right? And you're going through an airport, they have access to go through your phone, and I would like folks to keep in mind that before they have access to go through your physical phone in the vetting process, they're going to be going through your social media. To my knowledge, you're not allowed to have your social media settings to private.

[00:28:33]That could result in your case actually being delayed or worse denied. So, you're going to want to be cautious about what you're putting on social media. I've been telling people for years, long before the Trump administration, that you should not be posting anything on social media that you would not want your grandmother or the US government to see. It it drives me crazy when I see clients or even friends of mine that are in status or they have something pending posting something that has, for example, marijuana on it, right? Do I think there's anything fundamentally wrong with marijuana? No, I don't. But the US government and immigration may.

[00:29:07]Similarly, this is if you have something pending, this is not the time to be posing with firearms or anything like that. And it's probably not a good idea to be overly critical of the US government or the US uh executive right on social media at this time. Like I say, I I'm big on personal freedom. I love that everybody has freedom of speech, but when you're going through a immigration process, you may need to curb your opinions or keep them off of social media.

[00:29:38]>> Absolutely. And Matt is completely right when it comes on to social media. As recent as April 27th and April 28th, um Department of Homeland Security and FBI has stated that they will be doing extreme I mean deeper dive with vetting using social media as as a tool to vet um national risk but also to vet the validity of immigration applications and petitions to make sure whatever you put on social media it aligns with whatever you're telling the US government >> for the US petitioner as well. You know, people believe that >> if you're not the one who's applying for the status that you still have your rights, but they can also go in the US citizens phone as well. Um, here's social media can be helpful to you. If you have an active account, if you are active on social media, comment on each other's posts, send each other things to I think my husband and I talk more on social media than we do on regular text message. We send each other reals all day long. I don't read watch all of mine on time and I kind of get for that but and it wants an emoji for everyone.

[00:30:48]But that kind of activity is great to show USCIS especially when you you're facing hard times. You don't have a lot of bills together or maybe you're in a roommate situation. You're paying for a room and you don't have a lease in your name and things like that. You have all of this activity of you guys interacting with each other, right? Maybe you don't have a lot of money together, but at least you have love together, you have a life together. Um, so social media can be helpful. Showing that that interaction where you're liking each other's pictures and posts.

[00:31:16]>> All right. All right. As we close, um, three point answers, 10 seconds. Um, immigration, three advice. 10 seconds.

[00:31:26]>> Oo, too much pressure. Top three advice.

[00:31:29]Don't lie. Full disclosure. All right.

[00:31:31]Lies and you end up with you being banned. That's pretty much straightforward, right?

[00:31:36]>> Um, marriage applications, if you're not living together, please call us. You cannot do that case by yourself.

[00:31:43]>> That's it. It's just super hard.

[00:31:46]>> Um, some are taking a long time. Um, so be aware of how to check the statuses as Matthew recommended on uscis.gov or reaching out to your attorney to get an idea of the case status. All right, attorney. Top three immigration advice for any immigration case.

[00:32:03]>> Okay, points.

[00:32:04]>> Uh, be organized. Have your documentation um in order, not blurry photographs of, uh, screenshots. Number two, um, have a attorney that you, uh, trust and can communicate with. Um, and three, I'm piggybacking, do not lie, right? Uh, do not lie when you're under oath. Um, okay. And especially don't ever claim to be a US citizen when you're not a US citizen.

[00:32:29]>> Yes. Yes. It my top three is make sure you live together at least going into that interview at a minimum. Number two, um don't lie to your attorney, right? Um because that is submitted on your behalf can affect you, right? So um yeah.

[00:32:51]Three, stay on top of your case. Stay on top of the evidence. stay organized and actually know what is being filed on your behalf. Thank you so much for joining. All right. Thank you. Big up on yourself. Much love.

[00:33:05]Someone said, "Oh, Matthew is so handsome." Bop bop bop.

[00:33:09]>> God God chosen.