Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova A bi-partisan group of Senators consisting of four Democrats and four Republicans recently released a plan for comprehensive immigration reform to be used as a springboard for legislation that fills in the details. The group consisted of the following: Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Michael B ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova DACA is an acronym frequently popping up in the news and it refers to the federal program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program allows individuals who came to the United States as children and who meet certain qualifications to request deferred action against removal for two years. ...
Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova Unfortunately, immigrants looking for an easy solution to immigration problems may fall prey to notario fraud. The American Bar Association explains that notario fraud involves individuals who fraudulently represent themselves as attorneys and say they can handle your immigration issues before the United State ...
Author: Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Similar to Arizona and Alabama, Georgia passed an immigration law that allowed law enforcement authorities to check the immigration status of criminal suspects. However, a court injunction stopped the police from initially implementing the status check. The Jurist reports that the US District Court for th ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Secure Communities is an ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) program that uses the already established connection between ICE and the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) to identify illegal immigrants involved in criminal activity. The Secure Communities program allows ICE to function without impo ...
Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova The 287(g) program derives its name from 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The 287(g) program is a part of the ICE ACCESS (Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to Enhance Safety and Security) program, which is an overall program that provides local law enforcement officers assistance through I ...
Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova According to various news outlets about immigration reform, including the Portland Press, once the fiscal cliff is behind us, President Obama promises to focus on extensive immigration reform. Border security and a path to citizenship are several major goals he intends to address through legislation. The new b ...
Author: US Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova USCIS reconsider its policy on detainer issuance and on December 21, 2012 issued a new Memo confirming that only serious misdemeanors and felony charges and/or convictions will trigger issuance of immigration detainers. It is a well-known fact that when a person who is not a US citizen is charged with ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Many of perspective clients who come to my office for a consultation ask me: does having a lawyer really help my case? Will the Immigration think that I did something bad and need a lawyer because of it? Can I file myself? While you can certainly try to file / apply for benefits yourself, here ...
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova The USCIS issued the following notice regarding canceled appointments and other Sandy’s affects: USCIS extends sincerest sympathies to all who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. We will make every effort to assist USCIS customers who may have been affected, and as a result, have difficulties wi ...
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