U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") recently published a troubling memorandum that will place more people in removal proceedings. This will be done by USCIS issuing what's known as a Notice to Appear ("NTA"), the government charging document that...
Immigration Legal Specialists Based In Brooklyn And Oakland Serving Clients Across The United States
Year: 2018
Administrative closure mostly eliminated, administratively closed cases likely recalendared.
In a decision issued today, Attorney General Sessions has upended over thirty years of precedent allowing immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals to administratively close proceedings. Now, there administrative closure is no longer available, with very...
What to do if you’re targeted by ICE
Immigration law in the United States changes constantly. This can make it difficult to know who is at risk for deportation.Immigration and Customs Enforcement are targeting people once considered safe from deportation. They are detaining people at home, at work and...
9th Circuit Decision on Visa Petitions and Naturalization: Becoming an Immediate Relative Even if Over 21
Exciting news for certain children whose parents petitioned them who are waiting for a visa to become available! On February 14, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals came down with an important decision in Rodriguez Tovar v. Sessions. The Ninth Circuit rejected...