Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
Question: I have have committed a crime but do not know if I should plead guilty or not and if I do plead guilty. I do not know what I should plead to. Answer: These are very valid questions. Citizen. Every single crime could potentially affect your ability to legally remain in the United States. …
To control the influx of refugees from such countries as Haiti the DOS Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Eric Schwartz released an update on the Reception and Placement Program for newly arriving refugees.
NBC confirms that a scheduling glitch caused 2,200 applicants to be scheduled for multiple interviews on the same case.Human error or a computer problem with the centers scheduling program may have been the cause. NBC identified the cases and has re-scheduled all related cases.
Due to inaccurate information circulating regarding filing applications USCIS announced revised filing instructions and addresses for applicant filing an Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765).
You would first have to be aware of the 3/10 year bar. It is quickly approaching and you may not be able to come back to the U.S. for 3 or 10 years depending. You may qualify for the R-1 Visa (which is not the one you listed above). This is for the Religious Visa. …
The June 2009 Immigration Briefings, entitled “Credibility, Burden of Proof, and Corroboration Under the Real ID Act,” 09-06 Immigration Briefing 1 (June 2009), discusses credibility determinations as prescribed by the REAL ID Act of 2005, primarily in the context of asylum relief. The Briefing addresses both burden of proof and corroboration as part of its …
US Visa Applicants Face Denial in Europe Many non-immigrant visa applicants at U.S. Embassies in Europe are being refused under INA 214(b). This denial is not permanent, but it means the applicant failed to overcome the presumption of being an intending immigrant. The key is proving strong “ties”—like stable employment, a family/home, or financial assets—that …
DOL released public disclosure data files for FY 2009 for Permanent, H-1B and H-2B programs on the DOL Foreign Labor Certification Data Center website. Data released is to assist in H-1B and H-2B applicants.The data files are available on the FLC Data Center website. Starting April 13, 2023, we will begin accepting petitions for workers …
In regards to Adoption of Haitian Orphans to Obtain Lawful Permanent Residents, USCIS has issued a list of questions and answers that will be used for adoptive parents of paroled Haitian orphans. On obtaining lawful permanent residence (LPR) status and U.S. citizenship. There is a huge need for families in our Haitian Orphans Adoption program. Children …
USCIS announced revised filing instructions and addresses for applicants filing Form I-824. The rewritten and revised announcement, Includes a transition time period for Form I-824 applications filed at Service Centers and local offices.
In response to allegations regarding informational breaches in privacy, ICE published a Privacy Act notice of modification to an existing system of records for the Alien Criminal Response Information Management System of Records.Comments are due 3/26/10.
Immigration Judges have authority to determine whether the validity of an alien’s approved employment-based visa petition is preserved under section 204(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1154(j) (2006), after the alien’s change in jobs or employers. Matter of Perez Vargas, 23 I&N Dec. 829 (BIA 2005), overruled. https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/employment-visa/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/employment-visas/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/work-employment-visa/ https://californiaimmigration.us/regulations-on-agricultural-employment-visa-h-2a-will-receive-a-final-ruling-of-it%e2%80%99s-amended-regulation/
–Criminal Law and Procedure– Hawaii Supreme Court reasonably applied Chambers v. Mississippi to uphold exclusion of testimony regarding third party’s confession at defendant’s trial based on weight U.S. Supreme Court had placed upon reliability for such evidence to be admitted in Chambers; Chambers was reasonably distinguished since excluded testimony at issue in this case was …
Denial of asylum based on adverse credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence where asylum applications omitted mention of petitioners’ alleged participation in a political demonstration that they later testified was the basis for their asylum claim, the only explanation for the omission was the expectation that the matter would be discussed at the hearing, …
Denial of asylum based on adverse credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence where asylum applications omitted mention of petitioners’ alleged participation in a political demonstration that they later testified was the basis for their asylum claim, the only explanation for the omission was the expectation that the matter would be discussed at the hearing, …