New York Lawyer's Legal Updates

Matter Of BERMUDEZ-COTA

07 September 2018

Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Just a few months ago, the entire Immigration community became very excited after the US Supreme Court held that the Notice to Appear that does not list specific date and time for the hearing cannot be used for the “stop-time” rule purposes, opening the door for thousands of immigrants to reope ...

New Standards For Continuance Requests In Immigration Court

17 August 2018

Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova A continuance in Immigration court can be a necessity: you might need to ask the Immigration judge to postpone your hearing for a later date because you submitted a petition/application for USCIS and its outcome will determine your case; or because you need more time to find an attorney; or bec ...

DACA May Be Restored

08 August 2018

Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova DACA is a temporary protection from deportation for childhood arrivals was implemented by President Obama. President Trump’s administration decided to scrap the program, and the people pushed back. Recently, a Federal judge in Washington DC ordered the entire program be restored by the govern ...

What Are The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Requirements?

19 June 2018

Author: Sheila Barabino Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) is an avenue for undocumented children to obtain legal and permanent residency status in the US if they cannot be reunified with one or both parents due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment, and it is not in their best interests to be returned to their home country. Before a child can ...

How To Prepare For An Individual Hearing In Immigration Court

05 June 2018

Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova An Individual hearing in Immigration court is basically a trial, a day when one’s application will be heard on merits. First, you will need to get familiar with the Immigration Court Practice Manual and read when and what you can submit. If the judge did not specify when you need to submit t ...

When Vacated Conviction Sill Counts For Immigration Purposes

20 April 2018

Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova You had your conviction vacated, and now you believe you have a “clean record.” It is time for your Immigration application, and you are wondering if you even need to mention that you were convicted, after all, that conviction is no longer valid... Well, it might be true that you are “not conv ...

Immigration Benefits For Military Members And Their Families

04 April 2018

Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova U.S. military provides much more immigration benefits to its members and their families than the public is generally discussing. For example, many know that U.S. military provides an expected path to the US citizenship, but few are aware that in some cases, it is also possible to obtain a law ...

Permanent Bar: Possible Solutions

21 March 2018

Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova A permanent bar is a scary thing for any immigrant: a permanent bar means that a person is disqualified from any relief in the US until he/she serves 10 years outside of the United States. There is no waiver for a permanent bar. In addition, after the 10 years are served, a person has to obtain ...

US Supreme Court Decision Regarding Immigration Bond

05 March 2018

Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova On February 27, 2018, US Supreme Court in the case of Jennings v. Rodriguez stated that the lower Federal Court (the Ninth Circuit court) was wrong when held that detained immigrants have a right to periodic bond hearings. It has to be noted that under the Immigration law, usually, in a case ...

Possible New Law To Help Dreamers

12 February 2018

Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The United and Securing America act has been introduced by both Republicans and Democrats early this February. The U.S.A Act might have a chance of actually passing because it has been supported by both sides of the Congress. How would it work? 1. The Bill would provide cancellation of remo ...

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