At the end of last year, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice establishing an automatic nine-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and work authorization benefits for TPS holders from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The previous TPS and work authorization period was... read more →
Jan
25
Jan
19
Na cultura atual de gratificação imediata, as pessoas estão sempre procurando a maneira mais rápida de chegar ao seu objetivo. Entretanto, quando se trata de seu status imigratório e do seu futuro, tome cuidado com as promessas de resultados rápidos—por permissão para trabalhar e viajar—especialmente se seu objetivo for permanecer... read more →
Jan
13
If you have been a victim of a certain crime and you have been helpful and cooperating in the criminal investigation with law enforcement, you may be eligible to apply for temporary legal status (through a “U” Visa) to stay in the United States. Certain immediate family members of the... read more →
Jan
11
At the end of last year, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice establishing an automatic nine-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and work authorization benefits for TPS holders from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The previous TPS and work authorization period was... read more →
Jan
06
COVID-19 has impacted U.S. permanent residents and conditional permanent residents who traveled abroad and found themselves unable to return to the United States in a timely manner. While U.S. permanent residents are not subject to the travel restrictions and Presidential Proclamations banning travel, they are at risk of abandoning their... read more →
Dec
03
Under Immigration and Nationality Act section 101(a)(27)(J), non-citizens under the age of twenty-one are potentially eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) classification if they have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by one or both of their parents and they can prove it is not in their best interest to... read more →
Nov
06
The new public charge rule went into effect less than a year ago, but in this short time has an unusually active history. It has come and gone, come and gone, and has come back once again. The rule was an effort by both the Department of Homeland Security and... read more →
Oct
23
What are the requirements of Cancellation of Removal for Certain Nonpermanent Residents? Certain nonpermanent residents may be eligible to apply for relief in removal proceedings if they meet the following requirements: (1) the person has maintained continuous physical presence in the United States for ten years, (2) the person has... read more →
Sep
30
“I’ll apply once Trump is gone” -- I’ve heard this phrase echoed numerous times in 2020, and particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. While I understand the underlying sentiment expressed (e.g. immigration applications may be more favorably adjudicated under a new administration), I caution anyone with this line... read more →
Sep
15
On September 15, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Notification of Termination of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled from or Were otherwise Present Within Certain Countries. This notice eases the arrival restrictions set forth by the Department of Homeland Security. In response... read more →