TPS, temporary protected status, now available to Salvadorians and Hundurans, may be reopened by an Immigration Judge in removal proceedings even if an immigrant has not appealed a denial by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A Salvadorian had applied for TPS in 2002 and thereafter that were always denied but never appealed. The DHS...Read More
Intra-Company Transferees (L-1) To qualify, the L-1 Visa applicant must have been continuously employed abroad for one of the past 3 years preceding an application by a parent company, branch, affiliate or subsidiary of the intended employer company in the U.S. The work to be done must be to continue in a managerial or executive...Read More
WHO HAVE SUFFERED DOMESTIC ABUSE ABROAD The new Administration has recently changed immigration regulations to permit victims of domestic violence abroad to apply to obtain asylum in the U.S. The previous Administration had consistently denied such claims for violence and sexual abuse abroad, holding that this class of battered women could not be accepted because...Read More
AT RANDOM & WITHOUT REASONABLE SUSPICION The 5th Amendment of our Constitution specifically guarantees that no one may be obliged to incriminate himself/herself. When a police officer asks a passenger what his/her status is on a car stop, the passenger usually does not feel free to refuse to answer. Indeed if the passenger does not...Read More
The remedy of Cancellation of Removal is available for people who entered the U.S. with or without a visa more than 10 years ago and who have stayed continuously since then and have a U.S. citizen or permanent resident spouse, child or parent who would suffer extreme hardship if the individual were required to leave...Read More
