This blog and other outlets have explained that there is a tremendous wait for family-based immigrant visas subject to strict caps under the current law. Even though the estimated waits can be discouraging, now may actually be the best time to file a family-based visa...
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SCOTUS: Padilla does not apply retroactively
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Chaidez v. United States, holding that the much-lauded 2010 case Padilla v. Kentucky cannot be applied retroactively. Padilla held that the failure of criminal defense attorneys to advise their noncitizen clients of the...
Reduce the visa backlog or most of us won’t live to see the “end of the line”: a (relatively) simple explanation.
A common issue in comprehensive immigration reform debates is how to fairly provide status those who are here illegaly without "jumping the line" ahead of those who have been waiting for residency outside the U.S., often for many years. Many reform proposals...
Should I wait for Comprehensive Immigration Reform?
Recently, you will have heard that President Obama hopes for Congress to enact Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) sometime within the next six months. With the excitement of the President's announcement and his efforts to get the process going quickly, many...
Waiting for comprehensive immigration reform? Some things to consider now.
A bipartisan group of eight Senators recently presented this outline for comprehensive immigration reform. In a separate speech, the President voiced his support for comprehensive reform, and detailed a similar plan, while House leaders have reportedly also been...
Provisional Waivers II- The Requirements
Please note: because of the complexity and importance of the DHS's announcement on provisional waivers, we have separated discussion of the new program into three parts: I. The Basics II. The Requirements III. Potential Concerns. These parts are increasingly complex....
Provisional Waivers III- Potential Concerns
Please note: because of the complexity and importance of the DHS's announcement on provisional waivers, we have separated discussion of the new program into three parts: I. The Basics II. The Requirements III. Potential Concerns. These parts are increasingly complex....
Provisional Waivers I- The basics
Please note: because of the complexity and importance of the DHS's announcement on provisional waivers, we have separated discussion of the new program into three parts: I. The Basics II. The Requirements III. Potential Concerns. These parts are increasingly complex....
ICE Changes Detainer Policy
ICE modifies detainer policiesICE announced a new policy today to reduce the number of foreign nationals detained by immigration authorities after contact with law enforcement.To be clear- ICE still intends to detain people, just not as many. Also, this policy is...
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8, and How it Might Affect Your Immigration Case
In an order published today, December 7, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will review both the challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), as well as the Ninth Circuit decision striking down California's ban on same-sex marriages,...