On November 20, 2014, President Obama ordered by Executive Action the creation of a new program called Deferred Action for Parental Accountability or DAPA. This initiative will be implemented as early as May 2015 and provide deferred action to undocu…
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President’s 2014 Executive Action has understandably generated a lot of excitement as well as controversy. We have even heard it referred to as “Obamesty.” However, make no mistake about it: what President Obama announced is far fro…
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“Do I need an Immigration Lawyer? Can’t I do the forms or apply by myself?” These are perhaps some questions that you may be considering. And they are valid, legitimate questions. But let us answer your question with a question of o…
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President Obama revealed his daring and courageous Executive Order on immigration tonight. We will address its many complexities and questions in the days to come. For now, though, it is important to get the word out on some of the many wonderful pro…
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Coming on the heels of news of an expected announcement by President Obama of an immigration executive action, possibly by this Friday, November 21, the White House boldly pushed the agenda even further late last week by announcing a new program for…
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The term “conditional discharge” is becoming an increasingly confusing term because conditional discharges exists in different states but they don’t have the same meaning. A prime example is the difference between New Jersey and New…
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On Wed, November 19, 2014, Fox News released some details about President Obama’s 10-point plan on immigration expected to be released sometime this month or early next month. Details are still vague and the Executive Order has yet to be releas…
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One of the most confusing concepts regarding eligibility for naturalization are the independent physical and continuous presence requirements needed for US Citizenship. They are two separate doctrines and each must be satisfied before an application…
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If immigration were not confusing enough, there are some visa categories that cover different classifications. The two that immediately come to mind are the H visa and the K visa. For example, there is an H-1B for professional workers, which is diffe…
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Are there any options for a person seeking to enter the US temporarily for emergency reasons who has been denied a visa? The routine approach would be to explore having a supervisory consular officer review the decision and hopefully reverse it. Unfo…
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