Law Publications And Articles
Dealing With Lengthy EAD Processing Timelines: Practice Tips And Pointers
26 January 2022Based on AILA practice advice. In the last couple of years, an unexpected drawback has been experienced by the USCIS in the arbitration of Employment Authorization Document(EAD) cards. This has led to practitioners and applicants running around searching out methods to improve the processing or to inquire [in a forward-looking manner] into cases s ...
Motion To Reopen With Immigration Court Or Board Of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
22 January 2022Author: New York Immigraiton Lawyer Alena Shautsova A motion to reopen has to be filed if respondent has an order of removal and would like to avoid having the consequences of the order of removal; apply for a relief from removal, or rescind an absentia (default order of removal). Often, a person will find themselves in need to file a motion to re ...
Caste System And Slavery In Mauritania
20 January 2022Author: Alena Shautsova Mauritania (officially known as the Islamic Republic of Mauritania) is a country in Northwest Africa that practices a semi-presidential system of government with a unicameral legislature. It has its President, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, and the Prime Minister is Mohammed Ould Bilal. Mauritania is mainly made up of six ethnic ...
Gang-related Asylum In El Salvador
18 January 2022Author: Alena Shautsova El Salvador (officially known as the Republic of El Salvador) is a Central American country with an estimated population of 6,830,000 persons as of 2021. The country operates a unitary presidential system with Nayib Bukele as President. Since the end of the Salvadoran Civil War, El Salvador has been home to an increasing r ...
Country Conditions: The Persecution Of The Tajik People In Uzbekistan
12 January 2022Author: Alena Shautsova The Republic of Uzbekistan, formerly part of the defunct Soviet Union, operates a presidential system of government (as provided for in the Constitution of Uzbekistan). The President functions as both the head of state and head of government. Like many of its contemporaries, the government has three arms namely: the executi ...
Country Conditions: Persecution Of Christians In Nigeria
07 January 2022Author: Alena Shautsova Nigeria otherwise known as the Federal Republic of Nigeria operates a federal presidential system of government. The Nigerian government has three arms, which are the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary. The primary laws governing the country are entrenched in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ...
Treatment Of LGBT In Ukraine
04 January 2022Author: Alena Shautsova Contrary to what most people think, LGBT is an acronym that was coined from a longer phrase. This is why LGBT basically stands to represent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender respectively. LGBT technically derives its meaning from an inclusion of both sexual orientation and gender identity. However, you should also kno ...
Abuse Of Unmarried Women In Honduras By Gang Leaders
30 December 2021Author: Alena Shautsova An unmarried woman is simply an individual who is of the female gender but is not a member of any civil union. This union is termed as ‘marriage’ in the world today. Unmarried women might however, be in one or more committed relationships which includes dating, courtship, and engagement etc. In other words, unmarried women ...
Country Conditions: Treatment Of Evangelicals In Russia
27 December 2021Author: Alena Shautsova Unfortunately, religious minorities are mostly targets of indiscreet human right violation in Russia. With the ban on Jehovah's Witnesses, Evangelicals in recent times have been the most targeted. Freedom of religion is a right that accrues to everyone and should be exercised unrestrictedly. So long as a person's belief sy ...
Country Conditions: Treatment Of Christians In China
23 December 2021Author: Alena Shautsova China, formally referred to as the People's Republic of China operates an authoritarian system of government. The Chinese Communist Party(CCP) wields the ultimate authority in the State. Almost all top government and security functioning positions are held and controlled by members of the Chinese Communist Party. The ultima ...