Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
Declining to follow the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in Bravo-Pedroza v. Gonzales, the BIA held that DHS is not precluded by res judicata from initiating a separate proceeding to remove a foreign national as one convicted of an aggravated felony burglary offense under INA §101(a)(43)(G), based on the same conviction that supported a crime of violence aggravated felony charge …
USCIS announced that it has suspended operations at its Havana field office due to staff reductions at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba. During this suspension, USCIS’s field office in Mexico City will assume Havana’s jurisdiction, which only includes Cuba.
Fox News features an opinion piece about the Trump administration’s “concerted and continued attack on people legallyimmigrating to the United States” and how it leaves “the U.S. in danger of becoming weaker and poorer.”
The Associated Press (AP) reports on an ICE operation early this morning that initiated investigations into the hiring and employment practices of approximately 100 7-Eleven stores nationwide. A top USCIS official told the AP that the operation was “the first of many” and “a harbinger of what’s to come” for employers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a judge revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of Baljinder Singh and canceled his Certificate of Naturalization, reverting him to lawful permanent resident status and rendering him potentially subject to removal proceedings at DHS’s discretion. This case was the first denaturalization to result from the DHS initiative Operation Janus.
Question: I have heard that a Federal Judge allowed applications on DACA to proceed. Is that true? Answer: On September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. On September 8, 2017, the University of California filed a complaint challenging the rescission of the DACA program and asking the …
A District court order in Regents of the University of California v. DHS, which directed DHS to maintain the DACA program on a nationwide basis on the same terms and conditions as were in effect before the September 5, 2017, rescission of DACA, including allowing DACA enrollees to renew their enrollments, with certain exceptions.
In Calderon-Rodriguez v. Sessions, the Ninth Circuit granted the petition for review, finding that the BIA abused its discretion in affirming the immigration judge’s evaluation of the respondent’s mental competency by failing to recognize that the medical record relied upon was nearly a year old and by departing from the standards set out for competency determinations …
a number of claims about the family-based immigration system made by elected officials and media pundits in recent weeks, debunking many of them. CBS News also fact checked President Trump’s recent characterization of the Diversity Visa Lottery program, explaining how the program actually functions
USCIS announced that on February 2, 2018, the Texas Service Center (TSC) will begin processing certain Form I-129 petitions for L nonimmigrant classification. The Vermont Service Center (VSC) will no longer process any new L visa petitions. Petitioners should file Form I-129 for an L visa at the direct filing addresses indicated by USCIS.
Answer: U.S. immigration law is very complex, and there is much confusion as to how it works. The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), the body of law governing current immigration policy, provides for an annual worldwide limit of 675,000 permanent immigrants, with certain exceptions for close family members. Lawful permanent residency allows a foreign national …
Question: I wanted to start my own business in the U.S. and in fact have sufficient money. However, I was told that I am not able to do so because I am not a citizen of a ‘treaty country’. Is there anything else I can do? Answer: Yes, you can try the L-1A which actually …
DHS Acting Secretary Elaine Duke announced her decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti with a delayed effective date of 18 months before the designation terminates on July 22, 2019.
In County of Santa Clara v. Trump, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide permanent injunction against §9(a) of Executive Order 13768, which blocks so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions” from receiving federal grant money. District Judge William H. Orrick found the plaintiffs demonstrated that the executive order has caused and will cause them constitutional …
On November 21, 2017, a group of 70 immigrant rights, human rights, and civil rights organizations in sending a letter to the Georgia congressional delegation requesting an investigation of the conditions at the Stewart and Irwin County immigration detention centers in Georgia. The letter raises concerns related to due process issues, inhumane treatment and living conditions, and involuntary labor, …