Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
USCIS is revising Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, to accommodate the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, which made significant changes to both the filing and eligibility requirements for investors under the EB-5 program. Program applicants must usually fulfill multiple qualification criteria. Successful applicants and their family can apply for a green card. Most …
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) legality. The federal judges heard appeals by the Biden management, liberal states and individual DACA receiver to the U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen’s decision last year which held DACA to be illegal. DACA recipients cannot receive amnesty or legitimation. Recipients can get a temporary stay against their deportation for two …
Extension of TPS for Venezuela. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is extending the designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Venezuelans who arrived in the U.S. after March 8, 2021 will not be eligible for TPS. This Extension of TPS for Venezuela will provide protection from deportation and permission to work in …
The directive, the legal frame, and why this matters to clients: Directives ordering migrants to be returned (or transported elsewhere) are high-visibility administrative actions that raise immediate practical and legal questions.States can direct state resources and operations, but enforcement of immigration law is primarily a federal responsibility — when state directives approachenforcement or interfere with …
The Supreme Court rejected an injunction that halted the Biden administration from lifting “Remain in Mexico.” Formally known as Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), it appears likely that Remain in Mexico will continue for several weeks as the administration finalizes its plans. Since the Biden administration can now end MPP, the process might still take time, and until then, …
Immigration Detention Ombudsman now Accepting Complaints at Certain ICE Facilities near empty in California facility In Adelanto, California, which has space for 2,000 migrants facing deportation is now nearly empty. The government pays for about 1,455 beds a day at Adelanto, Yet this fiscal year the facility reports an average daily population of 49 detainees. The …
— Why abortion policy changes intersect with immigration vulnerability Changes in abortion policy and access can create or amplify health, legal, and logistical risks for unauthorized immigrants.These effects occur through multiple channels: reduced local service availability, fear of interacting with official systems, cross-state travel barriers,and differences in interpreter and clinic capacity. Service providers and attorneys …
Supreme Court gave the Biden administration a victory, ruling that the Trump-era program “Remain in Mexico” Can come to an end. In a 5-4 ruling, the court said that the administration properly ended the policy and the lower court overreached when it decided the policy had to remain in place.“Remain in Mexico,” formally known as the Migrant Protection …
House lawmakers proposed utilizing the unused green cards From the past three decades to make them available to immigrants stuck in the current backlogs. Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) presented the measure as an amendment to fiscal 2023 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security. The Appropriations Committee voted 32-35 to adopt it. There are 140,000 employment-based green …
On June 27, 2022, a horrifying human smuggling operation ended in the deaths of 53 migrants in what became internationally known as the San Antonio trailer migrants dead tragedy. It was the deadliest incident of its kind in U.S. history. The tragedy underscores the extreme risks migrants take and the criminal indifference of human smuggling organizations. …
The U.S. Coast Guard often performs humane missions in the wild Caribbean Sea. They save lives risked by perilous, unlawful maritime migration. Recently, Coast Guard rescued Haitian migrants. Specifically, cutters rescued dozens of Haitian migrants from an overcrowded, unseaworthy vessel found in pain. These dangerous voyages, often involving smuggling, highlight the pain driving people to …
Ukrainian arrivals — 71,000+ — In the months after Russia’s invasion, more than 71,000 Ukrainians were reported to have arrived in the United States via a mix of pathways after the March announcement opening U.S. reception; consequently, this inflow has important consequences for legal status, service delivery, and local planning. — what that number …
First responders have been preparing for the worst. This is because waters of the canal have been posing a unique danger due to the high water levels and fast-moving current. Authorities reported that there have been eight deaths in the span of one week.U.S. Customs and Border Protection said “The canalas are deeper than they appear …
Mexican immigration authorities found a freight truck with 366 migrants from 16 different nations. Some of the migrants on the truck were from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Yemen, Uzbekistan and South Africa. Agents found the truck parked on the side of a road in the southern state of Chiapas, which borders Guatemala. Migrants have been desperate to …
