On August 31, 2018, the U.S. District Court declined to issue a preliminary injunction to halt the processing of DACA renewal applications. This latest ruling or order means if you are a DACA recipient and need to renew your DACA status, you are still able to renew it and should do so as soon as…
Today I’d like to talk about a new policy memo that just issued last week by the USCIS. It’s going to go into effect on 9/11/2018. It’s a very important policy and we get a lot of questions about it. USCIS Denying cases without RFEs The policy is that now the USCIS has the discretion…
Today, I’d like to talk about the new immigration policy about unlawful presence for international students. It is one of the latest USCIS policy memos that affects a lot of international students. That policy is that as of August 9, 2018, F-1 students who are not maintaining their student status will now be going to…
Fourth of July is a day of celebration and commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, and the birth of our nation, the United States of America. The American Dream is rooted in the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed…
As part of the Trump’s administration’s crackdown on employers for hiring undocumented individuals in the U.S., the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made more than 100 arrests Tuesday at an Ohio gardening and landscaping company, one of the largest such stings or immigration raids by ICE in recent years. Know your rights as employers…
The DAPA executive order expands deferred action to parents of US Citizens and Lawful permanent residents that have been in the United States since January 1, 2010. Similar to the DACA process, DAPA will require the Applicant to show evidence of their entry in the US, their continuous presence in the US, the parent child…
A US war prisoner, who is a Russian veteran of the Soviet war in Afghanistan who defected to the Taliban and stayed in Afghanistan is being transferred to the United States for a criminal trial as opposed to military trial. Aside from the national security implications, and now criminal implications, this very interesting from an…
Senate Bill 744, otherwise known as the Gang of Eight’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee and has begun debate on the Senate floor. While debating the bill on the Senate floor, it is my hope that a special emphasis on the visa numbers is analyzed and discussed. It is…
Tragedy in Boston Marathon Explosion The Boston Marathon Bombings are a tragic event. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families. Unfortunately, these types of incidents have been a reality in the world we live in. The September 11th bombings are an event we should not and will not ever forget. The loss…
There is a fascinating book that recently came out authored by Professor Vivek Wadhwa and Professor Dan Siciliano entitled “The Immigrant Exodus”, which can be found at this link. I have not had the opportunity to read this book as it just came out on October 2, 2012 but reviewed the synopsis while researching this…
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