Immigration Updates

Not all criminal history disqualifies an applicant from receiving a visa or green card. Generally speaking, immigration authorities may deny entry if you have been convicted of any of the following crimes of “moral turpitude”: Even crimes that normally would render a person inadmissible may be subject to a waiver under certain circumstances. Moreover, convictions…

The DACA and DAPA Deferred Action Initiatives

“Pela autoridade que me foi conferida como presidente pela Constituição e pelas leis dos Estados Unidos da América, incluindo a Lei de Imigração e Nacionalidade (INA), Título 8 do Código dos EUA, parágrafo 1101 e alterações subsequentes, e a seção 301 do Título 3 do Código dos Estados Unidos, e para proteger os americanos de…

Release Date: March 15, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2018 cap on April 3, 2017. All cap-subject H-1B petitions filed before April 3, 2017, for the FY 2018 cap will be rejected. The H-1B program allows companies in the United States to temporarily employ…

Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds (TRIG) Generally, any individual who is a member of a “terrorist organization” or who has engaged or engages in terrorism-related activity as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is “inadmissible” (not allowed to enter) the United States and is ineligible for most immigration benefits. The definition of terrorism-related activity is…

By: Walter Ewing In the event that there was any doubt, women and children from Central America’s Northern Triangle—El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—are fleeing the same horrific conditions that were driving them out of their countries in large numbers two years ago. That is why apprehensions of Northern Triangle refugees have gone up this year,…

In New York City, defendants are brought before a Judge for arraignment within 24 hours of the arrest. After the case has been docketed by the court and the complaint and accused’s criminal history are ready, the defendant is brought to Criminal Court for arraignment. In New York City’s five boroughs, criminal court arraignments are…

Validity of Marriage for Immigration Purposes The applicant must establish validity of his or her marriage. In general, the legal validity of a marriage is determined by the law of the place where the marriage was celebrated? (“place-of-celebration rule”). Under this rule, a marriage is valid for immigration purposes in cases where the marriage is…

Undocumented immigrant victims of violence historically have been extremely reluctant to seek justice for the crimes perpetrated against them because to do so inevitably requires the involvement of law enforcement. Those who have no status in the United States understand full well that if they contact the police, immigration authorities may follow behind, and deportation…

There are two classifications of people that the United States uses in regards to taxes tax residents and non-tax residents. If you have immigrated into the United States, you may be wondering how to figure out how immigration and taxes apply to you. There are many situations in which you may be required to pay…