For a while, at least among the legal community, the government's announcement that Prosecutorial Discretion would be utilized to sift priority cases seemed like lip service. The numbers borne out by the surveys seemed to confirm that very few cases had in fact been...
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Month: November 2011
Could Certain Traffic Violations in NJ Lead to Deportation?
While most people generally understand that certain felonies and sometimes misdemeanors may constitute Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude, it is less understood that under certain circumstances, even traffic violations may rise to the level of crimes of moral turpitude....
Princeton Immigration Lawyer on ID cards
In May of this year, Princeton Borough and Princeton Township became New Jersey's third and fourth municipalities where residents could obtain identification cards even if they are undocumented aliens. The cards were distributed by the Latin American Legal Defense and...
Mumbai Consulate Moving to New Location
For our Indian clients, if they are not already aware, the US consulate in Mumbai is moving. There will be no interviews at the current location at Lincoln House from November 15 to November 20, as the consulate makes its transition to its new location at the Bandra...
TPS Extended for Hondurans and Nicaraguans
USCIS recently announced that it has extended TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua. TPS has now been extended from January 6, 2012 to July 5, 2013. Current Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS holders must re-register during the sixty...
NJ Immigration Appeals Lawyer on AAO Library
The USCIS website is an extremely useful and reliable resource for immigration related information. Besides granting access to a plethora of forms needed to apply for immigration benefits, the site also has a library of administrative decisions available to the...
New Look for Employment Authorization Card Certificate of Citizenship
USCIS recently announced a new look for the Employment Authorization Document as well as the N-560, Certificate of Citizenship. These new documents bear technology that will increase security and deter counterfeiting and tampering. The work permit will notably no...
New Medical Form for Immigration Applications
USCIS has introduced a new I-693 Form that civil surgeons must complete for those seeking immigration benefits such as adjustment of status. Although USCIS will continue to accept the old version of the Report of a Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, the new...