On October 18, 2017, the government will begin implementing a new travel ban, colloquially known as “Travel Ban 3.” There are some notable differences between the new guidelines and the two previous ones. For one thing, the new order impo…
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Back in May of 2017, the Office of Management and Budget approved a new questionnaire that allows the Department of State to inquire into social media handles of US visa applicants warranting further scrutiny. On Form DS-5535, applicants are instruct…
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In a recent article, the New York Times covered a major change to the Department of State policy regarding visa revocation and charges of misrepresentation. According to the report, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has directed American embassies…
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Under the new government guidelines, USCIS will no longer accept any new initial applications for deferred action under the moribund DACA program. Nevertheless, there is a small window of opportunity for current DACA recipients (whose deferral is due…
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Especially in light of President Trump’s impending announcement on the fate of DACA, many people without status often ask what can they do in the worst-case scenario. Recent statistics bear out the reality that people are not being paranoid: ac…
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Yesterday, under President Trump’s direction, Attorney General Jeff Sessions publicly announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, otherwise known as “DACA”, was legally untenable and therefore being phased out…
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One of the most common concerns that undocumented and “illegal” people have is what are their rights when being questioned or stopped by immigration agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). For purposes of…
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Once a family-based petition for a green card is filed, especially in conjunction with an adjustment of status application, an applicant will often wonder how long the case will take to complete. Generally speaking, we have seen a delay in adjudicati…
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In general, most undocumented and illegal aliens apprehended inside the United States are entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. However, this is not always the case. In some circum…
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Given the current climate and anti-immigrant sentiment these days, people placed into proceedings are understandably petrified of going to immigration court. There is a common misconception that once somebody summoned to court shows up, he/she will b…
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