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Immigration Defense Blog
Posted on Apr 22, 2013
The Law Offices of Daniel Shanfield Immigration Defense PC is thrilled that the Firm's founder Daniel Shanfield has been honored with the “Client Distinction Award” and ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2013
"Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" Would Create New "Registered Provisional Immigrant (RPI)" Status On the heels of their January 28, 2013 ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2013
The “ Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform ”, pitched by Senators Schumer, McCain, Durbin, Graham, Menendez, Rubio, Bennet, and Flake, is being hailed as a major step ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2013
The Obama Administration has announced that, beginning March 4, 2013, certain undocumented immigrants who want to apply for green cards but are are disqualified because of their unlawful presence in ...
Continue reading "Obama Administration to Begin New I-601A Provisional Waiver Program, Promote Family Unity for Immigrants in the U.S." »
Posted on Oct 19, 2012
Many undocumented youth are wondering about the future of Deferred Action under a Mitt Romney Administration. Would Romney cancel DACA grants and take away people’s work permits? Would he start ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2012
USCIS on September 14, 2012 updated its FAQ on DACA Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, with important guidance on which social security numbers must be listed on the I-765 employment ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2012
USCIS today released the I-821D deferred action application form for childhood arrivals. If you bet the over-and-under on how long the DACA application form would be, it's six pages long, or about ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2012
A wonderful immigrant youth advocacy organization, DREAM Activist, has put out an easy-to-understand checklist to get DREAMers started on applying for DACA Deferred Action. You can also check out our ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2012
The American Immigration Lawyers Association has issued an important legal guide for immigration attorneys on DACA Deferred Action for DREAM Act youth. It's a must for every immigration lawyer ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2012
The third time is the charm: after cancelling two previous stakeholder phone calls with immigrant advocates and immigration defense lawyers, DHS yesterday announced concrete plans for Pres. ...
Continue reading "USCIS to Start Accepting DREAMer Childhood Arrivals Deferred Action Applications on August 15, 2012" »
Posted on Jun 19, 2012
THE BELOW DACA DEFERRED ACTION INFORMATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED! SEE OUR BLOG POST USCIS to Start Accepting DREAMer Childhood Arrivals Deferred Action Applications on August 15, 2012 The Department of ...
Continue reading "How do I apply for DREAM Deferred Action? (Hint: Not Quite Yet)" »
Posted on Jun 18, 2012
THE BELOW DACA DEFERRED ACTION INFORMATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED! SEE OUR BLOG POST USCIS to Start Accepting DREAMer Childhood Arrivals Deferred Action Applications on August 15, 2012 Our firm today ...
Continue reading "Deferred Action for DREAMers and the Problem of the "Significant Misdemeanor"" »
Posted on Jun 15, 2012
THE BELOW DACA DEFERRED ACTION INFORMATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED! SEE OUR BLOG POST USCIS to Start Accepting DREAMer Childhood Arrivals Deferred Action Applications on August 15, 2012 DHS today made a ...
Continue reading "Obama Administration to Stop Deportations and Allow Employment for Certain Undocumented Immigrant Youths" »
Posted on May 28, 2012
Last month, our office was thrilled to receive a USCIS notice that one of clients from Mexico, a homeless victim of domestic violence, rape and kidnapping, would receive a four-year U visa, and in ...
Continue reading "In Latest VAWA Legislation, House Republicans Go After Immigrant Domestic Violence Survivors, Crime Victims" »
Posted on May 23, 2012
Immigration Defense Attorney Daniel Shanfield Successfully Defends Client from Deportation Based on Egregious ICE Constitutional Rights Violations In a hearing today before the San Francisco ...
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Posted on May 18, 2012
Applying for U.S. Citizenship with a criminal record One area where our law firm has helped many clients is in getting US citizenship for immigrants with criminal records. if you’ve ever been ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011
“To Save the Town, It Became Necessary to Destroy It”: Obama’s Politically Inept "Deportation First" Immigration Policy and Epic Failure on DREAM Act With the defeat of the ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011
Your Papers Please (cont.): DUI Checkpoints, Auto Impounds, and the Undocumented Immigrant Driver California law enforcement officials have declared 2010 the " Year of the DUI Checkpoint ". ...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2011
The End of an Error? 11th Circuit Joins 3rd and 8th Circuits In Overturning BIA’s Silva-Trevino Decision The Attorney General's 2008 decision in Matter of Silva-Trevino, 24 I.&N. Dec. ...
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Posted on May 11, 2011
Important 9th Circuit Immigration Decision on Failure to Register as Sex Offender The 9th Circuit today issued an important decision on the immigration consequences for failure to register as a sex ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2010
We are please to announce the launch of our Immigration Defense Blog.
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Posted on May 2, 2010
The Senate Immigration Framework and SB 1070: Obama's Unflattering Moment of Truth Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy In a move reminiscent of China's ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2010
Santa Clara County Explores Providing Legal Defense Counsel in Criminal Misdemeanor Cases; Possibly Huge Impact in Deportation Prosecutions This morning's San Jose Mercury News is reporting plans ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2009
CIR ASAP Immigration Reform Bill Takes Important First Step in the House In a sudden and surprising move, Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, D-Ill., has intrdouced sweeping legislation in the House of ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2009
On Gender Asylum, HIV Travel Ban, Obama Adminstration Moves (Slowly) to Improve Ties with Immigrants, Women, LGBT Supporters The Obama Administration did the right thing on immigration last week, ...
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