As the immigration debate begins to heat up once again in the US Congress, some Republicans are taking a scrutinizing look at the Fourteenth Amendment. As the immigration debate begins to heat up once again in the US Congress, some Republicans are taking a scrutinizing look at the Fourteenth Amendment. CBS reports [...]
The USCIS cannot force applicants to suffer "unreasonable delays" for their applications. Individuals who have waited may seek help from the US District Court. The processing times for some applications pending at the US Citizenship & Immigration Services ("USCIS") are longer than ever before. The USCIS holds a monopoly over all immigrants [...]
Under PERM, the employer is required to undertake recruitment efforts during the sixth month period preceding the filing of the LC. Perhaps due to a perceived lack of legitimate need for certain employees in the economic downturn, or lack of case load in new filings for the same reason, the US Department [...]
The controversy centers on whether the period during which an applicant had a prior I-485 with the USCIS is a period when he was in "a lawful status" for the purposes of 245(k). The past two years have seen an increase in the rate of denial of applications for adjustment of status. [...]
In keeping with an INS directive earlier to improve productivity at INS regional processing centers, the California Service Center announced some new reforms. In keeping with an INS directive earlier this year to improve productivity at the four INS regional processing centers, the California Service Center announced some rather sweeping reforms. The [...]
In December 2000 President Clinton signed the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (LIFE), extending the "grandfathering deadline" of Section 245(i). On December 21, 2000 President Clinton signed the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act ("LIFE") into law. LIFE extends the "grandfathering deadline" of Section 245(i) of the Immigration & Nationality Act [...]
The Immigration & Nationality ACT (INA) sets forth procedural rules applicable to appealing decisions of Immigration Judges through the US. Each year, I consult with hundreds of individuals who have been ordered to leave the US by Immigration Judges. In the vast majority of these cases, the person had applied for some [...]
The USCIS has finally issued a rule allowing holders of “T” and “U” visa status to apply for “adjustment of status” to green card. The USCIS has finally issued a rule allowing holders of “T” and “U” visa status to apply for “adjustment of status” to green card. Based on the Victims [...]
Mr. Hagel’s bill offers a “tough but fair” solution to the country’s most pressing immigration issue and involves issuing "Orange Cards" to certain immigrants. Marking what could be the beginning of the end to partisan infighting in the US Congress over immigration reform, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) on April 26, 2007 introduced [...]
It has been said that you are never too old to learn or try something new. Perhaps it can also be said that you are never too old to become a citizen of the United States. Many people may give up on their dream of citizenship after they reach a certain age, but one woman living in [...]
