The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have proposed an increase in the filing fees for certain applications. Generally speaking, the fees will increase by 10% for most applications and three new fees will be added. See us for quick efficient work before the fees go up. In 2007, USCIS increased all filing fees […]
The I-601 Waiver or Inadmissibility is a waiver that certain persons can file if they entered the US illegally or other fraud issues in order to be able to enter the US or to be eligible for a green card or naturalization. Unfortunately, the I-601 waiver process has been a very lengthy one. To solve […]
If you have an immigration issue that you need to discuss with a US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officer, you can schedule an InfoPass appointment at the USCIS District Office closest to where you live.
In the Arlington and Baltimore Immigration Courts, the percent of asylum cases denied has steadily declined since 2005 (with the exception of a few judges). Not only has there been a steady decline, but there has been quite a large jump within the courts.
Another new program supposedly designed to streamline DHS functions and increase reporting. One wonders if this is just another façade intended to increase the record high 54% federal immigration deportations focused largely on non-violent crimes of 2009.
The decision in Carachuri-Rosendo restores a level of measure and rationality to immigration policies that often are unnecessarily strict and unforgiving. This decision will quickly become a major presence in Immigration Courts across the country.
Federal immigration prosecutions rose to record high levels in 2009, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). The federal government’s shift in resources has meant more serious criminals involved in drugs, weapons, and organized crime face a lower probability of prosecution. The number of immigration prosecutions has continued to increase and now make up 54 percent of all federal criminal prosecutions.
The birthright citizenship may be attacked as proposed by Senator Russell Pearce, the architect of SB 1070. This legislation aims at targeting “anchor babies” of those principally of Mexican descent and comes closely on the heels of SB 1070. The law is too nebulous for police to enforce and in some counties police have refused to do so. Furthermore, the law encourages alienage and nationality rather than criminality as the determining factor.
Although not an official federal holiday, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 every year and commemorates the United States flag which was adopted in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
Voluntary departure is a form of relief for an alien who is subject to removal. While voluntary departure carries the advantage of avoiding detention and allowing an alien, if eligible, to apply for admission at some future time, a violation of a voluntary departure order will result in stiff penalties. Before requesting voluntary departure an alien in deportation proceedings should consult with an experienced immigration attorney.
