Law Publications And Articles
President Trump H1B Executive Order
19 April 2017Author: New York Employment lawyer Alena Shautsova On April 18,l 2017 President Trump issued yet another Immigration Executive Order, this time concerning work immigration visas, and particular H1B program. An H1B employment visa allows professionals with relevant experience and/or high education to come and work in the United States. A US emplo ...
What To Do If ICE Visits Your Home Or Work
07 April 2017Author: Deportation Lawyer Alena Shautsova With the Trump administration planning to deport millions of people, it is good to get prepared for an encounter with ICE officers. Many people wonder how ICE officers decide who to visit and who to check. The specific information ICE officers are using when planning their raids, generally speaking, ICE ...
Solutions For Haiti TPS Holders
07 April 2017Author: Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova On July 22, 2017 TPS for Haiti nationals is set to expire. It means that those who are holding TPS status will be deprived of its benefits and will face immigration challenges as if they were “undocumented.” They will no longer qualify for an advance parole or an employment authorization, or protection fr ...
Will New York City Give Up Its Sanctuary Status?
07 April 2017Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova The Trump administration said on March 27, 2017, it would withhold federal criminal-justice grants from cities, counties and states that don’t fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities, a first strike in the new administration’s battle against so-called sanctuary cities. Attorney Gener ...
Immigration Issues Of Focus During The Trump Era
19 March 2017Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova With the change of administration, USCIS and ICE also changed their priority and focus when considering immigration submissions. This article will focus on possible issues that those applying for various immigration benefits should be aware of. Criminal Convictions I would list criminal arrest ...
Advance Parole Explained
06 March 2017Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova An advance parole is a permission to enter the United States after a brief travel abroad while holding certain status or applying for an adjustment of status. If a person files an adjustment of status application and then travels outside the US without advance parole, the person’s application is consider ...
Adjustment Of Status For Arriving Aliens
06 March 2017Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Adjustment of status is an immigration process during which a person receives permanent residency in the United States without having to leave the country. It is often used for those who came to the US on various visas and later got married to US citizens or found an employer who sponsored them f ...
What To Do If Visa Was Cancelled Due To Trump Executive Orders
03 March 2017Author: USA Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova On January 27, 2017 President Trump signed an Immigration Executive Order banning people from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Syria and Yemen) from coming to the United States even if they had already possessed valid visas. Following the order, consulates around the world stopped proce ...
Credible And Reasonable Fear Proceedings Revised
26 February 2017Author: USA Asylum lawyer Alena Shautsova Following the orders by Department of Homeland Security (the “DHS”), USCIS has revised its training materials on Credible and Reasonable fear assessments. It happened because the new administration is trying to streamline the expedited removal process for those who are surrendering themselves at the border ...
New Trump Administration Immigration Orders
20 February 2017Author: Alena Shautsova Leaked memorandum signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly, dated February 17, 2017, implementing President Trump's Executive Order on Interior Enforcement that was signed on January 25, 2017, with guidance applicable to the activities of ICE, CBP, and USCIS. See here Leaked memorandum signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly, dated F ...