New York Lawyer's Legal Updates
Can I File My Asylum Application After the One Year Deadline?
Author: asylum lawyer Alena Shautsova Normally, an application for asylum should be filed within one year of applicant's last arrival to the United States. INA § 208(a)(2)(B). The 1-year period shall be calculated from the date of the alien's last arrival in the United States or April 1, 1997 whichever is later, under the Illegal Immigrat ...
Can I Bring my Family to the US After I Received an Asylum Status?
Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova A person granted asylum in the United States may bring his spouse and children (unmarried and under 21 at the time the USCIS receives the application for asylum). Such an application (FORM I-730) has to be filed within the two years after the grant of asylum. However, failure to file wi ...
Who is a Child for Immigration Purposes
How One Can Bring Their Children to the US to Live With Them Author: lawyer Alena Shautsova Generally speaking, a "child" for Immigration purposes is an unmarried child under 21 years old. When the Immigration law refers to a "son" or "daughter", the law means a son or daughter who is married and/or over 21 years old. It is important to know this ...
Marriage to a US Citizen
Author: US Citizenship lawyer Alena Shautsova Marriage to a U.S. citizen is one of the ways for a non-U.S. citizen to gain the right to live and work permanently in the U.S. Adjustment Of Status Video Quite often, however, a person who decides to marry a U.S. citizen has already been in the country "illegally" for a prolonged period of t ...
New York Wage Theft Prevention Act
Author: criminal lawyer Alena ShautsovaNew York legislature amended its wage and hour law by the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) to 1) expand the notice of wage rate requirements that an employer must provide to its employees; 2) strengthen the rights of employees when an employer retaliates against them for taking an action against an employer f ...
DUI / DWI conviction
Author: NY DUI attorney Alena Shautsova A conviction for Driving While Intoxicated in NY is a misdemeanor. In other words it is a crime. New York has no expungement statute which means the conviction can never be removed from your record. You will always have to say you have been convicted for a crime on any job application that asks the question. ...
Using Social Media To Prepare A Destructive Cross-Examination
By Anthony J. Colleluori The direct testimony was devastating. Jenny, the daughter of your client's ex-wife was hiding in a bush, and witnessed an attack on her mother by your client, her step-father. As the direct examination ends, the courtroom becomes silent, only Jenny's sniffles can be heard. She is believable, but she is ...
Making Diamonds From Your Adversary's Coal
By Anthony J. Colleluori1 "A diamond is a lump of coal that did well under pressure." Lawyers who represent the indigent (or near indigent, which is worse) are often faced with a situation in which they cannot get the quality of experts they need to represent their client. This seeming negative, can be a positive, if ...
Law Publications And Articles
Author: Deportation Attorney Alena Shautsova In August, 2012, Fox News reported that 10 federal ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents and officials sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Janet Napolitano and ICE Director John Morton regarding their directives, They claimed that the directives forced them to break the ...