New York Lawyer's Legal Updates
What To Know About The Uniting For Ukraine Program
10 May 2022Regardless of the reasons, it is agreeable that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has gone on for far too long. Deliberate moves must be made by both parties to resolve and quell the dispute. Nevertheless, some members of the international community are doing what they can to alleviate the plight of the refugees as a result of the conflict. Many ...
New Premium Processing Rules
26 April 2022On March 30, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a policy that addresses the considerable number of updates to the premium processing benefits and gives clarity on when the USCIS will enforce the updates to premium processing filings. This policy or rule is referred to as the "Implementation of the Emerg ...
President Joe Biden And Democratic Members Of Congress Are Threatened By Surging Migraine Due To Disagreements In Immigration Policies
18 April 2022Before the elections that brought President Biden to power and took out former President Trump, President Biden's major mantra was against the extreme measures taken by his predecessor to end immigration. This was a major strategy for garnering support, especially, after making quite a lot of promises to bring down regulations restricting immigr ...
The Biden-Harris Administration Set To Put An End To The Restrictive Authority Of Title 42 At The U.S.-Mexico Border.
08 April 2022Author: Alena Shautsova The Title 42 policy has been a reason for uproar and controversies in American society since its reenactment in March 2020 by then President Donald Trump. It was viewed as a systematic method to restrict asylum seekers from gaining entrance into the U.S. by the Trump administration. President Trump who was widely known for ...
President Biden's Administration Seeks Quicker Means To Resolve Asylum/Refugee Cases At The U.S. Border
02 April 2022Author: Asylum Lawyer Alena Shautsova The teeming number of immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border hoping to enter the U.S. is no longer news. With the ever-growing number of asylum and refugee cases, so does a great number of these cases go unsettled year in year out. Hence, there's a need for laws and policies that would help in resolving these ca ...
President Biden Signs Into Law The New Eb-5 Reform And Integrity Act
29 March 2022Author: Alena Shautsova The EB-5 visa is the preferred employment-based visa of the fifth-order that allows for qualified immigrant investors coming into the U.S. to gain a permanent residence permit by investing a substantial amount in a U.S.-based business. The point invested should be able to employ at least ten U.S. citizens. The EB-5 opportun ...
What Is Temporary Protected Status (TPS) And Its Benefits
19 March 2022Author: Alena Shautsova Temporary Protected Status(TPS) is a non-permanent residence status awarded by the United States government through the Department of Homeland Security Security Secretary to qualified citizens of selected countries who due to certai severe circumstances are incapable to returning to their own country. The temporary and seve ...
Surge In Russia-Ukraine Refugees At The U.S. Border And Title 42
17 March 2022Author: Alena Shautsova With the war brewing between Russia and Ukraine, it is expected that citizens of both nations would seek refuge in other countries. That is exactly what is happening, especially amongst those close to the most attacked areas. But Ukrainians and Russians did not just start seeking refuge in other countries today. A large num ...
The Plight Of Unregistered Immigrants As The Biden's Build-back Better Plan Is Delayed
14 March 2022The Build Back Better Plan was an agenda initiated by President Joe Biden before his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States of America. The plan is divided into three major parts, namely; The American Rescue Plan(ARP), The American Job Plan(AJP), and The American Families Plan. The plan was received with mixed reactions fro ...
Country Conditions: The Persecution Of LGBT Members In Georgia
26 February 2022Georgia (or the Republic of Georgia)- not to be mistaken for the State of Georgia in the US- is a transcontinental country in Europe and Asia. The country was a member of the defunct Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or Soviet Union). The Republic of Georgia practices a unitary parliamentary system of government. Georgian laws port ...