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Ruby Powers @RubyForTexas

Proud mom, small business owner, immigration attorney, & candidate for House District 134. Running to represent my neighbors in the Texas legislature. she/her

Joined June 2008
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Houston Astros
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23 Oct 2021
THE HOUSTON ASTROS ARE THE 2021 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 🏆 #ForTheH
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Houston ISD@HoustonISD
13 Aug 2021
Tonight, the #HISD Board of Education approved a resolution in support of Superintendent Millard House’s decision to mandate wearing face masks while indoors on all campuses, facilities, and buses.
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9 Feb 2021
A lawyer using Zoom had to let a judge know that he wasn’t a cat after inadvertently activating a face filter

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Senator Dick Durbin
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4 Feb 2021
Twenty years ago, I went to the Senate floor to introduce the #DreamAct for the first time. I’m proud to do it once again today. It’s time to finally fix our broken immigration system. pscp.tv/w/cuq8NTFZTEtKZGRrR3…

Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

Twenty years ago, I went to the Senate floor to introduce the #DreamAct for the first time. I’m proud to do it once again today. It’s time to finally fix our broken immigration system.

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Camilo Montoya-Galvez
@camiloreports
4 Dec 2020
BREAKING — US Judge Nicholas Garaufis has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore DACA, instructing DHS to open the Obama-era program to new applicants for the first time since 2017. Follow @CBSNews for more.
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Aug 20, 2020: Finished a 6 and a half hour asylum interview just now. Said bye to my clients who live in another state and trying to regroup for the rest my day, including a speech at 6pm. Thankful to the very… instagram.com/p/CEIGsKgpRjp/…

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This week, I attended an immigration interview with clients after waiting 2 plus years for the green card and we left USCIS, after a 20-minute interview, with an approval! #immigrationattorney #greencardinterview… instagram.com/p/CDh-M7JJi2v/…
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My urban farm is growing! 3 floors of gardening with bell peppers, cucumbers, basil, melon, eggplant, tomatoes, okra, papaya and more... I was creative with the trellises and found space in my back yard to catch… instagram.com/p/CDUso8EpXWB/…
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Judge Temporarily Blocks ‘Public Charge’ Rule During Coronavirus Pandemic ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/pol…

public charge rule for immigrants Temporarily blocked during coronavirus pandemic

A federal judge has issued an injunction against a rule that allows the denial of legal permanent residency to many immigrants on public benefits.

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Join us this upcoming Friday for DACA tips on preparing new applications and more! Register in advance for this webinar: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Today Ruby Powers and her panel presented on "Financial Planning for Small Law firms". "It was an honor to present among other great Attorneys that share the same passion as I do" says Ruby. Check out her Book for more awesome tips and tricks! tinyurl.com/y88zp83q #AILAc20v
Honored to speak among other AILA authors today in the American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference Virtual ed. Q&A: Discussion with AILA Authors. We had a great discussion regarding all things immigration, law practice management and the future of immigration law.
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Join us this Friday! Register in advance for this webinar: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
US border closures with Canada and Mexico to be extended another month, officials say edition.cnn.com/2020/07/14/p…

US border closures with Canada and Mexico to be extended another month, officials say | CNN Politics

Nonessential travel between the US and its two closest neighbors – Canada and Mexico – is expected remain blocked until at least late August amid spikes in confirmed coronavirus cases in large swaths...

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In reversal, federal government will allow international students to stay in the U.S. while taking only online classes texastribune.org/2020/07/14/…

In reversal, federal government will allow international students to stay in the U.S. while taking...

The repeal follows outspoken criticism from universities, legal experts and higher education advocates, who deemed the rules unfairly punitive for foreign students.

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Supreme Court permits fast-track removal of asylum-seekers thehill.com/regulation/court…

Supreme Court permits fast-track removal of asylum-seekers

The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a win on Thursday by ruling that asylum-seekers have no right to a federal court hearing before being removed from the U.S.The 7-2 decision allows …

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Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over rule that strips visas from international students nbcnews.com/news/us-news/har…

Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over rule that strips visas from international students if...

“The effect — and perhaps even the goal — is to create as much chaos for universities and international students as possible,” the lawsuit said.

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Huge thank you to @Lawline for having our Managing Attorney Ruby L. Powers present on "Provisional Waivers (I-601A): How to Optimize a Successful Outcome for Your Client".
ICE Tells Foreign Students to Leave the Country if Their Schools Are Going Online-Only motherjones.com/politics/202…

ICE tells foreign students they have to leave the country if their schools go online-only.

Unless they can find a way to transfer to a new school before the fall.

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