As announced on Friday by President Obama, the Department of Homeland Security will begin exercising its Prosecutorial Discretion to offer Deferred Action Status to eligible DREAMers. The actual guidelines and procedures have yet to be released. The…
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A couple of months ago, we wrote about USCIS slowly making the transition to electronic based filings. On May 22, 2012, USCIS launched the ELIS program. As of now, individuals who establish an ELIS account may file Form I-539, Application to Change/E…
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Congratulations to partner Attorney Angie Garasia on being elected to the Executive Board of the New Jersey Chapter of The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). AILA is a national association of attorneys and law professors dedicated to th…
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Dharun Ravi’s sentencing hearing is being held today in New Brunswick. Mr. Ravi is the ex-Rutgers student who was convicted of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, as well as hindering charges after his roommate Tyler Clementi committed suic…
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Just yesterday, the House of Representatives moved in an ultra reactionary and restrictionist fashion to pass HR 4970 by a vote of 222 to 205. HR 4970 is a bill that undermines and practically eviscerates the protections of the Violence Against Women…
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Just yesterday, the House of Representatives moved in an ultra reactionary and restrictionist fashion to pass HR 4970 by a vote of 222 to 205. HR 4970 is a bill that undermines and practically eviscerates the protections of the Violence Against Women…
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Those with H-1b status might be interested in knowing that the New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission recently issued new guidance for individuals seeking to extend their driver licenses after having filed for an extension. If an extension for H-1b sta…
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USCIS has just announced the designation of Syria for TPS or Temporary Protected Status. The dates for registration and actual procedures have yet to be announced but it is anticipated to be published very soon in the Federal Register. We will post m…
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Our office recently blogged about the new medical forms I-693. It is extremely important that applicants for adjustment of status remember to remind their doctors to use the new form. USCIS has already in some cases issued a Request for More Evidence…
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USCIS recently came out with a bulletin warning the public that the “stateside waiver” it proposed as a new regulation last month is not yet in effect. If the provisional waiver regulations do go into effect, they will of course dramatica…
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