Immigration law determines whether a person is an alien, the rights, duties, and obligations associated with being an alien in the United States, and how aliens gain residence or citizenship within the United States. It also provides the means by which certain aliens can become legally naturalized citizens with full rights of citizenship. Immigration law serves as a gatekeeper for the border of the nation, determining who may enter, how long they may stay, and when they must leave. Immigration lawyers represent persons seeking temporary and permanent residency (green cards) status in the U.S., those interested in obtaining U.S. citizenship through a process called naturalization, and clients facing deportation and removal. Immigration attorneys may also represent businesses seeking to secure temporary visa status for foreign employees.
Janesville (also, Gas Point and Lassen) is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. It is located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Susanville, at an elevation of 4239 feet (1292 m). Janesville is located on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. As of the 2000 census. it had a population of 3,089. The community consists of an elementary school, a park, three churches, two gas stations, a pizza parlor, a coffee shop, a veterinary hospital, a recently closed feed store, a hardware store, a post office, and a few other businesses. Janesville stretches over a distance of 8 miles (13 km). Its ZIP Code is 96114. The community is inside area code 530. Janesville is also home to Mankins Ranch, also known as the Janesville Bear Dance site, located southeast of Highway 395.