Path to Permanent Residency Through U Visa
DACA - Update as of March 5, 20018
Immigration DACA's Status: Its Current Condition and Uncertain Future
When a Car Accident Has Immigration Consequences
Car accidents may have immigraiton consequences.
Temporary Protected Status - TPS
Temporary Protected Status - TPS - Immigration
You Have Civil Rights Regardless Of Your Immigration Status
8 C.F.R. 287.8(b)(2) provides that an immigration officer may briefly detain an individual only if the officer has "reasonable suspicion, based on specific articulable facts" that the person is engaged in an offense or is an alien illegally in the United States. This regulation is designed to benefit persons and aliens in the United States.
Asylum, the 1-Year Rule and the exceptions!
Under 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)(B), an application has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that he applied for asylum within one year of his arrival in the United States or, to satisfaction of the IJ, that he qualifies for an exception to the one-year deadline for the existence of "changed circumstances."
Immigration in Trump's America
Donald Trump ran an anti immigrant campaign with an itemized list of goals for his the first 100 days in office. They include:
Immigration: Victims of Certain Crimes May Qualify for U Visas
Immigration relief is availabel for crime victims; they may get U visas if they cooperate with the police! If you're an immigrant and have been victim of certain crimes, have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity, you might be eligible for a U visa!
The Registry Program in Immigration Law
The Registry Program
The Perils of Unlawful Practice of Law (UPL)
Immigration is one of the most complex areas of law in the United States. It takes years for attorneys to learn the tools of this trade and even then, no immigration attorney can competently practice every area within the broad body of what is immigration law.
