By Hannah | Published October 15, 2019 | Posted in Immigration Law, Immigration Law News | Tagged Tags: ACLU, green card, green cards, Immigration, legal permanent resident | Comments Off on Federal Agents Accused of Using Marriage Interviews as an “Immigration Trap”
Federal Agents Accused of Using Marriage Interviews as an “Immigration Trap”
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is pursuing a series of complaints that immigration officials illegally detained immigrants following marriage interviews for permanent residency. These interviews are a part of obtaining a “green card” for a citizen’s immigrant spouse, which allows a non-citizen to stay in the United States legally. However, just after the finish Read More
Read MoreWhen Should I Request a Writ of Mandamus?
Have you filed for a green card but are waiting too long for it to be approved? Is your citizenship petition taking forever? You have already applied, but your work authorization hasn’t been delivered. If you are tired of waiting for your green card or you were interviewed for naturalization and citizenship, but haven’t received Read More
Read MorePending U-Visa Petition with the Vermont Service Center
A U-Visa is a non-immigrant visa that can be converted to a green card. It is for victims of certain qualifying crimes (usually violent crimes) who report it to law enforcement, cooperate if asked to, and are harmed in some way. Some examples of the violent crimes that qualify for this are felony assaults, kidnapping, Read More
Read MoreThose with Temporary Protected Status Should Formulate a Plan B
Country by country, immigrants are beginning to lose their membership in the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. It began with Nicaraguans, losing their protections last year. They were followed by 50,000 Haitians, who were granted protection by the program after the country’s earthquake in 2010. Recently, immigrants from El Salvador have lost their temporary protected Read More
Read MoreProvisional Waiver Program Still Available Under Trump Administration
The Department of Homeland Security published a regulation on January 3, 2013, to allow the immediate relatives of United States citizens, who came to the country without inspection or were not eligible to change their current immigration status due to unlawful entry and presence, to apply for a provisional waiver in the United States. The Read More
Read MoreCriminal Law Issues Impede Green Card Applicants
As discussed in a previous blog, an otherwise eligible immigrant’s application to become a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) can be denied by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for several reasons. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act § 212, there are multiple grounds for inadmissibility, including criminal grounds. Even after an individual acquires LPR status, Read More
Read MoreSpecial Immigrant Juvenile Status: Making Children Priority One
In any context, abuse and abandonment is a heartbreaking experience for the children and families it affects. While therapy and psychological treatment may help begin to heal the wounds abuse leaves behind, undocumented children face an additional challenge when their abuse is discovered by child welfare officials or other government offices. Without legal status in Read More
Read MoreHow to Stop Deportation and Removal
Non-citizens can find themselves in deportation (removal) proceedings for various reasons. The proceedings can result in an unwanted return trip to their home country. The proceedings can also create a lengthy ban on reentering the United States of anywhere from three to ten years, or even life, depending on the seriousness of the grounds underlying Read More
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