Immigration lawyers throughout the country sighed together last week when a new United States Supreme Court decision came down concerning people in deportation proceedings. The Supreme Court was deciding whether a person who has been detained for four years while his deportation case was pending was entitled to a bond…
A criminal conviction can make you deportable. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been in the United States. It doesn’t matter how good a person you are. It doesn’t matter if you have never been to the country of which you are a citizen. The law is cut and dry…
We’ve had many Cuban clients who had a false sense of security when it came to their immigration status as a Cuban Adjustment Act Lawful Permanent Resident. They think that if they are convicted of a deportable crime, they will not be deported. Although historically this has been the case,…
The term “adjustment of status” is an immigration legal term that refers to anyone who has been “admitted or paroled” into the United States who “adjusts” status to that of a lawful permanent resident. In other words, if you are inside the United States, you would adjust your status to…
Immigration lawyers are talking about a new Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision that is out. This case addresses how a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) arrest can result in not getting a bond in deportation proceedings. Whenever a person is placed in deportation/removal proceedings, the Immigration Judge will decide…
You’re not a United States citizen. You came into the United States with no documentation. You have been the victim of a crime. You’re scared. You don’t feel like you can go to the police because you might get deported. What can you do? What should I do if I…
You filed an application or petition with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). You’re patiently waiting for a response. But none comes. Months and months have passed and you have no idea what is going on with your case. What can you do? Unfortunately, USCIS has become…
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has recently ruled that a conviction for Domestic Battery by Strangulation is categorically a crime of violence. This means that any non-U.S. citizen who is sentenced to 1 year or more on a Florida Domestic Battery by Strangulation would be convicted of an “Aggravated…
Is it better to imprison 9 innocent people and 1 guilty person or to free 9 guilty people and imprison 1 innocent person? On December 11th, 2017, Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi immigrant who became a lawful permanent resident, strapped a pipe bomb to himself and attempted to conduct a terrorist…
“…[a] date which will live in infamy…” Excerpt of a speech given by President Roosevelt after the December 7th, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor A dark stain on our nation’s history resonates profoundly in today’s immigration discussion. Immigration attorneys throughout the country are passionately trying to hold back a…