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Therefore, in order to implement these new provisions expeditiously, the USCIS has issued a Public Notice detailing filing requirements and procedures, and does not intend to supplement it with any further notice or regulation.

If you have been present in the United States since January 1, 1972, you may be eligible for the “registry” provisions of our immigration laws which would allow you to obtain green card even if you are illegally in the U. S.

Since IIRAIRA passed in 1996, lawyers across the U.S. have fought against provisions that were hurtful and spiteful to immigrants.

A re-entry permit establishes a presumption that you did not abandon status, and it allows you to apply for admission to the U.S. after traveling abroad for up to 2 years, without having to obtain a returning resident visa.

To obtain a post-sixth year H-1B extension, there is no need for the foreign national to first request an extension through the completion of his or her initial six years and then request an additional extension of time beyond the six-year limit.

Applicants will be entitled to Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) and advance parole while their adjustment applications remain pending.

The CSS and LULAC (Newman) settlement agreements allow for those who meet certain requirements to apply or reapply for Temporary Resident status under the 1986 amnesty program of Section 245A of Immigration and Nationality Act.

The proper standard under CAT is that a petitioner need only prove the government is aware of a third party’s tortuous activity and does nothing to intervene to prevent it

The deportation process is meant to try to get you to voluntary deport so that there is one less person in the system. Nobody is there to help you during the deportation process, and therefore, you must get a qualified immigration attorney.

Humanitarian parole is typically granted for the duration of the emergency or compelling situation at issue. Anyone granted humanitarian parole must depart the U.S. prior to its expiration date or risk negative immigration consequences.