Hundreds of refugees settle in Maryland each year, starting new lives here after fleeing wars, persecution, and natural disasters in their homelands. As part of the resettlement process, refugees are allowed to apply for permanent residency - generally referred to as the "green card" -...
The Murthy Law Firm has been recognized by the prestigious Inc. 500 | 5000 for 2012. Founded in 1979, and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim of...
Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was interviewed for a recent article in The Hindu, a leading Indian newspaper, about problems facing the spouses of H1B visa holders, who typically enter the United States on H-4 visas that forbid them to work here....
On August 15th, USCIS implemented a program to provide temporary relief from deportation, known as deferred action, to undocumented immigrants who were brought here as children, and who meet certain eligibility criteria. [See USCIS Moving Forward With Deferred Action for 'DREAMers,' MurthyDotCom (31.Jul.2012).]When the deferred...
Once again in 2012, the Murthy Law Firm has been named to the Baltimore Business Journal's annual listing of the 50 largest women-owned businesses in the Baltimore area. Just as last year, the Murthy Law Firm ranks in the top 20 of these businesses, based...
The new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will allow certain immigrants who came to the United States as children to obtain two-year deferrals of removal proceedings as well as authorization to work legally in the United States. The deferral is not automatic, and potential...
So much of the news has focused on anti-immigrant policies - like Arizona's - that we seldom hear about other states and localities that welcome immigrants and offer them protection. Last week was an exception, when two major news outlets broke stories that just might...
We at the Murthy Law Firm extend our deepest sympathies to the families, friends, and the shattered community left reeling after the devastating and senseless act of hatred perpetrated in Sunday's shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. We join people of every faith and...
Illegal immigration remains a hot topic that may get hotter still as election season wears on. President Obama has been criticized from the right for allegedly being too lax in his enforcement of immigration laws. Alex Nowrasteh, a frequent commenter on immigration issues, assailed this...
Last year, hundreds of foreign students - most of them Indian - were sent packing when their school, Tri-Valley University, was found to have fraudulently obtained government permission to enroll them. The scandal left many students high and dry, through no fault of their own;...
