Immigration Waiver If you do not currently have any immigration status in the United States, but you have a husband, wife, adult son or daughter, or parent who is a U.S. citizen, you may be able to apply for a waiver of your undocumented presence in the United States. You may have been told before [...] Read more »
Two Young Vietnamese Nationals Indicted on Charges That They Falsely Accused Relatives in New Jersey of Human Trafficking
TRENTON – Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced that a man and a woman from Vietnam who entered the United States on student visas were indicted today for allegedly falsely reporting to authorities that relatives in New Jersey had engaged in human trafficking by forcing them to act as domestic servants and work in nail [...] Read more »
Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process
As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to focus its enforcement resources on the removal of individuals who pose a danger to national security or a risk to public safety, including individuals convicted of crimes with particular emphasis on violent criminals, felons, and repeat offenders, DHS will exercise prosecutorial discretion as appropriate to ensure [...] Read more »
NJ Immigration Lawyer: Secretary Napolitano Announces Deferred Action Process for Young People Who Are Low Enforcement Priorities
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced that effective immediately, certain young people who were brought to the United States as young children, do not present a risk to national security or public safety, and meet several key criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the country or from entering into removal proceedings. [...] Read more »
Temporary Protected Status Designation Extended for Somalia
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has re-designated Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and has extended the existing TPS designation for Somalia from Sept. 18, 2012 through March 17, 2014, allowing eligible nationals of Somalia to register or re-register for TPS in accordance with the Federal Register notice. Somali nationals with TPS who are [...] Read more »
NYU Report: Essex County Illegal Immigrant Detention Centers Fail to Meet ICE’s Own Standards
Illegal immigrants facing deportation and being held in Essex County at Delaney Hall and Essex County Correctional Facility (ECCF) are living in conditions that do not meet the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency’s own standards for such detention, according to a report by New York University School of Law’s immigrant-rights clinic. The report, [...] Read more »
USCIS Announces Expansion of E-Verify Self Check
ORLANDO, Fla.—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that Self Check, a free online service of E-Verify that allows workers to check their own employment eligibility status, is now available in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. Launched in March 2011 [...] Read more »
Avoid Misleading Online Businesses and Fees
In recent weeks, USCIS has received a large number of applications prepared by an online business that charges users to complete their USCIS forms. In most cases, the charge for preparing an application is the same as the USCIS filing fee. When applicants pay these businesses online using an electronic check, the applicant is only [...] Read more »
What You Should Know about Common Immigration Scams
If you need legal advice on immigration matters, make sure that the person you rely on has authorization to give you legal advice. Only an attorney or an accredited representative working for a Board of Immigration Appeals-recognized organization can give you legal advice. The Internet, newspapers, radio, community bulletin boards and storefronts are filled with [...] Read more »
What is Advance Parole?
Advance Parole is permission granted to qualified foreign nationals to allow them to re-enter the United States after temporarily traveling abroad. Individuals who are not U.S. citizens, do not have valid immigrant visas, and have pending applications for certain immigration benefits are required to apply for a travel document and be approved for Advance Parole [...] Read more »