Pres. Clinton signed S. 2045 and H.R. 5362 into law in October 2000, raising the H-1B cap to 195,000 and raising the INS filing fee by $500. In what might have been his last opportunity to pass important immigration legislation, President Clinton signed S. 2045 and H.R. 5362 into law on Tuesday, [...]
In keeping with an INS directive earlier to improve productivity at INS regional processing centers, the California Service Center announced some new reforms. In keeping with an INS directive earlier this year to improve productivity at the four INS regional processing centers, the California Service Center announced some rather sweeping reforms. The [...]
INS recently issued a policy memorandum regarding the asylum exception, which may offer relief for many who are ineligible for "adjustment of status" in the US. The immigrant communities of the United States have been stirring ever since Congress created the dreaded "3 and 10 year bar" to reentry in 1996. The [...]
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Gorbach v. Reno has reversed an earlier ruling, which held that the INS' "administrative denaturalization" rules were unauthorized. Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Gorbach v. Reno reversed the ruling of a Washington District Court Judge, which had held that the INS' [...]
In December 2000 President Clinton signed the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (LIFE), extending the "grandfathering deadline" of Section 245(i). On December 21, 2000 President Clinton signed the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act ("LIFE") into law. LIFE extends the "grandfathering deadline" of Section 245(i) of the Immigration & Nationality Act [...]
The Immigration & Nationality ACT (INA) sets forth procedural rules applicable to appealing decisions of Immigration Judges through the US. Each year, I consult with hundreds of individuals who have been ordered to leave the US by Immigration Judges. In the vast majority of these cases, the person had applied for some [...]
The INS' rule states that it may reopen a naturalization proceeding and revoke naturalization if it obtains some specific "credible and probative evidence." The Ninth Circuit court of Appeals in Gorbach v. Reno recently dealt a serious blow to thousands of individuals who may have obtained their Naturalization certificate by mistake or [...]
The USCIS has finally issued a rule allowing holders of “T” and “U” visa status to apply for “adjustment of status” to green card. The USCIS has finally issued a rule allowing holders of “T” and “U” visa status to apply for “adjustment of status” to green card. Based on the Victims [...]
When a foreign citizen marries a United States citizen living in the Los Angeles area, he or she may be able to obtain a spouse visa and eventually become a citizen of the United States. In order to become a citizen, various requirements have to be met such as living with the spouse who is a U.S. [...]
Many immigrants living in the Los Angeles area without proper documentation can feel like they have limited rights when it comes to employment. They might fear speaking out about unfair working situations because they worry about being identified as being in the country illegally and threatened with deportation. This fear didn’t stop one woman from [...]
