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QUESTION

"Can I immigrate my brother's minor children?

I just became a U.S. citizen, and I want to know if I could file papers for his son and daughter?

He does not have immigration papers. I'm afraid his children could get picked-up and deported."

ANSWER

Unfortunately, the answer is NO.

I'm not clear why your brother does not have legal immigration status.

If he was a green card holder at one time, but lost his permanent residency papers through deportation, that's one situation.

However, to answer your question, I am going to assume a different set of circumstances.

I will suppose your brother has never been a legal resident and he has never been deported.

In this case, you could petition on behalf of your brother.

The process is slow and it will be a long wait before he earns a green card.

Once your brother obtains permanent resident status, he may be able to file immigration papers for his own children.

Actually, your question about who you can immigrate is the most common question I receive as a green card attorney.

So Who Can You Immigrate?

When you are a U.S. citizen, you are entitled to immigrate all of your closest relatives.

This includes your spouse, parents, children, brothers and sisters.

You are not allowed to immigrate nephews, nieces, cousins, uncles, or aunts.

If you were only a lawful permanent resident, you would have fewer options.

Before closing, I'd like to point out two other potential options regarding your nephew and niece.

First, what about their mother?

What is her immigration status?

If she has legal status, perhaps she can petition them.

Second, have you adopted them?

If you have not, but you have an active relationship with them, you may want to look into adoption rules.

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UNITED STATES, RUSSIA vs UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, INDIA, TURKEY, GERMANY - Army Comparison (2019) - Duration: 3:39.

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World War 3: Russia warns US: 'Don't invade Venezuela' after 'all options' threat - DAILY NEWS - Duration: 5:24.

World War 3: Russia warns US: 'Don't invade Venezuela' after 'all options' threat

RUSSIA has warned the United States against taking military action in Venezuela after

Donald Trump insisted "all options are on the table" when it came to replacing Nicolas

Maduro with Juan Guaido as the South American country's President.

But US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has upped the stakes by telling world leaders

they needed to "pick a side" – and launching a veiled attack on China and Russia for backing

Mr Maduro's continued leadership.

Mr Trump, who has backed Mr Guaido's claim, has called President Nicolas Maduro's government

"illegitimate" and, when asked if he was considering deploying US soldiers, told reporters

on Wednesday: "We're not considering anything, but all options are on the table."

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia described the declaration

as "dangerous".

Speaking on the sidelines of a UN Security Council meeting called by the US to discuss

the issue, he added: "If it evolves into something more military that is even more regretful.

"We think it should be avoided at any cost."

The ongoing turmoil in the country saw thousands of protesters calling for Mr Maduro's resignation

tear-gassed by police during as demonstrations in the capital of Caracas turned ugly.

Mr Maduro succeeded former President Hugo Chavez in 2013, and was re-elected in controversial

circumstances last year.

The issue has split the international community.

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay

and Peru back Mr Trump's stance, while Britain, Germany, France and Spain all said on Saturday

they would likewise recognise Mr Guaido if Mr Maduro failed to call fresh elections in

eight days.

However, Mr Maduro enjoys the continued support of China and Russia, which the Guardian reported

yesterday has dispatched private security contractors to protect him.

Mr Pompeo told the UN Mr Maduro's "socialist experiment" had caused the economy to collapse

and reduced ordinary Venezuelans to rooting through dumpsters for food.

He said: "Now it is time for every other nation to pick a side.

"Either you stand with the forces of freedom, or you're in league with Maduro and his mayhem,"

Pompeo told the council.

"We call on all members of the Security Council to support Venezuela's democratic transition

and interim President Guaido's role.

In a specific reference to "our Russian and Chinese colleagues", he added: "It's

not a surprise that those who rule without democracy in their own countries are trying

to prop up Maduro while he is in dire straits."

After Washington's declaration of support for Guaido, Maduro cut off diplomatic relations

with the United States on Wednesday and gave U.S. diplomats 72 hours to leave the country.

