Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova As the need for immigration law reform led many states to legislate their own immigration laws, various cases have been appealed before the U.S. Supreme Court and other District Courts for ruling. The State of Alabama passed a stringent immigration law known as HB56 that required schools to collect inf ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The Immigration reform is inevitable, and many should consider preparing for it and/or taking advantage of the recent changes that were adopted by the USCIS. How to prepare for the new immigration reform? Even though President Obama has outlined the main points for the immigration reform, currently, t ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Toward the end of 2012, the New York Daily News reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on a case that could lead to a major change in immigration law. The court ruled that the Defense in Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. In December, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova A bi-partisan group of Senators consisting of four Democrats and four Republicans recently released a plan for comprehensive immigration reform to be used as a springboard for legislation that fills in the details. The group consisted of the following: Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Michael B ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova DACA is an acronym frequently popping up in the news and it refers to the federal program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program allows individuals who came to the United States as children and who meet certain qualifications to request deferred action against removal for two years. ...
Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova Unfortunately, immigrants looking for an easy solution to immigration problems may fall prey to notario fraud. The American Bar Association explains that notario fraud involves individuals who fraudulently represent themselves as attorneys and say they can handle your immigration issues before the United State ...
Author: Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Similar to Arizona and Alabama, Georgia passed an immigration law that allowed law enforcement authorities to check the immigration status of criminal suspects. However, a court injunction stopped the police from initially implementing the status check. The Jurist reports that the US District Court for th ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Secure Communities is an ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) program that uses the already established connection between ICE and the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) to identify illegal immigrants involved in criminal activity. The Secure Communities program allows ICE to function without impo ...
Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova The 287(g) program derives its name from 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The 287(g) program is a part of the ICE ACCESS (Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to Enhance Safety and Security) program, which is an overall program that provides local law enforcement officers assistance through I ...
Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova According to various news outlets about immigration reform, including the Portland Press, once the fiscal cliff is behind us, President Obama promises to focus on extensive immigration reform. Border security and a path to citizenship are several major goals he intends to address through legislation. The new b ...