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Extreme Hardship Waivers

Extreme Hardship is a legal standard utilized in U.S. immigration law. It applies to some situations when certain unlawful activities of the noncitizen have made him or her inadmissible into the United States.

Marriage Fraud

Although increasingly limited, there are still several ways for a foreigner to gain lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in the United States.

Citizenship from Birth for Certain Children of U.S. Citizen Parents Born Abroad

In the majority of situations in which a child is born outside of the United States and one or both of his or her parents are U.S. Citizens, the child will be a U.S. citizen from birth.

U Nonimmigrant Visa

Persons who are victims of certain crimes that take place in the United States or are subject to U.S. jurisdiction, did not partake in the crimes, and have information that they are willing to offer that will help authorities investigate or prosecute the crimes, may be eligible for U-1 Visas

T Nonimmigrant Visa

A T-1 Visa is a nonimmigrant visa, which allows people who have been victims of certain forms of human trafficking the ability to gain immigration status in the United States.

Introduction to Applying for Employment-Based Immigrant Visas

Each fiscal year, the United States makes available a total of 140,000 immigrant visas covering five separate employment-based preference categories.

AC21 Immigration

The American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) allows someone to find new employment in the event that the following three conditions are met

The Many Problems of E-Verify

I recently came across a terrific paper that I would like to share with you courtesy of the Cato Institute, “Checking E-Verify: The Costs and Consequences of a National Worker Screening Mandate,” by Alex Nowrasteh and Jim Harper.

New Rules for Work Experience for Special Religious Workers

In a decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Shalom Pentecostal Church v. Acting Secretary DHS, 783 F.3d 156 (3d Cir. 2015), held that USCIS had exceeded its authority in enacting regulations found in 8 C.F.R. sections 204.5(m)(4) and (11).

Silva-Trevino is Vacated

Attorney General’s decision in the Matter of Silva-Trevino, 24 I. & N. Dec. 687 (A.G. November 7, 2008), substantially expended the ability of an immigration judge to look beyond the record of conviction and take into account other considerations...

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