Although some diplomats left on Friday, Guaido said the US embassy was still working and

that embassy officials had been to visit him.

Mr Trump raised the prospect of military action in the summer, saying: "We have many options

for Venezuela, including a possible military option, if necessary."

Widespread reports suggested Mr Trump may have been talked out oft the idea by US Secretary

of State Rex Tillerson, national security adviser HR McMaster and defence secretary

James Mattis.

The idea was floated again in October when Marshall Billingslea, assistant secretary

for terrorist financing at the Treasury Department said Mr Maduro's regime posed "a clear

threat to regional stability and security" which represented a "direct challenge"

to the United States.

Afterwards, Mark Fitzpatrick, then-director of the Americas branch of the International

Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), told Express.co.uk: "The US foreign policy establishment

laughed at Trump's talk about military action against Venezuela.

"It is inconceivable as long as a sober-minded statesman like Jim Mattis is Secretary of

Defense.

"Even John Bolton would oppose the idea as a distraction from the real issues facing

America.

"Venezuela is a side-show.

It is not a direct challenge to the US.

"But with the huffing and puffing of hardliners like Billingslea, one cannot put military

action of some kind out of the question after Mattis leaves, which may come this winter."

Mr Fitzpatrick's words proved uncannily prophetic, with Mr Mattis tendering his resignation

date in December after Mr Trump announced plans to pull troops out of Syria, with Mr

Trump later saying he had "essentially fired him."

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US NEWS | Government shutdown Your questions answered Politics - Duration: 0:46.

US NEWS | Government shutdown Your questions answered Politics

On the same day major airports experienced and hundreds of thousands of federal workers missed their second paycheck, President Donald Trump on Friday to reopen parts of the government temporarily.

So, what happens next? Weve got some answers.

How long is the government opening for?

The President announced the White House had reached an agreement with lawmakers to fund the affected government agencies about 25 percent of federal operations through February 15. Congress approved the deal, and Trump on Friday. Lawmakers already had separately funded the other three quarters of the federal government through September.

The latest deal includes , meaning its the same agreement Trump could have inked more than a month ago.

What happens after three weeks?

Democrats and Republicans will continue to discuss border security, and lawmakers have three weeks to reach an agreement that satisfies Trumps request for funding a border wall.

If that doesnt happen, the President along the southern border and direct the Defense Department to construct a wall, possibly using dollar 7 billion identified for this purpose by his aides.

Or, the government will shut down again on February 16 taking us right back to where we started.

"Let me be very clear," Trump said in a speech Friday. "We really have no choice but to build a powerful wall or steel barrier."

When are employees expected back at work?

Given that the government reopened Friday evening, most furloughed employees are expected to report back to work on their next scheduled work day. Workers should refer to their own agencies for more information.

Whats happening at the airports?

Flight delays at airports on Friday in Trumps decision to back down, at least for now, from his demand for wall funding and to reopen the government, a White House official said.

Now that the government is fully open, delays that cropped up throughout the 35 day shutdown may ease up a bit. Air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration employees know theyll get paid soon, so there will likely be a lot fewer unscheduled absences.

But dont expect everything to get back to normal just yet. For starters, itll likely be a few days before air traffic controllers, who work for the Federal Aviation Administration, and TSA employees are paid, meaning many may still be feeling financial strain.

Also, the Oklahoma City training academy for air traffic controllers , meaning chronic understaffing of employees who do routine tasks didnt ease at all during that time.

And because the spending bill only offers a temporary solution, theres a chance that employees might be sick of the uncertainty and decide to find other jobs.

Whats the situation with weather forecasting?

The government shutdown made the US to the upcoming hurricane season.

Forecasters and researchers use the off season to refine and improve storm predicting models, methods and techniques. But during the shutdown, much of that work came to a halt.

Even though the government is open again, the shutdown set forecasters back.

"This is lost time that cannot be made up," Suru Saha, a computer modeler who was furloughed, told CNN. "Its gone, and it will affect future operations."

Can I finally plan that family trip to visit the Smithsonian museums?

