The US Supreme Court issues a landmark decision that could affect the reopening and reduction of criminal sentences if the alien was given poor advice or no advice on the immigration consequences of a criminal conviction. Notable is the concurrence (agreement) by Justices Alito and Roberts.
This is an actual question I received via e-mail: “Is there an expiry date allowing relief if there has never been issued an NTA? My example is where, after a […]
Gravity of Immigration Court Hearings explained
In Parts I and II of this series, I wrote of how a case gets to immigration court and subsequently the basics of immigration court including what to expect at […]
Special Registration is a requirement imposed by the Attorney General of the United States. Only non-immigrant MALES above 16 years of age from certain countries must register with the INS […]
Till ICE Do Us Part: Immigration consequences of crimes against family members and children by Farhad Sethna Each week, I receive at least one phone call from a fellow attorney […]
In late June 2001 the United States Supreme Court issued rulings in two cases, Immigration and Naturalization Service v St. Cyr, 00-767 and Zadvydas v. Davis, 99-7791. Coming as they […]
-Immigration Court Part II- Master hearing and Individual hearing By Attorney Farhad Sethna, Copyright 2007, all rights reserved In part I of this series, we talked about how a case […]
