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.
Spring Gap is an unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. Spring Gap is located in the Potomac Valley along the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal at mile marker 173 where it meets with the Spring Gap Recreational Area. This park offers camping sites and a place to relax for hiker-bikers of the C&O tow path. In additional, the park is easy to access by car and proves canoe access to the Potomac River. The Spring Gap Recreation Area is a popular location to pick-up, drop-off, or park when hiking or biking the C&O canel tow path to or from Cumberland, Maryland. Some of the best fishing in the Potomac River is in the section from Spring Gap to Hancock. Running nearby the C&O canel is the CSX main rail line to Cumberland and Route 51.