Carl Shusterman Immigration Lawyer Blog

U.S. Immigration Blog

US Immigration Blog by former INS Trial Attorney Carl Shusterman. How to get a temporary working visa, a green card and U.S. citizenship.

Webinar on Trump’s Immigration Policies

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 […]

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H-1B News
Challenging RFEs, NOIDs and Denials

H-1B News helps to keep you up-to-date with the changes being made to the H-1B visa program by the current administration. For more information on how to get an H-1B visa, see our H-1B Visa Guide.           H-1B Visa News is divided into the following topics: H-1B News – Articles H-1B […]

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Naturalization – How to Become a US Citizen

Once you have a green card, how and when can you become a US citizen through naturalization? 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 Naturalization Attorney, the N-400 citizenship application was just 4 pages long and the […]

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How a Defective NTA Could
Save You from Deportation

 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 […]

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Denaturalization Task Force
How Citizenship Can Be Revoked

The USCIS has established an office in Los Angeles to focus on denaturalization. It will refer potential cases to the US Department of Justice. The USCIS cannot assure compliance with the law because old paper-based records containing fingerprint information from the FBI and DHS can’t be searched electronically. All such records need to be digitized. […]

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Biden’s Parole-in-Place Program
To Help Undocumented Spouses of US Citizens

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 […]

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Coronavirus – COVID
Immigration Updates

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 […]

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COVID-19 Vaccine Required For
Most Green Card Applicants

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued an order on August 25, 2021 which requires most green card applicants to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and be fully vaccinated. Otherwise, they will be considered inadmissible to the U.S. The order takes effect on October 1, 2021, and applies to both persons applying for adjustment of status […]

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement – ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The agency’s primary mission is to protect national security, public safety and the integrity of the U.S. borders through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration. The agency’s […]

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