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.
Jud is a rural hamlet in LaMoure County, North Dakota, in the United States. The population was 76 at the 2000 census. Jud was founded in 1905 and named for county settler Judson LaMoure. It is located along unpaved 61st Street SE, 9 miles west of State highway 281 and 25 miles south of Interstate 95 in the midst of settled farmland and open plains.