USCIS’ Changes To Drastically Affect Students On May 10, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum that drastically changes the way it calculates unlawful presence for F, J and M visa-holding students. The new rules officially begin August 9, 2018. “The message is clear: These nonimmigrants cannot overstay their […]
What Will the Future of Asylum Claims Based on Domestic Violence Look Like? On June 11, 2018, Attorney General Jefferson Sessions issued an opinion which struck a devastating blow to thousands of asylum seekers. In the Matter of A-B-, 27 I&N Dec. 316 (A.G. 2018), AG Sessions ruled that women […]
The short answer – it depends. Every year, millions of foreign nationals (the proper term for someone in the U.S. who is not a U.S. citizen, regardless of their status) apply for a green card. A green card is different than a visa because it allows a person to stay, work, live and study in […]
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ New Approach to Illegal Border Crossing – Prosecute Them All On May 7, 2018, Attorney Jeff Sessions gave a speech in San Diego, California in which he described a much tougher stance on immigration violations. Citing a ‘no tolerance’ policy, Attorney Sessions declared that if an alien crosses the border illegally, […]
How A DUI Can Affect Your Immigration Status For foreign nationals, an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence can have major repercussions. Anyone in the United States who is not a citizen is subject to the laws and rules of the Immigration and Nationality Act (1996). Although an arrest or conviction for driving […]
On September 5, 2017, President Donald J. Trump, through a memorandum issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), called for an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The program would officially end deportation protection for 800,000 young, undocumented adults after March 5, 2018. The administration called on Congress to act […]
On August 23, 2017, David ‘DJ’ Creato pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the October 2015 death of his toddler son, 3-year-old Brendan Creato. The guilty plea comes a mere two weeks before his second murder trial was set to begin, after a jury in the first murder trial could not reach an unanimous verdict […]
Does your heart hurt from watching bad legal shows? Me too. I will be the first to admit: when I watch a scene, whether it is part of a television show, movie, clip or comedy routine, that depicts a cringe-worthy moment in an attorney’s line of work, I can’t help but look away. From […]
