What is a Conviction for Immigration Purposes?
Published November 28, 2018 Foreign nationals who are the subject of a criminal arrest or charges must take proper care to make informed decisions when it comes to consideration...
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...
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...
Attorney General Sessions: Domestic and Gang Violence Are Not Bases for Asylum
Published June 11, 2018 Foreign nationals are eligible to be accorded asylum status in the U.S. if they fear return to their home countries due to: a) persecution they...
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...
New Rules Impacting Immigration Judges and Removal Proceedings
Published May 29, 2018 In recent weeks the Attorney General of the United States, Jeff Sessions, issued a directive limiting the powers of immigration judges to “administratively close” or otherwise delay...
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...
Massive ICE Raid in Tennessee
Published April 9, 2018 In the past week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents executed one of
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Mandatory Detention Provisions for Certain Criminal Immigrants
Published March 22, 2018 Federal law currently sets forth conditions under which certain non-U.S. citizens with more serious criminal records must be detained without bond while they defend against removal...