Deferred Inspection

My Immigration Case is Over, I Have Done My Part, Now How Do I Get Back Money Posted For Bond

Our clients often have questions about how to request their bond back from ICE-Department of Homeland Security after being in Deportation or Removal Immigration Proceedings.  While the immigration attorney is not involved in this process nor influences it, the purpose of this article is to provide some guidance on the issue.

First, it is important to understand that a client will not be able to get back their bond until the their case is actually closed with the U.S. Immigration… Continue reading

Status Problems in the United States ? Do Not Lose Hope Until You Explore All Possible U.S. Waivers!

Our law firm files a variety of  U.S. Immigration Waivers for clients who are illegal, out of status, subject to residency requirements, subject to the three or ten year bar,  Conditional Residents whose marriages are ending in divorce, individuals who entered without inspection (“EWI”), or those in need of  a waiver for fraud, crimes, and more. (See below for a list).  The purpose of this article is to provide a couple popular case scenarios to inform clients about how waivers… Continue reading

When Returning to your Home Country From the United States Is NOT an Option Asylum, Withholding of Removal and CAT

Asylum

Asylum status may be given to an individual who meets a very strict definition of refugee. A refugee or asylee is defined as any person outside his or her county of nationality (or in the case of a persons having no nationality, their last habitual residence) who, because of a “well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, is unable or unwilling to return to that country, and is… Continue reading

Virginia Assault and Battery- Immigration Consequences for the Non-Citizen

The purpose of this article is to discuss the often confusing subject of whether an assault and battery in the State of Virginia is an aggravated felony prohibiting a U.S. non-citizen who is convicted of such a crime from applying for many forms of relief if placed in removal.  Without relief, a non-citizen client will be removed (deported) from the United States.

If you or your loved one are currently charged with assault and battery as a non-citizen of the… Continue reading

Immigration Consequences To Criminal Charges Or Convictions – The BIG Mistake—Don’t Rest Easy!—Removability AND Inadmissibility Immigration Considerations Before Pleading

The purpose of this article is to hopefully reduce the huge mistake that costs U.S. Permanent Residents and Non-Citizens their right to travel back to their home country. Specifically, if a Permanent Resident or Non-Citizen with a brief criminal history travels abroad they are often faced with the surprise of arriving at the airport back in the United States only to be told by Customs Border and Patrol (CBP) that they are “inadmissible”. In other word, they are banned from… Continue reading

HELPING THE REMOVAL NIGHTMARE TO BE OVER SOONER! Petition for Alien Relative Relief, Form I-130 and Expedited Relief in Removal Proceedings

On August 20th, 2010 U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (“ICE”) issued a memorandum from Assistant Secretary John Morton that will make a non-citizen or alien who is placed in removal proceedings eligible for relief if they have a pending Petition for Alien Relative (“Form I-130 or petition”).

Basically, ICE and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“ USCIS”) will now work more efficiently together so that non-citizens placed in removal will either have his and/or her case expedited or dismissed… Continue reading

Deferred Inspections at BWI (Baltimore Washington International Airport), Dulles International Airport or Regan International Airport

Your flight has just landed safely, your relaxed and ready to settle down from the hassles of travel, then suddenly you as a non-citizen are met with a surprise from Customs Borders and Patrol (CBP) called “Deferred Inspection”.

Once you are not a Citizen of the United States, and you intend to return to the U.S. after being overseas for even a brief visit, CBP redetermines and revaluates if you are eligible for entry into the United States.  It is… Continue reading