by | | Avoiding Deportation, Cancellation of Expulsion, Crimes of Vileza Mora, Deportation, Deported, Uncategorized
A case where a deportation order could be overturned. A new case has recently been decided by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in Falls Church, Virginia, concerning a citizen of Cuban origin (Hernandez), residing in Miami. In this case, he was able to void a...
by | | Avoiding Deportation, Good Moral Character, Immigration Law
The Immigrant Tax Return Once again, the time has come to begin preparations for filing tax returns as required by U.S. law. Immigrants, both legal and undocumented, face a plethora of forms, questions, and answers that, in most cases, are new to them. They are also...
by | | Announcement of August 18 2011, Avoiding Deportation, Cancellation of Expulsion, Deportation, Immigration Law, Immigration Reform, Legal Residence, President Obama's New Immigration Policy, Prosecutorial Discretion, Sorry, Work permit
On August 18 of this year, the President announced a change in immigration policy with the purpose of administratively closing some of the 300,000 deportation cases currently pending in immigration courts across the country. This was a policy change (or policy) and...
by | | Application I-360, Avoiding Deportation, Cancellation of Expulsion, Domestic Violence, Legal Residence, Permanent Residence Card, Spouses, T-Visa, VAWA, Victim of Human Trafficking, Violence Against Women Act, Visa U
The United States Congress, in 1994, recognized that there are immigrants who are victims of abusers and perpetrators of domestic violence crimes. They also acknowledged that there are victims of human trafficking, and sexual assault. These abusers very often threaten...
by | | Citizenship, Naturalization, Sorry
If you are a legal resident of the United States and have had a criminal case in the past that is considered “deportable” under immigration laws and you apply for naturalization (U.S. citizenship) it is almost certain that immigration authorities will...