Domestic Abuse is no longer grounds for asylum
On June 11, 2018, the U.S. Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, declared that victims of domestic violence were no longer eligible for asylum in the United States. This decision overturns a…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has more than tripled its arrest record in 2018.
In fiscal year 2017 ICE investigated 1,716 workplaces in search of illegal immigrant workers. In 2018, this number went up to 6,093 investigations. As of July 20, 2018, 984 immigrants…
Department of Justice removes a favorable judge
Department of Justice removes a favorable judge from an immigration case and replaces him with a judge who deports the immigrant in absentia. The Trump Administration continues its attack on…
Policy for foreign students
By New York Immigration Lawyers U.S. Government changes its unlawful presence policy for foreign students. Beginning August 9, 2018, international students who are in the United States under F, J,…
Immigration judges are now less likely to grant a continuance in court proceedings after Attorney General’s ruling.
On August 16, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions made it harder for Respondents in Immigration hearings to reschedule court hearings. In the Matter of L-A-B-R-, Sessions stated that from now on,…
USCIS revised the validity of the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693)
The updated policy, which comes into force on November 1, 2018, states that the Form I-693 must be signed no more than 60 days before the applicant files the underlying…
Marriage and Divorce
Uncontested Divorce Uncontested Divorce simply means that both spouses agree to the dissolution of their marriage and that they have agreed on all terms of their divorce, including financial support,…