New York Lawyer's Legal Updates
Known Unknowns of DAPA
03 February 2015Author: New York DAPA lawyer Alena Shautsova President Obama’s administration took a new, important step towards legalization of millions of undocumented immigrants. Starting Mary, 2015, a beneficiary of DAPA will be able to obtain an employment authorization, and likely, an advance parole document which will allow a person to legally travel outsi ...
Five Things To Know about New DACA
03 February 2015Author: New York DACA lawyer Alena Shautsova Applications for New DACA can be submitted starting February 18, 2015 DACA of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals underwent some major modification from its original form. In November, 2014 President Obama promised that those who came to the country before they turned 16 and stayed continuously fro ...
How To Immigrate to the Unites States
08 January 2015Author: US Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova One of the most common questions I receive through my website is “How can I move to the U.S.?” There is no simple answer to this question. The U.S. Immigration law provides for certain channels of immigration, plus the individual’s circumstances such as education, family ties, financial ability should ...
TPS as Basis for Adjustment of Status
08 January 2015Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) allows a person to stay in the US legally and work because the conditions in the person’s country are so unfortunate that the US government allows a person not to return there. The current list of countries designated for TPS can be found at USCIS website.... For exa ...
Changed Country Conditions: Filing Asylum After One Year Deadline
08 January 2015Author: New York Asylum Attorney Alena Shautsova Under the current law, a person seeking asylum must file his/her claim within one year of entering the US. An entry to the U.S. can be verified by evidence of inspection and admission; documents proving that the undocumented person was stopped at the border or by presenting a detailed affidavit desc ...
When Jurisdiction Exists To Challenge ICE For The Denial Of Bond
29 December 2014Author: Deportation Attorney Alena Shautsova ICE will have sole discretion and jurisdiction of an Immigration Judge does not exist to challenge the bond or parole determination in the following instances: That of an “Arriving Alien” whether they are a Lawful permanent resident or not. Individuals subject to mandatory detention. Individuals ch ...
ICE Denial Of Bond, Is It Still Possible To Receive Bond Or Parole?
29 December 2014Author: Deportation Lawyer Alena Shautsova Yes, in certain instances after ICE has denied a bond you may appeal through “Judicial Review”. If jurisdiction exists you may be eligible for an appeal through judicial review if all of the following can be proven: ICE has abused its power – when the government deems the release of the petitioner pos ...
Parole for Children from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala
09 December 2014Author: Asylum Attorney Alena Shautsova USCIS has announced another important initiative for parole for children from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to request to bring their children to the United States as refugees via US Refugee Admission Program (“RAP”). The applications will be considered on a case by case basis, and if there are strong ...
Obama Administrative Immigration Reform: Who Can Benefit?
09 December 2014Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova The long waited administrative immigration reform has been announced (please see Obama Immigration Reform). However, there are a lot of rumors as to who can qualify and what the immigration reform actually is… First of all, the announced administrative action is not an amnesty that will help al ...
Obama Immigration Reform
24 November 2014Author: Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions to crack down on illegal immigration at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and require certain undocumented immigrants to pass a criminal background check and pay taxes in order to temporarily stay in the U.S ...