A lot of changes have happened in our immigration system, especially since Trump took office. One of the biggest changes I have seen is in processing times. Certain types of cases that used to take 3 to four months are now taking anywhere from 11.5 months to 23 months. An immigration officer had told me […]
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When I first started practicing immigration law, U visa cases were one of the first kinds of cases I handled. I still handle a lot of these types of cases now. U visas (aka U nonimmigrant status) are for victims of certain types of crimes who have been affected physically and emotionally, they reported the
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UncategorizedAs we near the end of the second quarter of the year, things surrounding the state immigration laws seem to still be changing. I’m sure you heard the most news surrounding the controversial travel ban. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear full arguments on it in the Fall to decide if it is constitutional.
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UncategorizedOn November 15, 2013, United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (“USCIS”) issued a memorandum amending the USCIS Adjudicator’s Field Manual to allow for parole requests to be made on behalf of certain military family members. So, what does this mean? Essentially, this allows an active duty or retired military member to request “parole in place”
