The Law Offices of Peter L. Johnston, LLC

The Law Offices of
Peter L. Johnston, LLC

How do I keep my family member in the United States?

What if, however, your relative or loved one is already in the United States but on a temporary visa, or what’s officially called a Non-Immigrant Visa? Depending upon their relationship to you, there may be a solution called as Adjustment of Status which allows some aliens in this situation to change — or adjust — their status from non-immigrant to immigrant and get a Permanent Resident Card, more colloquially known as a “green card”.

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High number of innocent people sent to death row

This report from The Huffington Post shows that more than four percent of individuals sent to death row were actually innocent. These sobering statistics both add to more troubling questions regarding the justice of capital punishment and underscore the critical importance of having good, conscientious counsel thoroughly representing you if you are wrongfully accused of any criminal act.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/28/innocent-death-penalty-study_n_5228854.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl38%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D469737