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There is the three-year bar. There is also a ten-year bar. But many unsuspecting undocumented aliens are shocked to learn that there is also something loosely termed the “permanent bar.” Unlike the three and ten year bars, which last for… Read More

USCIS recently supplemented its Policy Manual with a new section of false claims to US Citizenship. Few people realize that out of all the grounds of inadmissibility, making a false claim to US citizenship is one of the most devastating. Except under… Read More

Last Friday, Senators Dick Durbin and Lindsey Graham announced a bipartisan bill intended to provide relief to those currently holding protected status under the DACA program (“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals”). Titled the “B… Read More

With respect to immigration consequences, removal from the United States is commonly regarded as the most punitive measure the US government can impose on a non-US Citizen. Depending on the circumstances of and setting in which the removal order is i… Read More

Until recently, most visitors to the United States used to be provided with an I-94 Arrival-Departure Record upon admission. The I-94 is a white card that is usually affixed to the passport and bears an entry date, class of admission, and date of sta… Read More

Starting next month (December 5, 2017), USCIS will begin implementing new policy guidance regarding extreme hardship waivers and how they should be adjudicated. The new instructions for officers, as laid out in the updated USCIS Policy Manual, is a t… Read More

President-elect Donald Trump recently remarked during a “60 Minutes” interview aired this past Sunday that he plans on immediately deporting two to three million undocumented immigrants who have criminal records. Some have characterized t… Read More

Now that we know who the next President will be, the immigrant community’s attention has turned largely to what will happen in President-elect Trump’s first 100 days in office. There is a lot of widespread fear and apprehension, and under… Read More