Yes. The Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo starting Tuesday at their regularly scheduled times.

But the shutdown hit the 173 year old institution hard. The Smithsonian each week of the partial government shutdown.

Are the national parks open?

About a third of the national parks, like Fort McHenry in Baltimore and the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, were completely closed for the entire shutdown. Those parks will open as soon as theyre told by Interior Department officials to do so, said Kristen Brengel of the National Parks Conservation Association.

Parks that stayed open but experienced significant damage, like Californias and Death Valley National Park, might leave some areas closed to the public for repair or cleanup.

Other parks, like Mount Rainier in Washington state, werent maintained at all while the government was shut down. That means theres significant work to do before theyre ready for public visitors again.

In short, check the websites and social media accounts of the national parks before you plan a visit. Now that the government is open again, those accounts and websites are being actively maintained.

When will federal workers get paid?

Both chambers of Congress passed legislation to for affected federal workers, and Trump . But it will likely be at least several days before employees get paid.

Workers need to file time cards, agencies must sign off on them and payroll centers must process payments. The timing varies by agency.

US Coast Guard officials expect it to take three to five business days to process pay and benefits, a spokesperson said. But back pay may take as long as 10 days to land for employees in 31 departments who are represented by the National Treasury Employees Union, the groups president said.

Payment delays put further strain on federal workers, many of whom have dwindling funds in their bank accounts and are now expected back at work.

Are contractors getting back pay?

The government shutdown was particularly hard on contract employees, including many who work low wage jobs, like janitors and cafeteria workers.

Contractors arent guaranteed back pay, and whether they get paid for the past month is up to their employers.

Some Democratic senators have introduced legislation to ensure low wage federal contractors get back pay. A similar House bill stalled in 2017.

Will charities that were aiding federal workers keep up the help?

Renowned chef have served free meals to thousands of federal employees across the country. Though the government is open now, Andrés that his team will continue to provide meals through next week since employees still havent gotten paid.

Pop up donation centers in New York City will stay open through February 7 for people to give food and other essentials to employees affected by the shutdown. The centers are run by Food Bank for New York City with three New York officials.

And a donation site for nonperishable food items for government workers at Seattle Tacoma International Airport through Friday.

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Government shutdown cost US economy at least $6B, more than border wall: S&P - Duration: 3:42.

Financial rating agency Standard & Poor's analyzed the cost of the partial government shutdown on the United States economy and found it added up to at least $6 billion — more expensive than the $5

7 billion President Donald Trump wanted for the border wall. In a report issued on Friday, titled, "U

S. Government Shutdown Ends, But At What Cost?" the rating agency's Global Economics arm said the overall cost to the economy — for the longest government shutdown in U

S. history — is "likely worse than what we had previously expected." Late Friday, Trump signed a bill officially reopening the federal government for three weeks while Congress further negotiates border security funding with the president

S&P previously estimated that the partial shutdown would have a "modest impact" on the U

S. economy, which is worth about $19 trillion, according to the agency. The rating agency previously estimated the U

S. economy would lose approximately $1.2 billion of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for each week of the political standoff

But, as the shutdown continued, "weekly costs likely widened beyond the average weekly cost of $1

2 billion," the agency said in a press release announcing the results. "Here, both direct costs, on lost productivity from furloughed government workers, and indirect costs, from lost economic activity to outside businesses because of the shutdown, amplified with each week the government remained closed," the statement continued

"We had expected that other indirect costs were likely just delayed, with businesses recouping some of those losses once the government reopens its doors

But, with a five-week closure, we suspect that more of those economic activities indirectly tied to the government may have been outright canceled," the statement said

The agency, like many affected government workers, expressed caution about the end of the shutdown

"Although this funding battle has ended, the next one starts in a few weeks, which may reduce growth expectations if businesses and financial markets begin to expect that Congress and the president will repeat the experience again and again," the statement said

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Government shutdown cost US economy at least $6BILLION, more than what Trump wanted to build wall - Duration: 4:50.

