This Year’s Green Card Lottery (DV-2020) Begins
Published October 4, 2018 Once again, millions of people from around the world will be vying for a chance to reside in the U.S. by way of an entry...
Under New Policy, Immigration Applications Can Be Denied More Easily
Published September 20, 2018 As of September 11, 2018 a new policy went into effect giving immigration officers greater authority to deny immigration related filings without first giving applicants...
It is Taking Forever for My Green Card or Citizenship Application to Be Decided: What Can I Do?
Published September 11, 2018 For foreign nationals in the U.S., two of the most common applications filed with Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services are the I-485 Application...
Trump Administration Looking Into Penalizing Immigrants Receiving Public Benefits
Published August 8, 2018 “Public Charge” provisions have been a part of our nation’s immigration laws for more than a century, thus the reason all family based immigration applicants...
DHS Looks to Revoke U.S. Citizenship for Those Improperly Approved
Published July 29, 2018 It is well known that a lawful permanent resident can be subjected to removal proceedings in the event they commit a deportable offense, or were...
US CIS Now More Active in Placing Denied Applicants in Removal Proceedings
Published July 11, 2018 Under a new policy guidance memo released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (US CIS) earlier this month, the agency will now be taking a...
New Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to More Options in Fighting Deportation
Published June 28, 2018 In their recent ruling in Pereira V. Sessions, the U.S. Supreme Court significantly widened opportunities for certain lawful residents AND undocumented individuals to fight their...
Immigration Services That Seem Too Good To Be True
Published May 7, 2018 The Office of the Illinois Attorney General recently filed civil lawsuits against 2 women representing themselves as providers of legitimate immigration services but who, according...
Supreme Court: “Crime of Violence” Basis to Deport is Too Vague
Published April 24, 2018 Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision struck down a significant portion of a federal statute exposing foreign nationals to deportation...
The Bad Lawyer and the Fake Lawyer
Published February 21, 2018 In my 25+ years as an immigration lawyer, I have seen many versions of both the bad lawyer and the fake lawyer. Each is poisonous...