Frequently Asked Questions - The Coronavirus Impact on Your Immigration Case or Situation My immigration application is pending with USCIS. How will the coronavirus pandemic affect my case? USCIS continues to accept and process applications. On June 4, USCIS reopened...
Family Immigration
FAQs for the New Public Charge Rule (Updated on Feb 11, 2020)
Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat does the new public charge rule mean for my case? Under immigration law, an applicant may be denied immigration benefits if the officer believes the applicant will be a public charge in the future.USCIS announced a new rule regarding the...
New Public Charge Rule
>>> Read our Frequently Asked Questions about the new Public Charge Rule here. <<< Beginning on October 15, 2019, USCIS will change the meaning of "public charge" when considering applications for legal permanent residence filed within the...
Detention of Families
The Trump Administration is making major changes (for the worse) affecting the detention and release of migrant children. The Department of Homeland Security issued new rules the reversing the protections of a 1997 court agreement-known as the Flores Settlement-that...
Successes Amid Increased Consular Scrutiny
Under the Trump Administration, we have seen an increase of findings of inadmissibility for applicants attending consular interviews for their permanent residency abroad.Two specific grounds of inadmissibility are popping up more frequently: alien smuggling and public...
Attorney-Client Communication and Preparation
An important issue that I have encountered in practice is attorney-client communication and preparation. Immigration law, in particular, is a very uncertain area because most types of relief are discretionary, and policies can change without much notice. Thus, it is...
Provisional waivers to be expanded to children and spouses of lawful permanent residents (LPRs)
On July 28, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security significantly expanded the provisional waiver program. The provisional waiver program had allowed beneficiaries of certain family petitions to obtain a waiver of inadmissibility for unlawful presence of greater...
Sham marriage allegations will destroy you if you don’t fight back.
Our client came to the United States in 2001 on a B-2 visitor's visa. In 2005 he married a U.S. citizen and sponsored our client's permanent resident status. Four years later, the Immigration Service denied his application because they believed he married he committed...
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Decision Opens Way for Same-sex immigrant petitions
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the Supreme Court ruling will allow U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents petition for their same-sex spouses who would be able to obtain their "green cards". It is estimated that...
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