The quest for a U.S. green card leads many to explore various avenues, but one path, often less trodden, offers a unique blend of investment and immigration benefits: the EB-5 investor visa program. This program allows foreign investors to embark on a journey towards permanent residency in the United States by investing in a commercial...Read More

Navigating the intricacies of immigration law in the United States can be a labyrinthine process for many foreign nationals or aliens, the legal term used for non-citizens within U.S. Immigration and nationality law. The voluntary departure procedure, in particular, presents a complex option for those facing or already in removal proceedings. Understanding the consequences of...Read More

When a foreign national alien beneficiary is on the path to obtaining permanent residence in the United States, the death of the U.S. citizen or permanent resident petitioner can cast a shadow of uncertainty over the beneficiary’s ability to obtain permanent residence and immigration status. This critical event raises numerous questions and concerns about the...Read More

Despite New York’s status as a sanctuary state for immigrants and assurances by the New York State court system, evidence shows that clerks and officers of these courts have cooperated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to facilitate the arrest and detention of immigrants in court for matters unrelated to their immigration status. According to...Read More

As the government shutdown continues to drag on, thousands of immigration hearings have been cancelled or postponed. Figures released on January 11, 2019, indicate that more than 40,000 hearings have been delayed as a result of the shutdown. This has left many immigrants in limbo and has added even more to the existing backlog of...Read More

the Mayor of the City of New York has intervened by instituting a program to start in December, 2014 to grant a New York immigrant I.D. to all New Yorkers over the age of 14 regardless of their immigration status. The State and City I.D’s should be issued in December which will provide a beacon...Read More

Rising unauthorized numbers of children are trying to enter the U.S. border through Mexico, some with their parents or close family members, some helped by coyotes and some just coming alone. The stampede to the U.S. is first and foremost the result of terrorism south of the border: Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and Salvador. These children...Read More

In March, 2013 by executive order President Barack Obama permitted undocumented foreign nationals with qualifying relatives to apply for waivers while in the United States. This order helped those undocumented aliens who entered the US unlawfully to regularize if they have qualifying immediate family members who will suffer hardship. The President’s purpose was to avoid...Read More

Adjustment of status in the United States is available to spouses of U.S. citizens, their children and the parents of U.S. citizens even if they entered the U.S. without visas. A battered alien’s children may also apply without a petition if the child can show he/she resided with the U.S. citizen when the child was...Read More

If an undocumented alien is stopped by an Immigration or police officer without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, a Court Motion to Suppress may be initiated to prevent the evidence obtained by immigration from proving that the alien is illegally present in the U.S. This evidence is excludable to discourage the government’s illegal action. The...Read More