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Immigration Blog

Former INS Attorney Carl Shusterman has been writing an immigration blog on a regular basis since 1996.

US Citizenship
How to Guide

How does a person who is not born in the United States achieve US citizenship? We provide articles and links explaining who is eligible to apply to naturalize to become a US citizen as well as the application procedure including an online, self-correcting history and government test. If one or both of your parents were […]

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Immigration Blog 2018

Immigration Blog 2018 Former INS Trial Attorney Carl Shusterman (1976-82) has been writing blog posts about immigration laws and policies for many years. He hopes that the information contained in these blog posts is helpful and informative to immigrants and immigration attorneys alike. December The Day That Could Ruin Your Life – February 5, 2019 […]

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Canadian Physicians – Getting H-1B Status
Without a J Waiver

What is the most common immigration problem for foreign-born physicians who complete their medical residencies and fellowships in the United States? Most foreign-born physicians complete their training in the U.S. using J visas. Because of this fact, they are required to return to their countries of origin for 2 years before they are eligible for […]

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New Health Insurance Requirement –
Blocked by Federal Appeals Court

The new health insurance requirement for persons applying for green cards abroad was scheduled to go into effect on November 3, 2019.  It could prevent hundreds of thousands of persons from getting green cards. On November 26, U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon issued a preliminary injunction temporarily halting the government’s ability to impose […]

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3 Recent Supreme Court Immigration Decisions

During May and June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued 3 decisions regarding federal immigration law, each of which severely limits the rights of immigrants to challenge the decisions of government agencies. Particularly concerning is Court’s decision in Patel v. Garland, issued on May 16, 2022 which holds that immigrants can not dispute inaccurate factual […]

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How to Select an Immigration Attorney

Choosing an Immigration Attorney Last Friday was a depressing day. A businessman and his daughter visited me in my office. When I asked how they had learned about our law firm, they said a lot of flattering things about how “famous” we were and about our “great” website. However, when I analyzed their case, it […]

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Green Cards for Caregivers

The number of baby boomers turning 65 years old is rapidly increasing, and, unfortunately, many of them have multiple chronic health conditions ranging from diabetes to dementia. Yet, the supply of caregivers is not keeping pace with the increasing demand for their services. Over 25% of caregivers are foreign-born, yet our broken immigration system does […]

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Asylum Case – How to Increase Your Chances of Winning

It would seem logical that an immigrant fleeing persecution in his country of origin would have as good a chance to have his asylum case granted in one part of the U.S. as in another. The law and regulations governing asylum are do not vary from state to state.  However, this is far from […]

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US Immigration Blog

Attorney Shusterman started his US immigration blog April 2009.  Many of his posts are distributed by Immigration Lawyers on the Web. These posts cover the gamut of immigration issues from legislation pending in Congress to the latest immigration news, the monthly visa bulletins, important court decisions as well as practical advice for employers and foreign-born persons trying […]

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Prosecutorial Discretion is Back!
Who Benefits?

 On May 27, 2021, John Trasviña, the Principal Legal Advisor for ICE, sent a memo to government attorneys enabling them to use prosecutorial discretion to dismiss pending cases in Immigration Court and to refrain from placing certain persons in removal proceedings. This memo could save many thousands of people, perhaps hundreds of thousands, from […]

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