WHAT WOULD YOU DO WHEN AN INTERVIEWER DENIES YOUR VISA APPLICATION AT A U.S. EMBASSY?
It is frustrating when a Consular Officer denies your visa application. Usually, the interviewer tells you nothing about the reasons for the denial. It is totally different from being denied an application by the USCIS, because at least the USCIS sends you a letter stating, in detail, why the application has been denied, and sometimes […]
PARTICULARLY GOOD NEWS FOR SUDANESE TPS BENEFICIARIES!
California Federal Judge Edward M. Chen has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in a case (Ramos v. Nielsen), which prevents the Administration from implementing its decisions to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan, pending final resolution of the case. The Judge has ordered the government to preserve […]
MAJOR CHANGES PROPOSED TO REGULATIONS REGARDING INADMISSIBILITY ON PUBLIC CHARGE GROUNDS
On September 21, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security proposed new regulations related to public charge grounds of inadmissibility. The proposed regulations expand U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) grounds to deny permanent resident applications based upon a green card applicant’s use of public benefit programs, such as food assistance or section 8 housing vouchers. The regulations […]
UPDATE ON ICE’S DETENTION AND REMOVAL POLICY
Although the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will continue to prioritize the deportation of those with a history of criminal or fraudulent acts, everyone who is deportable is now a target for deportation. The only exceptions are those non-criminals who fit into the requirements for DACA, EXPANDED DACA, or DAPA (whether or not they applied […]
IF AND WHEN TO FILE A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS
Let’s say that you filed your immigration application, you paid all the fees, you had your biometrics captured and, if the USCIS asked for it, you responded to its request for evidence (RFE). And, if necessary, you then had your interview. In 2013. Of course, that was almost four years ago. You have made phone […]
