Pres. Biden Releases more Details on Immigration Reform for Undocumented, “The U.S. Citizenship Act”
Following up on our blog post yesterday, the new Biden Administration has issued additional details on its immigration reform plans. The proposed legislation to be introduced in Congress on Inauguration Day, The U.S. Citizenship Act, features important protections for ...
The Ninth Circuit is Fighting Back! And Motions to Reopen In Absentia Hearings Just Got a Little Easier!
This week the Ninth Circuit issued a stunning rebuke to the Trump Administration and called out its blatant disregard in not following court orders. I ...
Til Death Do Us Part or Until USCIS Suspects That the Marriage is Fraudulent
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina . I don’t think that quotation is accurate, ...
Trump just released his #immigrationban executive order (EO). Here is a quick round-up. For more detailed information, here’s a link to the Executive ...
Will receiving public benefits keep me from getting my green card?
How will USCIS's new public charge rules affect my immigration case? Our law firm had numerous inquiries regarding how receipt of public benefits can ...
Top of the Ninth: The Ninth Circuit Reissues an Interesting Immigration Decision on Adverse Credibility in Asylum Cases
This week a rather bizarre immigration case came down from the Ninth Circuit. Not that the case itself is bizarre, but rather the posture of the case ...
Top of the Ninth: Immigration Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude. What exactly is a single scheme of misconduct? When does one crime end and a second one begin?
When discussing immigration deportability for two or more crimes involving moral turpitude, when does one scheme of misconduct end and another begin? ...
Top of the Ninth: The Ninth Circuit Again Holds that an Immigration CIMT is not Unconstitutionally Vague
“It is time to recognize another failed enterprise.” Islas-Veloz v. Whitaker , No. 15-73120, slip op. at *27 (9th Cir. Feb. 4, 2019) (Fletcher, J., ...