There is much excitement over Category F2A (the preference category for spouses and children under 21 of lawful permanent residents) becoming current next month-and understandably so. For quite some time now, this preference category has been approxi…
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In addition to USCIS’s implementation of the Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), an appellate judicial board has further confirmed that Section 3 of DOMA is no longer a barrier to receiving federal…
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According to the latest visa bulletin (August 2013), preference category F2A is now current! F2A is the visa immigrant classification category assigned to spouses and children under 21 of lawful permanent residents. For some time now, visa availabili…
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One of the many wonderful provisions contained within S744, the bill recently passed by the US Senate, is a measure that provides relief to children who “age out.” As things currently are, it is not uncommon for derivative beneficiary chi…
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Last week saw two major new developments in immigration law. One was the passage of Bill S744 by the Senate, which offers an eventual pathway to citizenship for the millions of people out of status. The second equally, if not arguably more important,…
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At the end of April, the Supreme Court issued a significant decision with far reaching implications for aliens charged with criminal offenses, particularly drug ones. The case is Moncrieffe v. Holder. Mr. Moncrieffe was pulled over by the police, who…
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Rosevela Chaidez was a permanent resident of the United States. She was arrested for mail fraud in connection with an insurance scam, and was advised by her lawyer to plead guilty. Her lawyer advised her to plead guilty, and she only received four ye…
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Can our country afford Immigration Reform? That is the question raised by Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation. He argues making 11 million illegal immigrants eligible for legal status would “generate costs in Medicare and Social Security a…
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Confusion is rife when it comes to the topic of unlawful presence in the United States, as is on how long an offending alien has to wait before re-entering the United States. At the most basic level, an alien is unlawfully present when they have ente…
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On December 21st 2012, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), announced the end of the 287(g) program. What does this mean for you? First, a review of what the 287(g) program was, and second, what will ICE replace it with? The 287(g) program allo…
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