Good News for Immigration Lawyers? Immigration lawyers see caseloads surge as anxious clients brace for Trump
With the Trump administration coming in little over than a month, immigrants are on high alert. Donald Trump campaigned for President with a tough set of immigration positions not seen for more than 50 years on the national stage. And immigration work will likely keep immigration attorneys busy at least for the foreseeable future.
Patricia Sullivan for the Washington Post reports that immigration attorneys “across the country say they have seen a surge in calls, consultations and clients since Election Day, a growth fueled by Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign rhetoric and the across-the-board gains of Republicans with hard-line views on border issues.”
Based on USCIS statistics, the Pew Research Center calculated a 26 percent spike in citizenship applications from the first nine months (October to June) of the federal government’s fiscal 2015 to the same period in fiscal 2016. Part of that rush was driven by noncitizens who wanted to vote in the election.
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