The world of immigration is full of immigration judges and CBP, ICE/ERO, and USCIS officers investigating fraud and misrepresentation. Most grounds are waivable or forgivable. For example, when adjusting in the United States as the spouse of a U.S. citizen, any unauthorized work is generally not an issue. As another example, coming to the […]
The Long Night The most common concern that I hear from clients is dealing with wait times and delays. In the immigration world, we wait for USCIS to make decisions on applications and petitions, we wait for priority dates to come current, we wait for interviews and hearings to be set in Court, […]
“Build the Wall” has become a popular political tagline regarding immigration. It started with the Presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump and remains a key point in immigration reform debates. Essentially, the concept is to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border to stop the flow of human and drug trafficking. Supporters believe […]
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 […]