In the midst of the new Prosecutorial Discretion Policy and Memos pronounced by the Obama administration and John Morton, it is pretty ironic that ICE recently reported that nearly 400,000 aliens were deported in fiscal year 2011. The Huffington Post states that...
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TPS immigration extension for New Jersey Residents from Sudan
USCIS has recently designated the Republic of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano also announced that TPS for nationals of Sudan will be extended for another 18 months. Both the designation of South Sudan and...
Mandatory Detention Immigration Lawyer in NJ
There is a new detention facility in town: it is located at Delaney Hall in Newark. Our firm had the opportunity to take a tour of it two weeks ago. This new holding center will supposedly hold "low risk" detainees, ie., those who are not a danger to society, have no...
New Jersey Deportation Lawyer: New 3rd Circuit Decision Affects Newark Immigration Court Cases in NJ
An unsettling decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals vitiated the protection afforded to respondents in the Third Circuit by Garcia v. Attorney General of the United States, 553 F. 3d 724 (2009). In Matter of Paula Cruz De Ortiz, 25 I & N Dec 601 (BIA 2011),...
New Immigration Decision Regarding Removal of Conditional Green Card May Help New Jersey Immigrants in Deportation Court
On September 13, 2011, the BIA decided Matter of Francisco Herrara Del Orden. This is a positive and progressive decision that takes a reasoned approach to a common problem. It is not uncommon for many permanent residents who have filed for a waiver of the joint...
“Illegal” Aliens Being Picked Up in New Jersey for Deportation Because of Criminal Convictions
According to ICE, "Operation Crosscheck" was a resounding success. Our office had received anecdotal reports of as well consulted with people who were caught up in this recent dragnet, and now the statistics are actually out. According to the Asbury Park Press, the...
Citizenship Rutgers Day in Newark, NJ
Citizenship Rutgers is a free citizenship application service happening today. Angie Garasia, a partner of our office, will be there, assisting permanent residents in determining their eligibility for naturalization and providing assistance in completing the form....
Victims of the Criminal and Immigration System
The recent execution of Troy Davis last week, despite considerable proof that he may not have committed the murder he was convicted of--including recantations by primary eyewitnesses of their testimony and a lack of direct physical evidence linking him to the...
Under new decision, New Jersey children of K-1 fiance’s (K-2 visa holders) may be able to file for green card even after turning 21!
A recent Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision from June may help many people whose adjustment of status applications were wrongly denied on the basis that they had "aged out." The decision is Matter of Le, 25 I & N Dec. 541 (BIA 2011), and it specifically...
Criminal-Immigration Post Conviction Hearings (PCR) in New Jersey Stayed
On July 26 of this year, the Supreme Court of New Jersey signed an Order effectively staying all Post-Conviction Relief Applications regarding claims of ineffective assistance of counsel due to failure to properly advise of immigration consequences. All such petitions...