By Richard Hanus|2009-06-04T18:58:39-05:00June 4th, 2009|Categories: Asylum in the United States, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings|
The New Attorney General Reverses Field on Legal Representation in Removal Proceedings Published: June 4, 2009 Just over 4 months after the outgoing Attorney General declared that foreign nationals do not have the right to effective representation in removal proceedings, [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-05-13T16:11:25-05:00May 13th, 2009|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Identity Theft and Undocumented Workers Published: May 13, 2009 Last week the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision rejecting the criminal prosecution of certain undocumented workers, under a federal identity theft statute, because [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-02-28T22:08:01-06:00February 28th, 2009|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
Non-Citizens Lured into Voting: The Motor-Voter / Deportation Crossfire Published: February 28, 2009 It’s a problem. A big problem. Innocent foreign nationals from countries far and wide are finding themselves in the middle of the Motor-Voter/Deportation crossfire here in the [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-02-09T06:11:14-06:00February 9th, 2009|Categories: DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
The Right to “Effective Assistance of Counsel” in Removal Proceedings Published: February 9, 2009 When a foreign national is prejudiced by the ineffective assistance of his attorney in the context of removal proceedings, the foreign national has historically had a [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-01-20T11:40:37-06:00January 20th, 2009|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Asylum in the United States, Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S., United States Embassies Abroad|
Waiting for Comprehensive Immigration Reform – What Actions Can the Overstay/Undocumented Take in the Meantime? Published: January 20, 2009 So, you have made the decision that being in the U.S. without legal status is better than being in your home [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-11-05T13:46:56-06:00November 5th, 2008|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
Barack Obama and the Future of Our Immigration Laws Published: November 5, 2008 Today’s article is not a political one, especially because I am just as tired as you are of hearing about how wonderful or terrible an Obama presidency [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-08-01T10:33:05-05:00August 1st, 2008|Categories: DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
The Scheduled Departure Program Published August 1, 2008 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) put a puzzling offer on the table last week to immigrants with final orders of removal, deportation or exclusion who never actually departed the U.S. ICE [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-02-28T14:00:36-06:00February 28th, 2008|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Green Cards, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings|
Homeland Security Addresses Name Check Delays February 28, 2008 In what appears to be a significant victory for customers of the Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced its plan to eliminate systemic delays [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-01-15T14:00:36-06:00January 15th, 2008|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings|
Can the Green Card Renewal Process Lead to Removal Proceedings? January 15, 2008 This is a question that has arisen with increasing frequency in the past year with hundreds of thousands of long time permanent residents facing the need to [...]
By Richard Hanus|2007-01-25T14:00:36-06:00January 25th, 2007|Categories: DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
U.S. Supreme Court Expands Rights of Permanent Residents Fighting Deportation January 25, 2007 While it may seem contradictory that the U.S. Supreme Court would rule that a felony under state law is not a felony under federal law, that is [...]
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