Expect significant changes in the U.S. immigration system come January 20, 2025. President Trump’s Immigration Policies will be very different from those of Biden’s. On December 10, 2024, we participated in a Zoom webinar hosted by the United Nations Agency of the USA (San Fernando Valley Chapter) discussing these upcoming changes. We discussed the following subjects: Mass […]
Once you have a green card, how and when can you become a US citizen through naturalization (“natz”)? The process of becoming a citizen of the United States is becoming increasingly complex, lengthy and expensive. When I worked for the INS as a Natz Attorney, the N-400 citizenship application was just 4 pages long and […]
On November 7, 2024 a federal judge struck down Biden’s Parole-in-Place program that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented spouses and step-children of U.S. citizens. On August 20, 2024, the USCIS began accepting parole-in-place applications for certain undocumented spouses and children of US citizens. Obtaining parole-in-place will allow these undocumented spouses […]
In April 2021, the US Supreme Court held that a defective NTA does not give the government jurisdiction to place a person in removal proceedings. An NTA is a Notice to Appear in Immigration Court. Update: On November 19, 2024, the BIA issued Matter of Larios-Gutierrez de Pablo and Pablo-Larios, which held that Matter of Fernandes’s […]
Section 245k of the immigration law allows most employment-based applicants to adjust status in the US even if they overstayed or violated their status for a certain period of time. For persons in the family-based categories and some of the employment-based categories, in order to adjust their status in the US, persons must maintain their […]
On June 28, 2024, the US Supreme Court overturned the Chevron Deference Doctrine. In 1984, the Supreme Court ruled in the Chevron case that when a federal statute is ambiguous, federal courts should defer to the agency’s interpretation of the law as long as their interpretation is “reasonable”. While overturning the Chevron Deference Doctrine will […]
Every year, hundreds of persons who need legal assistance schedule an immigration consultation (in-person, telephonic or Zoom) with one of our attorneys. Our online appointment system allows you to schedule an appointment with our immigration attorneys, choose a date and time for your consultation and decide whether you want to come to our office or […]
On April 4, 2024, USCIS announced a temporary final rule (TFR) to increase automatic EAD extensions for certain employment authorization documents (EADs) from up to 180 days to up to 540 days. The longer auto-extension period will be available to eligible foreign nationals with Form I-765 renewal applications which were timely filed on or after […]
On April 29, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Niz-Chavez v. Garland that could save thousands of immigrants from deportation. Justice Gorsuch wrote the 6 to 3 majority decision. The Court held that the charging document for a removal proceeding, the Notice to Appear (NTA), is invalid if it does not specify […]
The coronavirus pandemic is rapidly spreading around the world. As immigration lawyers, we have created this page in order to educate employers and immigrants regarding how the pandemic may affect their immigration cases and to make sure that immigrants, whether or not they are documented, are not afraid to seek medical care. In-person services at […]
