Former INS Attorney Carl Shusterman has been writing an immigration blog on a regular basis since 1996.
Her father called me for a legal consultation. He had been waiting in the EB-3 line with a pending application for adjustment of status, like so many others, for over 4 years, and so had his wife and daughter. Now, his attorney was telling him that his daughter, a straight-A student, would have to leave […]
On October 9, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California DREAM Act into law. The law will permit certain undocumented students who have graduated from high school and are attending public universities in California to qualify for state financial aid. California is one of about a dozen states to allow undocumented students to qualify to pay in-state tuition. With the […]
On September 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, in a unanimous decision, ruled that “contrary to the BIA’s interpretation in Matter of Wang, the benefits of 8 U.S.C. section 1153(h)(3) unambiguously apply to all petitions described in section 1153(h)(2)…” Thus, in the clearest and most persuasive Federal Court decision discussing CSPA’s […]
On September 2, 2011, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision regarding the “automatic conversion” clause of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) in De Osorio v. Mayorkas. The Court upheld the decision of the District Court, which deferred to the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Wang, […]
If you had to choose between prosecuting murderers and rapists or persons with traffic tickets, who would you give priority to? Sort of a no-brainer, isn’t it? You would think so, but the way the federal government has prosecuted illegal aliens accused of crimes has traditionally not followed this logic. On Aug. 18, however, the […]
On August 18, the Obama Administration announced that all 300,000+ persons currently in removal proceedings, as well as those subject to final orders of removal, will have their cases reviewed by ICE, and that many of them will have their cases terminated, and some will even be granted work permits. This announcement was greeted with […]
For immigrants seeking green cards, September is the cruelest month. This is because it is the final month of the federal fiscal year and most of the 226,000 family-based and the 140,000 employment-based green card numbers have already been used up. By the time that September rolls around, the “patient” is practically dead on arrival. […]
Attorney Amy Prokop, Karina Magana, Staff Sgt. Luis Magana, and Attorney Carl Shusterman “Carl Shusterman and his team are simply the best representation a person can get. Attorney Amy and Carl were always available to provide support and advice. They were always on top of my case and provided prompt updates. Their knowledge about […]
Attorney Amy Prokop, Karina Magana, Staff Sgt. Luis Magana and Attorney Carl Shusterman Air Force Staff Sergeant Luis Magana immigrated to the United States from Mexico. Now a proud U.S. citizen, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, and served two tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. After he returned, his wife […]
While we await the decisions of the 5th and the 9th Circuit Courts of Appeals in the “automatic conversion” cases, two other circuits have issued decisions on other sections of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) which reject the government’s restrictive interpretations. On July 19, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the government in […]
