Author: US Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Finally, after long debates and preparations, the immigration reform Bill has been introduced for discussions and its draft has been made available for public review. Why do we say "a draft"? Because until it is actually adopted as the law the draft is only a proposal. It means that some of the propose ...
Author: US Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova The injury and death toll of the Boston marathon bombing reached 264 injured persons and three deaths. While the nation shifted its attention to this tragic event, the fact that the men accused of the bombing were two legal immigrants from Chechnya raised questions about national security and pro ...
Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The Indiana immigration bill allowed authorities to arrest non-citizens without the use of warrants and prevented immigrants from using consular ID cards as a means of identification. However, according to a Reuter's article, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) brought a class-action lawsu ...
Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova As The Immigration Bill Nears Its Final Draft, Two Top Issues Emerge: Citizenship Contingent On Tightened Border Security Senators comprising the gang of eight are expected to release the final draft for the long-awaited immigration bill this week. However, it appears that the thorny issue in gettin ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The eight Senators, called the Gang of Eight, who are in charge of writing a bi-partisan bill for immigration reform reached an agreement about the most contested aspect of the bill. After weeks of deliberating over a draft, the senators came to a private agreement behind closed doors about a proposal f ...
Author: Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova While Congress is polarized on many issues regarding immigration, one point they agree on is that E-Verify is crucial for immigration reform. The "gang of eight," which refers to the eight bipartisan senators planning immigration reform, included use of E-verify in their proposal as did the President in t ...
Author: Family Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Law Office of Alena Shautsova, a New York Immigration law firm located in Brooklyn, is assisting immigrants with family immigration and immigration reform. While millions of people are awaiting for Immigration reform, the Senators prepare for the Easter break, and indicated (according to the Washi ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova As the need for immigration law reform led many states to legislate their own immigration laws, various cases have been appealed before the U.S. Supreme Court and other District Courts for ruling. The State of Alabama passed a stringent immigration law known as HB56 that required schools to collect inf ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The Immigration reform is inevitable, and many should consider preparing for it and/or taking advantage of the recent changes that were adopted by the USCIS. How to prepare for the new immigration reform? Even though President Obama has outlined the main points for the immigration reform, currently, t ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Toward the end of 2012, the New York Daily News reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on a case that could lead to a major change in immigration law. The court ruled that the Defense in Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. In December, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to ...
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