The Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick bring you the most recent developments in immigration policy at the judiciary level. We express our concern at the hesitation the federal judicial system and our federal legislative system has shown in their reluctance to address the issue of comprehensive immigration reform. Recently,…
Beginning September of 2012, USCIS began granting what is known as deferred action to children who arrived to the United States before reaching the age of 16, having met other various requirements. Eligible deferred action applicants received an employment authorization good for a period of up to two years from…
Recently, the Federal Register published two new exemptions to the Immigration and Nationality Act on Wednesday by the Departments of Homeland Security and State mean that who provided “insignificant” or “limited” material support for terror groups will no longer be automatically denied eligibility from asylum or refugee status. An unknown…
Reactions to the release of the House GOP leadership’s principles for immigration reform tended more toward cautious praise for releasing something as a starting point, but with serious doubts about the shortcomings of the actual policy proposals. Because these principles are guidelines—without specific detail—“cautious optimism” is probably the healthiest approach…
On November 15, 2013, a new policy was issued to allow undocumented spouses, children, and parents of active duty and former members of the U.S. armed forces, the selected reserve of the ready reserve, to enter or continue staying in the U.S. after approval of parole request. The purpose of…
On this Memorial Day in the U.S. we are full of gratitude. Thinking about all those who have served or are currently serving, and all those who have lost their lives in service. We are also thinking about the individuals and families who have been affected by their loved ones’…
With the start of 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have already promulgated several important updates including the release of the final rule on the Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers and the publication of the first volume of its comprehensive online policy manual. To ensure consistency and transparency of the…