Given the magnitude and ramifications of the government's imminent expansion of expedited removal, the lack of media coverage is confounding. In any case, readers should be aware that the new criteria is set to be applied any day now. In fact, according to an internal...
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Month: September 2019
Asylum Work Permits Denied for DWI and arrests
If applicants for asylum have not suffered enough legal setbacks within the past year, we have recently heard of work permits for asylum applicants who have had brushes with the law. The instructions for the I-765 Application For Work Authorization indicate that for...
File Parent Green Card Cases Before October 2019
A recent podcast by our west coast colleague attorney John Khosravi brought up a very insightful point that is worth repeating. As we previously discussed, the new public charge rules go into effect October 15 of this year. The rule is extraordinarily complex and well...
New Residence Rules for People Born Abroad Claiming Citizenship Through Parent
During his administration, President Trump has repeatedly proclaimed his intentions on ending birthright or automatic citizenship for those born within the United States. To be clear, birthright citizenship is still intact, but the latest USCIS policy memo pertaining...
No Birth Certificate for Green Card Case | School Leaving Certificates
For most green card applications, an applicant will ordinarily be required to submit his/his birth certificate. Unfortunately, it is very common for older individuals to not have birth certificates. We see this especially with our Indian clients who were born during...