The recently ended partial government shutdown is said to have cost the US economy at least $6billion — more than the $5

7billion border wall figure that President Trump shut down the government over.Financial rating agency Standard & Poor released a report Friday in which it analyzed the cost to the US economy of the partial government shutdown, which finally ended Friday after Trump signed a bill to reopen the federal government for the next three weeks

The shutdown had clocked in as the longest government shutdown in the country's history, lasting 35 days, during which many federal workers were either furloughed without pay or told to work without receiving paychecks during that time

In the report, the S&P said that the overall cost to the US economy — which is worth about $19trillion — would be 'likely worse than what we had previously expected,' ABC News reported

An earlier S&P estimate had stated that the partial government shutdown would have only a 'modest impact' on the economy and that it would only lose about $1

2billion of its GDP for each week the shutdown lasted.In Friday's report, however, the S&P stated that the upgraded damage to the US economy was due to the fact that 'weekly costs likely widened beyond the average weekly cost of $1

2billion.' 'Here, both direct costs, on lost productivity from furloughed government workers, and indirect costs, from lost economic activity to outside businesses because of the shutdown, amplified with each week the government remained closed,' the S&P said, according to the statement obtained by ABC News

Prior to knowing that the shutdown would last five weeks, the S&P said it 'had expected that other indirect costs were likely just delayed, with businesses recouping some of those losses once the government reopens its doors

' However, 'with a five-week closure, we suspect that more of those economic activities indirectly tied to the government may have been outright canceled,' the agency said

The bill Trump signed Friday reopened the government until February 15, meaning that about 800,000 government workers would be able to get their paychecks while Trump continued to demand his border wall money

Should there continue to be no agreement over Trump's border wall money during the 21 day period, Trump tweeted Friday that 'if no deal is done, it's off to the races!' In its report, the S&P indicated that economic growth could be stymied should there be another shutdown

'Although this funding battle has ended, the next one starts in a few weeks, which may reduce growth expectations if businesses and financial markets begin to expect that Congress and the president will repeat the experience again and again,' the S&P said in its statement

If not border wall money deal is reached, it's possible that Trump could initiate another government shutdown or even try to declare a national emergency, which would allow him to take money out of military construction funds to build part of the wall

Should Trump attempt to go the national emergency route, the decision could lead to a constitutional fight over his power to do so, according to CNBC News

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The State of the Union shifts power to the president. Pelosi took it back. The Washington Post - Duration: 3:25.

The State of the Union shifts power to the president. Pelosi took it back. The Washington Post

Perspective Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events

The State of the Union address has become one of the least interesting, least surprising rituals of the presidency, resisting all attempts at innovation. And yet presidents have clung to it, using the speech to claim authorship of the legislative agenda and usurping the role of Congress both physically and rhetorically in the process. 

Lawmakers have done little to resist this open challenge to their authority. Until now. 

As Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow House Democrats combat President Trump, blocking the State of the Union address if the government had remained shut down was both a symbolic way to contest his legislative authority and a pragmatic path to dimming the media spotlight that he hopes can restore his plummeting poll numbers. Disrupting the tradition may be even more of an affront to Trump, a  almost as closely as polls. 

In , the Constitution mandates that the president shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient. It does not state how or when these recommendations should be given. Rather, it introduces this expectation as part of a checks and balances system designed to hold the executive accountable to Congress for his actions. A report initially intended to help lawmakers manage oversight of the executive branch took more than a century to metastasize into the potent rhetorical weapon it now represents for presidents.

Both  and  delivered short in person addresses to Congress. Thomas Jefferson, however, introduced a precedent that would stick for 112 years. He believed that these speeches gave too much attention and power to the executive. So he opted to send the , a tactic his successors followed. 

This reflected the power dynamics between the president and Congress during the 19th century. The presidency mostly remained a small office except during the Civil War and Reconstruction, when its expansion in tandem with the growth of federal power caused controversy and even an impeachment crisis . In general, the office was considered more valuable for its patronage powers than for its ability to sway Congress to enact specific legislation. Instead, politicians used the floor of the House or the Senate to carve out influence. It was there that figures like Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and John Calhoun shaped legislative discussions about tariffs, western expansion and slavery with eloquent speeches designed to influence their peers and the broader public, who followed the debates in local newspapers. 

