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.
Lost Springs is a town in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, one person lived there. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town is one of only four places in the United States to have a population of 1 person. The others are Hibberts Gore, Maine, Erving's Location, New Hampshire, and New Amsterdam, Indiana. However, Lost Springs mayor Leda Price claims the census was inaccurate, and that Lost Springs had four residents in 2000. The population reached five by 2002. By 2009, the population had dropped back to three.