by RaslanPla | Sep 19, 2018 | immigration
On September 18, 2018, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Constitution does not give an immigrant the right to re-litigate his case if he chose a bad attorney first time around. The Fifth Amendment’s due process clause does not grant an immigrant a right...
by Lydia Chiro | Sep 13, 2018 | news
In July of 2018, L. Francis Cisna, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the creation of a new office and the hiring of lawyers and immigration specialists to investigate past naturalization cases and refer cases to the Department of...
by Lydia Chiro | Sep 12, 2018 | news
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Pereira v. Sessions on June 21, 2018, holding that a Notice to Appear (NTA) “that does not inform a noncitizen when and where to appear for removal proceedings is a not a ‘notice to appear’” under the law. A NTA is the...
by Lydia Chiro | Sep 11, 2018 | news
In the July 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued two new policies, both of which will have a major impact on hundreds of thousands of noncitizens applying for immigration benefits. First, USCIS issued a new policy with regard to Notices to...
by Lydia Chiro | Sep 10, 2018 | news
On June 26, 2018, in a 5-4 decision the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the travel ban that President Trump issued on September 24, 2017, named Presidential Proclamation 9645, “Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry into the United States...
