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Deferred Action (DACA)

Like a yellow traffic signal, this status does not create a new right to stay permanently, but it tells the government to pause enforcement for a limited time. Deferred Action...

Your coworker says Providence gives you three years to deal with a rear-end crash - is that actually true?

Three years is the outside deadline in Rhode Island for most injury lawsuits, but waiting after a Providence rear-end can wreck the evidence long before that.

ARTICLE by Danny Correia

naturalization process

People often mix up the naturalization process with getting a green card, but they are not the same. A green card gives someone lawful permanent resident status, meaning they...

Are we too late to claim future medical costs after my husband's Woonsocket bike crash?

Three years is the main deadline, not "whenever treatment ends." In Rhode Island, most bicycle-injury lawsuits must be filed within 3 years of the crash under R.I. Gen. Laws §...

unlawful presence bar

A penalty that can block someone from returning to the United States after staying unlawfully for too long. "Unlawful presence" usually means time spent in the U.S. after a...

notice to appear

A notice of hearing tells you when and where to go to immigration court; a notice to appear is the formal charging document that starts the case in the first place. The hearing...

Temporary Protected Status

The biggest mix-up is thinking this is a green card or a direct path to citizenship. It is neither. Temporary Protected Status, often called TPS, is a temporary immigration...

waiver of inadmissibility

A waiver of inadmissibility is official permission from the U.S. government to overlook a legal ground that would otherwise block someone from getting a visa, entering the...

voluntary departure

A notice from the immigration court, a decision from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or advice from an attorney may say that a person was "granted voluntary...

withholding of removal

A grant of this protection can decide whether a person is forced out of the United States or allowed to remain and work here, so it directly affects case outcome and financial...

adjustment of status

Getting lawful permanent residence without leaving the United States can change a person's income, job options, travel risks, and the outcome of other legal matters. In...

What happens if we don't open an estate after a fatal Woonsocket crash?

File a Petition for Probate or Administration in Woonsocket Probate Court now. Rhode Island generally gives you only 3 years from the date of death to file a wrongful death...

step-down provision

Miss this in an insurance policy, and the money available after a crash can shrink fast. A driver may think there is $100,000 or more in liability coverage, only to learn later...

A lot can turn on this monthly chart: whether someone can pay the next filing fee, accept a job-based green card step, stay eligible to apply for adjustment of status, or keep...

removal proceedings

You just got a letter that says you must appear in immigration court, and the government is charging that you can be removed from the United States. That is the start of...

My coworker said a Providence crash claim could get me deported. True?

With federal immigration enforcement policy shifting again in 2025, the worst-case fear is obvious: your name ends up on paperwork, you panic, you stop treatment, and the...

survival action

Miss this, and the claim for what your loved one endured before death may never be brought: a survival action is the estate's claim for the harm the person suffered before...

asylum application

Miss this filing, file it late, or say the wrong thing in it, and the result can be denial, loss of work authorization options, or removal proceedings moving forward before a...

Missing the ER didn't kill your bike-door claim in Providence

A Providence retail worker on a visa can still pursue a bike-door injury claim even without an ER visit, but the fight gets messy fast when the driver, car owner, employers, and health insurer all start pushing blame around.

ARTICLE by Ananya Raghavan

bond hearing immigration

Imagine being held in immigration detention, unable to go home, work, or help your family, and not realizing there may be a court hearing where a judge can decide whether you...