Immigration Reform has passed the Senate, and now it only needs to pass the House. If the last presidential election has taught us anything, it is that the Hispanic community cannot be ignored. Their numbers are growing, and with it their political p…
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Just this past June, the Justice Department announced that it had reached an agreement with Macy’s. The retail giant had been accused of conducting unfair documentary procedures during employee re-verification. While the Justice Department did…
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On June 27, 2013, Bill 3598 passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and if all goes well, will soon become law. The Bill essentially implements a Pre-Trial Intervention program in our state’s municipal court system, which up until now,…
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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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