By the turn of the 20th century, new technology combined with pressure for political and economic reform to allow ambitious presidents like Theodore Roosevelt to remake the operations of the White House and recraft the jobs responsibilities in the popular imagination. , Roosevelt toured the country, hired advisers to help him shape news coverage and cultivated relationships with reporters to create an  that justified the expansion of a new administrative state. 

Woodrow Wilson built on that work and treated the annual message to Congress as a unique opportunity to expand his legislative presence. Known as an eloquent speaker, Wilson sought to translate his rhetoric into concrete policies. So, on April 8, 1913, he traveled down Pennsylvania Avenue with only one Secret Service guard to deliver the first live annual report to Congress since Adams. 

Wilson shocked many senators, in particular, who feared that such publicity was usurping their legislative power. . The speech set the stage for four pieces of legislation — the Underwood Tariff, the Federal Reserve Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act and the establishment of the Federal Trade Commission — that Wilson helped to pass over the next 18 months by bringing his bully pulpit to Capitol Hill.

Wilsons address to Congress soon became a presidential tradition with tremendous benefits. Appearing in person made the president the star of the legislative show, and as Wilsons successors, notably Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson, expanded the powers of the executive and the role of the federal government in American life, the annual address to Congress became a tool to justify their newly assumed legislative authority. 

Consider, for example, Roosevelts most famous annual message to Congress. With war raging in Europe, Roosevelt appeared on Capitol Hill and in millions of homes, over the radio in 1941 to deliver a speech that framed the international conflict as a fight to defend the  While two of these freedoms, speech and worship, were entrenched in the Bill of Rights, the two others were introduced in his New Deal — the freedom from fear and the freedom from want. , Roosevelt deeply ingrained the notion of an active federal government, with a strong and expansive executive at its head, in both domestic and international politics. 

The introduction of television shifted even . Eager to cultivate amiable relationships with presidents and to fulfill their public interest obligation, the three commercial networks routinely cleared their entertainment programming to give the president unfiltered access to the public during major addresses. The State of the Union speech,  and first  that year , became an example of how presidents could tip the balance of power by appearing regularly on the networks. 

Having just won a landslide election, Johnson sought to advance the moral imperative behind his Great Society in the . The speech revealed Johnsons place as  and it launched an unprecedented year of congressional productivity that resulted in legislation ranging from Medicare to the Voting Rights Act to immigration reform. It also left Republicans in Congress complaining about being bullied, badgered, and brainwashed.

But growing attention on the State of the Union created an opportunity for Johnsons opponents. In 1966,  asked the networks for a chance to respond to the address. The networks complied, but aired their response five days later and late at night. Still, the GOP campaign for equal and fair coverage continued, and eventually the networks agreed to the opposition rebuttal directly after the speech, which is now ingrained in State of the Union programming. 

By the 1990s, the  was over, and with the splintering of news, sports and entertainment on cable, presidents no longer had the command of the nation the way they did during the broadcast era. This has made symbolic media events like the State of the Union even more valuable: Because of the hype surrounding the address, it may be a rare chance for the president to attract national viewership. So presidents have used invited guests to personalize their policy goals and enhance their moral authority, while lawmakers use brightly colored clothing to catch the cameras eye and aggressive rebuttals to pierce holes in White House logic. 

For Trump, the spotlight is less important than the gravitas the State of the Union conveys. The address is one of the few ritualistic ways for him to display that elusive quality of being presidential, particularly important during the shutdown crisis. By threatening that platform, Pelosi made a tactical play to keep momentum on her side. But she also made a grand strategic move: wresting back the legislative leadership that Congress handed over more than a century ago. This battle with Trump could reshape the legislative bargaining process for all of 2019.

Twitter: @KathrynBrownell

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