Posted on April 19, 2017 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a redesign to the Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card) and the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) as part of the Next Generation Secure Identification Document Project. USCIS will begin issuing the new cards on May 1, 2017.
These redesigns use enhanced graphics and fraud-resistant security features to create cards that are highly secure and more tamper-resistant than the ones currently in use.
The new card designs demonstrate USCIS’ commitment to continue taking a proactive approach against the threat of document tampering and fraud. They are also part of an ongoing effort between USCIS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enhance document security and deter counterfeiting and fraud
The new Green Cards and EADs will:
Display the individual’s photos on both sides;
Show a unique graphic image and color palette:
Green Cards will have an image of the Statue of Liberty and a predominately green palette;
EAD cards will have an image of a bald eagle and a predominately red palette;
Have embedded holographic images; and
No longer display the individual’s signature.
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Posted on April 11, 2017 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Sexual solicitation of a minor under section 3-324(b) of the Maryland Criminal Law with the intent to engage in an unlawful sexual offense in violation of section 3-307 is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude.
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Posted on April 2, 2017 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Affirming the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the appellee, the Ninth Circuit held that under INA §244(f)(4), a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipient is deemed to be in lawful status as a nonimmigrant—and has thereby satisfied the requirements for becoming a nonimmigrant, including inspection and admission—for purposes of adjustment of status under INA §245(a). The court thus found that the plaintiff-appellee, a TPS beneficiary, was eligible to obtain lawful permanent residence
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TPS for 18 months
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Posted on April 2, 2017 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
For purposes of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-248, 120 Stat. 587, and section 204(a)(1)(A)(viii)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1154(a)(1)(A)(viii)(I) (2012), a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident petitioner has been “convicted” of an offense where either a formal judgment of guilt has been entered by a court or, if adjudication of guilt has been withheld, where (1) a plea, finding, or admission of facts established the petitioner’s guilt and (2) a judge ordered some form of punishment, penalty, or restraint on his or her liberty.
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Posted on April 2, 2017 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Cancellation of removal granted for lawful permanent resident with several convictions, including fraud and drug convictions. Client can now apply for U.S. citizenship after living in the U.S for nearly 30 years
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Posted on April 2, 2017 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Motion to reopen filed 6 years after I-130 denial approved by USCIS in Santa Ana, CA. Client can now apply for residency, through his sister’s petition, in 3 years rather than having to refile and wait 13 years
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Posted on December 23, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Where the Department of Homeland Security seeks to re-serve a respondent to effect proper service of a notice to appear that was defective under the regulatory requirements for serving minors under the age of 14, a continuance should be granted for that purpose. Matter of E-S-I-, 26 I&N Dec. 136 (BIA 2013), followed.
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Posted on December 21, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Regulations governing the requirements and procedures for victims of human trafficking who seek T nonimmigrant status, in order to respond to public comments on the initial 2002 T visa rule and conform with legislation that has since been passed. The interim rule will take effect on January 18, 2017. Comments on the amendments to Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status, are due by January 18, 2017; other comments are due by February 17, 2017.
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Posted on December 21, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Third Circuit reversed the BIA and remanded, holding that 8 CFR §245.1(i), which effectively bars K-4 visa holders who were between 18 and 21 years old when their parent married a U.S. citizen from obtaining lawful permanent residence without first returning to their home country, is invalid, because it is “manifestly contrary” to the INA. Accordingly, the court found that the petitioner, a K-4 visa holder who was 19 years old when her mother married a U.S. citizen, was eligible to adjust her status to that of a lawful permanent resident.
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Posted on December 21, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS notified stakeholders that on June 3, 2016, with the help of the National Visa Center (NVC), it issued the third round of invitations to apply for the Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program, which allows certain eligible Haitian beneficiaries of family-based immigrant visa petitions approved on or before December 18, 2014, to be paroled into the United States up to approximately two years before their immigrant visa priority dates become current. The invitations include instructions on how eligible petitioners can apply for the program.
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Family and employment based applicants on the rise
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