• Asylum
• Citizenship / Naturalization
• Deportation Defense
• Employment visas
• Family Based Visas
• Green Card - LPR Status
• Immigration Delay Litigation
• I-9 Compliance

Asylum

• St. Louis Asylum Attorney Jim Hacking Spoke At Webster University Conference on Refugee & Migrant Rights
• St. Louis Asylum Applicant Rahela Kaveer Profiled in Sunday Post-Dispatch
• New asylum case | Eighth Circuit | Missouri Asylum Attorney Jim Hacking

Citizenship / Naturalization

• USCIS Issues New Guidelines for Lawyer Participation at Immigration Interviews
• St. Louis Missouri Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking Discusses Name Variations
• Updated Blog - SSI Benefits for Certain Lawful Permanent Residents

Deportation Defense

• Missouri Deportation Attorney Jim Hacking on Warrantless ICE Raids
• St. Louis Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking Discusses Deportation of Parents of U.S. Citizens
• St. Louis Missouri Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking Discusses Common Grounds for Inadmissibility

Employment visas

• DOJ Office of Special Counsel to Address St. Louis Immigration bar
• St. Louis Company Pleads Guilty to Employing Undocumented Immigrants
• Midwest Immigration Attorney Explains Criminal Charges Filed in Immigrant Slavery Case

Family Based Visas

• St. Louis Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking Explains You Can't Just Do Whatever You Want
• A Rant From St. Louis Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking | Why You Might Not Do Business With Our Firm

Immigration Delay Litigation

• St. Louis Immigration Lawyer Jim Hacking Files New Lawsuit Against USCIS

I-9 Compliance

• Chipotle Mexican Grill CEO Calls for Comprehensive Immigration Reform After Becoming ICE Target

Choosing an attorney

• On The Closing Of A Great Law Firm
• Immigration Attorney Misconduct | Be Careful Who You Hire
• DOJ Disciplines 30 Immigration Attorneys for Shady Practices

State immigration laws

• 11th Circuit Blocks Portions of Harsh Alabama Immigration Law
• False Start on Alabama’s New Strict Immigration Law

St. Louis immigrants

• St. Louis Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking Meets With New City Fellowship
• Brookings Institution Says St. Louis Has 3 times as many high-skilled immigrants as low-skilled
• St. Louis callers on President Obama's call for comprehensive immigration reform

General

• Feds Indict 3 in Missouri Immigration Scam
• Illinois Municipality Suspends St. Louis Company for Purportedly Violating Immigration Laws
• Legal Responsibility of Sponsor | St. Louis Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking

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Asylum

• Ninth Circuit Rules Asylum Applicant Is Not Required To Provide Corroborating Evidence To Support Credible Claim Of Timeliness
• Court reverses higher burden imposed by the Board of Immigration Appeals and rules that asylee's testimony alone established timeliness of asylum application.

Citizenship / Naturalization

• USCIS is allowing noncitizens that are close to losing their Supplemental Security Income benefits to expedite their applications for naturalization.

Deportation Defense

• What to expect at a deportation (removal) bond hearing?
• Niece of U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello Pleads Guilty to Harboring an Alien
• Learn the current state of the law in bringing ineffective assistance of counsel claims in deportation proceedings.

Employment visas

• Learn the requirements for obtaining an EB-5 investor visa.
• EB-1 and EB-2 Employment Categories for university professors and researchers may provide a streamlined path to a green card.
• Learn how an employer can sponsor foreign workers to come and work in the U.S.

Family Based Visas

• Learn What the Visa Bulletin Is and How It May Help You Determine When A Visa May Become Available
• Violence Against Women Act has provisions that allow a battered non-citizen to obtain legal status without relying on the abusive spouse.
• Here's what you need to know about "sponsoring" an immigrant to come to the United States.

Green Card - LPR Status

• Instant approval of an application for lawful permanent resident status is rare; typically, your application will receive conditional approval, subject to review by the local USCIS supervisor.

Immigration Delay Litigation

• Why the Ways People Try to Speed up Their Immigration Case Don’t Work

General

• Read About Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking in the St. Louis Post Dispatch
• How you can bring your family members to the United States
• Do you have all of the necessary paperwork to become a U.S. citizen?

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• I would definitely recommend Jim Hacking from the Hacking Law Practice to all of my family and friends, and know that they will be in good hands.
• Mr. Hacking was very professional and handled the case extremely well, always responded as soon as possible to any of our doubts and questions. The staff was very courteous and efficient as well. They walked us through the entire procedure and we got our mom’s green card within 6 months!!!
• Thank you so much for your professional and effective help. I won't hesitate to recommend you to anyone who needs assistance with any immigration case.
• Having dealt with many lawyers in my professional career, there is nobody that I would recommend more than Jim Hacking of the Hacking Law Practice. For over 10 years, Mr. Hacking is the most effective and resourceful attorney who has ever represented me. From general practice to immigration to civil rights, I have always known Mr. Hacking to be an incredibly loyal advocate for his clients and also immensely respected by his peers in the legal industry. Quite simply, I will return to the Hacking Law Practice for all of my legal needs and would recommend him to all of my family, friends and neighbors without any hesitation whatsoever. By hiring the Hacking Law Practice, you will be able to sleep peacefully at night knowing that you have the best lawyer in St. Louis on your side! (Arsalan I., The Crescent Post Group, LLC)
• The prompt, thorough and responsive service regarding our work visa needs was exactly what we needed, and when we next bring an international circus star to St. Louis, Jim will be our "go-to" man. (Joel K. Emery, Executive Director of Circus Flora)
• Jim Hacking was nothing short of a miracle for us. I believe, with all my heart, if it weren't for him, and him alone, my daughter-in-law would have been deported. (Donna S.)

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Jim Hacking is available for free immigration-related public speaking engagements. Request that he visit your school, college, church, synagogue or mosque today.

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• St. Louis Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking Discusses Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Statistics4/28/2012
• St. Louis Immigration Attorney Jim Hacking Helps Secure Asylum For Afghan Civil Rights Leader4/12/2012
• St. Louis Immigration Attorney Argues Padilla's Retroactivity at Minnesota Court of Appeals4/6/2012

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Citizenship / Naturalization

• What are the USCIS rules regarding the naturalization test and can I take the citizenship exam in my own language?
• What happens during and after my naturalization interview? Will I be sworn in at USCIS right then and there?
• What are the tests that I will have to take at my naturalization (citizenship) exam?

Deportation Defense

• What are some common grounds for inadmissibility? Will the Department of Homeland Security ever allow for a waiver of any grounds of inadmissibility?
• What is deferred inspection and how should I respond to a request from Custom Border Patrol?
• What is a crime involving moral turpitude?
• What is an aggravated felony?
• Does St. Louis have an immigration court?

Family Based Visas

• If I am filing an I-130 as a U.S. citizen to bring my spouse to the U.S., do I have to file separate I-130s (and pay a separate filing fee) for our minor foreign-born children?

Green Card - LPR Status

• What is a re-entry permit and why would I need one?
• What is advance parole?

Employment based visas

• What is premium processing and is it available in every type of immigration case?

Forms

• Can any U.S. doctor perform my medical exam?

General

• What is InfoPass?
• What foreign languages do the attorneys at the Hacking Law Practice speak?
• How can I check when a visa will become available?

General

• What are the USCIS requirements for passport-type photos?
• Where is the St. Louis office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)?

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