In 2002 the Homeland Department Security Act granted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) primary responsibility as to whether an applicant for a visa has qualified for a particular status. The DHS reviews permanent residence applications for spouses or parents of U.S. citizens, siblings, and fiance(s) of U.S. citizens. The DHS also passes on extraordinary...Read More
We recently had a case of a lady who had been ordered deported 10 years before for having entered the U.S. without a visa.Notwithstanding the Order, our client remained in the U.S. She had a child eight years ago who is seriously incapacitated and our client who had worked in a hospital was unwilling to...Read More
WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE UNDOCUMENTED? Many undocumented aliens have to drive for work for family needs such as hospital visits, or just for pleasure. If you get into an accident or run a light or make a wrong turn, you can be pulled over by the police. When the policeman learns you...Read More
What can you do if an Immigration Judge in an asylum or any other proceeding is arbitrary and capricious? Or if a Judge refuses to grant a Motion to Reopen if you were ordered removed in absentia? Or if a Judge fails and/or refuses to grant you a reasonable bond to free you from detention?...Read More
Our office represented a medical doctor who was subject to a 2 year foreign residence requirement on completion of her authorized stay. We applied for a Waiver for her because she worked in a hospital in New York that treated patients who had suffered serious lesions from exposure to radiation. The Atomic Energy Commission supported...Read More
