New York Lawyer's Legal Updates
NYPL 220.31 Is Not An Aggravated Felony
18 September 2017Author: Criminal Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova An aggravated felony is a term of art that caused many to be deported and forever barred to come back to the United States. It first was used by the Congress in 1988, and from that time on, the Immigration law in the United States was changed forever. One can see which crimes are included on th ...
Trump’s Elimination Of DACA: Will It Finally Bring Immigration Reform?
08 September 2017Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova On September 5, 2017, President Trump announced the elimination of the DACA program that was established via an executive action by President Obama. The DACA program conveyed a semi-legal status to hundreds of thousands of children who were brought into the US illegally. The program was designed ...
TRUMP ENDS DACA
06 September 2017Author: New York immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova On September 5, 2017, President Trump announced that DACA program will be ended unless Congress passes a permanent solution. DACA program allowed thousands of undocumented children who were brought into the United States without their consent to be protected from deportation. It also provided an ...
Asylum: Can I Win Asylum Because My Family Is Targeted By Gangs?
24 August 2017Author: Asylum lawyer Alena Shautsova I have written in the past about the various developments in the area of asylum law as it relates to the claims of persecution based on family as a social group. I would say that now, there are two definite trends how those claims are addressed by the courts and Immigration Judges. Based on numerous denials of ...
Asylum: Family As A Social Group
07 August 2017US Asylum Lawyer Alena Shautsova Claiming asylum based on persecution as a member of a particular family became more and more widespread in recent years. While the courts, attorneys and applicants keep struggling with the concept, here are some points that one may learn from the recent cases and how the higher, Federal courts consider such claims. ...
RAISE: A New Immigration Plan For The US
07 August 2017Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act was introduced on or about August 2, 2017 and is supported by the President Trump. The essence of this legislation is to limit the number of new immigrants by changing the way the prospects are screened. The Act imposes new r ...
Implementation Of Trump Travel Ban After US Supreme Court Decision
06 July 2017Author: US Immigration attorney ALENA SHAUTSOVA On June 29, 2017 US Supreme Court partially allowed Trump’s Travel Ban to go into effect. The Court stated that the travel ban should not be implemented against those who can establish existing bona fide relationship with a US company or person. The ban affected nationals of six, predominantly Muslim ...
MAVNI Program May Be Canceled
06 July 2017Author: Green Card attorney Alena Shautsova MAVNI or Military Accessions in the National Interest program allows non-immigrants to join US Military forces and obtain citizenship via expedited way. It was first authorized by President Obama in 2009. On July 3, 2017 National Public Radio reported that Pentagon has plans to eliminate MAVNI progra ...
EB1 Extraordinary Ability: Self-Petition For A Green Card
24 June 2017Author: US Green Card lawyer Alena Shautsova Many are aware that to immigrate to the USA or to stay in the USA, one needs to be sponsored by a US citizen spouse or a 21 years- old US citizen child, or an employer. There is also an investment option that requires substantial capital to be put into the US economy. However, it is possible to sponsor ...
Provisional I 601A Waiver: Available For Those Who Were Deported As Well
12 June 2017Author: Immigration waivers attorney Alena Shautsova A provisional waiver is a tool that helps those who entered the country illegally or without inspection but now can be sponsored by their US citizen or permanent resident spouse, parent, child, DV lottery or job. This person must also demonstrate extreme hardship to a US citizen or green card ho ...