Outstanding legal pros! Rose Law Group attorneys — across a multitude of practice areas — have earned some well-deserved recognition from PHOENIX magazine, which features them in its list of “Top Lawyers 2025.” Peer-selected: Encompassing more than 30 legal specialties, the list was derived from an online vote open to practicing attorneys in Greater Phoenix only, directly reflecting the standing of each of these …
Darius Amiri, chairman of Rose Law Group’s immigration law department, breaks down Trump administration’s new ‘Good Moral Character’ requirement for citizen applicants
By Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group Chair of Immigration Dept. The new ‘Good Moral Character’ requirement will mark a shift in how immigration officers will evaluate applicants for U.S. citizenship. Instead of looking only at criminal records or legal compliance, officers are now required to take a totality-of-circumstances approach. That means both positive contributions and negative conduct will be weighed …
WATCH: When are undocumented immigrants ‘criminals?’ Darius Amiri, chairman of Rose Law Group’s immigration law department, provides insights in KOLD report
By Brooke Wagner | KOLD In the last week, the Homeland Security Secretary announced the lowest number of Southwest Border encounters ever. That bears out in Arizona, too. Here in the 13 News newsroom, we get a lot of questions about the deportation of immigrants, who the Trump administration vowed to target first, versus those who are here without current …
Darius Amiri, chairman of Rose Law Group’s immigration law department, talks to AZFamily about U.S. halting new visa interviews for foreign students
By Arizona’s Family The U.S. State Department has halted scheduling new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand screening of activity on social media, officials said. A U.S. official said Tuesday that the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already scheduled their visa interviews. The official …
Darius Amiri, immigration department chairman at Rose Law Group, talks to AZFamily about reports of woman with legal status being held by ICE
By Alexis Dominguez | AZ Family Protestors rallied outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office in Phoenix on Thursday, focusing on legal residents and citizens getting swept up and detained. The case of a man from Maryland has sparked international controversy after he was deported to a prison in El Salvador, apparently due to a mistake. President Trump campaigned …
Rose Law Group Immigration Law Department Chairman Darius Amiri talks to AZFamily about Arizona police cooperating with ICE
By Sarah Robinson | AZ Family They have been alerting ICE agents when police suspect someone they have arrested is in this country illegally. But the issue, according to the report by TRAC immigration, is that immigration agents are not taking those suspects into custody or deporting them. “Detainers” are when a jail detains someone suspected of being here illegally and …
Ask Rose Law Group Immigration Department Chairman Darius Amiri: Can CBP really search my phone?
By Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group Chair of Immigration Law Many green card holders and non-immigrant visa holders have been reaching out to us concerned about reports of persons being denied, deported, or turned away from Ports of Entry and airports after US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) went through their phones and mobile devices to review their content. The …
Darius Amiri, chairman of Rose Law Group’s immigration department, talks to AZFamily about Arizona bill that could mandate immigration status checks in hospitals
By Steven Sarabia | AZ Family If you’re facing a medical emergency and need to go to the hospital, a bill making its way through the Arizona legislature could have hospital staff questioning your legal status. SB 1268 passed the Senate and needs to pass the House before going to the governor’s desk. The bill essentially would mandate hospitals to …
Darius Amiri, immigration department chairman at Rose Law Group, talks to Downtown Devil about the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and how it could affect Arizona
By Natalie Ogami | Downtown Devil The Trump administration announced re-enactment of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target the “invasion of the United States by Tren de Aragua” on March 14. Despite being wartime legislation, neither the U.S. nor Venezuela have officially declared war on each other. Three planes carrying more than 200 migrants landed in El Salvador …
Trump to auction off citizenship via his ‘gold cards’; Darius Amiri, chairman of Rose Law Group’s immigration department, explains
By Kelly Rissman | Independent President Donald Trump announced a new path to U.S. citizenship: a pricey gold card. The U.S. is going to “sell” gold cards for $5 million, Trump announced in the Oval Office Tuesday. “We’re going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million and that’s going to give you [permanent resident] Green Card privileges, plus it’s going to be …