ALIENS MUST RECEIVE FULL HEARING, SAYS BIA
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 In Matter of E-F-H-L-, 26 I&N Dec. 319 (BIA 2014) the BIA decided on June 12, 2014 that an alien must have a full […]
USCIS MAKES DACA RENEWALS EXTREMELY EASY!
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 All DACA Applicants – please note: The USCIS published a new DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) form I-821B. (The form version is dated […]
REENTRY AFTER REMOVAL- TRAPS IN THE I-601A WAIVER PROCESS
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 As background, an alien who has entered the USA either lawfully or unlawfully and subsequently overstayed his or her visa or acquired unlawful presence […]
BIA RULES THAT ALIEN RETAINS STATUS WHILE EXTENSION APPLICATION IS PENDING
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 In a recent decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that an alien who had applied for an extension of his nonimmigrant status retained […]
USCIS aplica la discreción a las convicciones juveniles en casos de DACA
Por el Abogado Farhad Sethna © 2014 El 24 de enero de 2014, el USCIS publicó una “Guia de Orientación” en la materia de los candidatos de DACA (acción diferida […]
USCIS Applies Discretion to Juvenile Convictions in DACA Cases
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 On January 24, 2014, the USCIS issued a “Field Guidance” on the subject of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) applicants who may have […]
REPUBLICANS BETRAY AMERICAN VALUES, SAY NO TO IMMIGRATION REFORM
By Attorney Farhad Sethna, © 2014 Doubtless, there will be many readers who disagree with me. This is, after all my viewpoint. However, it is a viewpoint based on common […]
THIRD CIRCUIT HOLDS ICE DETAINERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney © 2014 As background, “detainers” are issued by the USICE to a law enforcement agency (“LEA”) to ask the LEA to hold an individual suspected of […]