Learn more about the laws and regulations surrounding US immigration law, so you can stay up-to-date and maintain compliance with ever-changing stipulations and requirements.
Changes In The Implementation of U.S. Asylum Law U.S. Asylum law is based on common sense of human decency and compassion. At its basic level, to obtain asylum in the U.S. an applicant has to establish that they fear going back to their home country because either they faced actual past persecution, or they have […]
Learn MoreAll people arriving at the U.S. border or a port of entry have basic rights, and lawful permanent residents (LPRs), also known as green card holders, enjoy greater rights than nonimmigrants when returning to the United States after travel abroad. Like all international travelers, LPRs are subject to inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection […]
Learn MoreOptions for F-1 Students Who Have Fallen Out of Status F-1 nonimmigrant visas are used by many to enter and study in the United States. However, traversing immigration law and the school’s admission system isn’t always easy and sometimes results in the student falling out of status. However, if this happens, USCIS makes it possible for the […]
Learn MoreA recent NPR article reported that GEO, a for profit prison company, had renewed a contract with the Federal Government to operate its immigration detention facility in Adelanto, CA. The contract also provided for an expansion of the facility. The contract coincides with an increasing detention facility population for those in immigration proceedings. Through this scheme – […]
Learn MoreFacts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa and Immigration-Related Options for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence and Other Crimes How does the marriage-based immigration process work? The marriage-based immigration process involves several steps to obtain legal immigration status in the United States, and over time, to be eligible for citizenship. These steps depend on the type of marriage-based […]
Learn MoreTreaty Termination Ends Certain Visa Eligibility for Iranian Nationals USCIS today announced that, due to the Oct. 3, 2018, termination of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights with Iran, Iranian nationals are no longer eligible for E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor changes or extensions of status based on the treaty. The E-1 and E-2 […]
Learn MoreBrief summary of the affective provisions of the Proclamation and DHS/HHS/CDC announced implementation of the Proclamation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndRk63UmelQ. Returning USC/LPRs, their immediate relatives and others exempted under Section 2(a) of the Proclamation, who had visited Hubei province in China within 14 days of their arrival, would be subject to institutional quarantine at 7 ports of entry: JFK (New York City), […]
Learn MoreE-2 visa category is available to citizens and nationals of Israel as of May 1, 2019. All Israeli companies seeking E-visas for their owners or employees must apply at the Branch Office in Tel Aviv and establish that the trading enterprise or investment meets the requirements. The company and applicant have the burden of demonstrating they meet the requirements for Treaty […]
Learn MoreUSCIS announced yesterday that, due to the implementation of the public charge final rule, beginning February 24, 2020 it will only accept new editions for many of its forms. The new edition forms include many relevant to our humanitarian based cases: Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status Form I-539A, Supplemental Information […]
Learn MoreBIA Rules on Establishing Particular Social Group Based on Landownership. The BIA ruled that landowner status does not automatically render membership into a particular social group for asylum and withholding of removal, and landowners and landowners who resist drug cartels in Guatemala are not particular social groups. Matter of E-R-A-L-, 27 I&N Dec. 767 (BIA 2020) AILA Doc. […]
Learn MoreBeginning February 24th, the Department of Homeland Security will begin to implement the new Public Charge Rule for inadmissibility. This same date, USCIS is also requiring that the newest version of certain forms be filed. If the latest edition is not filed, the case will be rejected. The new Public Charge rule will impact adjustment of […]
Learn MoreOn February24, 2020, USCIS will impose the new Public Charge rules on most immigration applications based on inadmissibility ground under INA section 212(a)(4). A new Form I-944 must be submitted with all applications so the government may determine if an applicant is inadmissible. Under these new rules, the federal government will consider a variety of […]
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