Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova On June 26, 2013 the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion in United States v. Windsor that caused rainbow flags to fly high all across the country. In Windsor, the Supreme Court held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act enacted by Congress violated the Fifth Amendment of the ...
Author: US Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Dear Friends, We are happy to share the recent news that on June 26, 2013, Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor, struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, noting that “DOMA’s principal effect is to iden ...
Author: US Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Immigration 800 Number: 1-800-898-7180 Immigration 800 number is an automotive system that provides updates on alien’s case processing dates such as next hearing date; status of the case; immigration clock… To use it, the person must know the A number of the subject of the call. There is no name dir ...
Author: US Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Finally, after long debates and preparations, the immigration reform Bill has been introduced for discussions and its draft has been made available for public review. Why do we say "a draft"? Because until it is actually adopted as the law the draft is only a proposal. It means that some of the propose ...
Author: US Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova The injury and death toll of the Boston marathon bombing reached 264 injured persons and three deaths. While the nation shifted its attention to this tragic event, the fact that the men accused of the bombing were two legal immigrants from Chechnya raised questions about national security and pro ...
Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The Indiana immigration bill allowed authorities to arrest non-citizens without the use of warrants and prevented immigrants from using consular ID cards as a means of identification. However, according to a Reuter's article, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) brought a class-action lawsu ...
Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova As The Immigration Bill Nears Its Final Draft, Two Top Issues Emerge: Citizenship Contingent On Tightened Border Security Senators comprising the gang of eight are expected to release the final draft for the long-awaited immigration bill this week. However, it appears that the thorny issue in gettin ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The eight Senators, called the Gang of Eight, who are in charge of writing a bi-partisan bill for immigration reform reached an agreement about the most contested aspect of the bill. After weeks of deliberating over a draft, the senators came to a private agreement behind closed doors about a proposal f ...
Author: Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova While Congress is polarized on many issues regarding immigration, one point they agree on is that E-Verify is crucial for immigration reform. The "gang of eight," which refers to the eight bipartisan senators planning immigration reform, included use of E-verify in their proposal as did the President in t ...
Author: Family Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Law Office of Alena Shautsova, a New York Immigration law firm located in Brooklyn, is assisting immigrants with family immigration and immigration reform. While millions of people are awaiting for Immigration reform, the Senators prepare for the Easter break, and indicated (according to the Washi ...