The Best Lawyers in America, a widely regarded guide to legal excellence, has recognized Leslie Giron Kirby as one of the Best Lawyers in its 2021 edition.  Leslie was selected as a Best Lawyer in Immigration Law and has been so recognized every year since 2018. Leslie is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas […]

The Giron Kirby Law Group is proud to announce that Leslie Giron Kirby and Teresa Messer have been recognized by Super Lawyers as Texas Rising Stars for 2020. Rising Star honorees are selected by Super Lawyers, a division of Thompson Reuters, based on independent research, peer nominations, and evaluation by an advisory board. Super Lawyers […]

Facing eight federal lawsuits as well as opposition from hundreds of colleges and universities and the public at large, the Trump Administration has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) to rescind the guidance issued on July 6, 2020 that would have required F-1 and M-1 international students to take in-person courses during the upcoming fall […]

The Monday following a long 4th of July weekend celebrating the independence of the United States of America, the Trump administration again shocked the American public by announcing that foreign students in the United States on F-1 or M-1 nonimmigrant visas whose course loads are carried out exclusively online amid the coronavirus pandemic will have […]

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) declared in a letter to Congress that the coronavirus pandemic had caused unavoidable budget shortfalls. USCIS is funded by fees from visa petitions and immigration benefit applications. It estimates that it will run out of money this year. It has asked Congress for an emergency bailout of […]

On Monday evening, President Trump tweeted about temporarily suspending legal immigration into the United States: “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!”  The tweet […]

The Giron Kirby Law Group is pleased to announce that Founding Shareholder Leslie Giron Kirby has earned Board Certification in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  Congratulations Leslie!  This significant mark of distinction is but one more accolade in Leslie’s growing resume, and it underscores her intense dedication to the […]

The attorneys and staff of the Giron Kirby Law Group were happy and excited to participate in the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation’s (“HYLF”) annual Adopt-an-Angel program.  A deserving thank you goes out to firm attorneys Leslie Giron Kirby and Teressa Messer as well as firm paralegal Mariana Vasquez for donating toys and other items to […]

The Giron Kirby Law Group is excited to announce that Texas attorney Teresa Messer has joined the firm.  Teresa brings a wealth of immigration related knowledge and experience to the practice. Teresa’s own experience as the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants cultivated her desire to assist other immigrants early on in her life. This desire ultimately led […]

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the tenth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Giron Kirby Law Group, PLLC has been ranked in the 2020 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list and regionally in 1 practice areas.  In addition, founding shareholder Leslie Giron Kirby was recognized in the 2020 publication of Best Lawyers in America, an honor […]