January 2012

The American Immigration Law Council reported that during its nine-year history, issues have arisen with respect to restrictions on counsel by the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration agencies. Tuesday, in response to calls from the American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the...

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extendedApplication for Temporary, Form I-821. TPS re-registrants must also submit an Application for Employment Authoriztation, Form I-765. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, beginning March 10, 2012, and ending...

Getson & Schatz, P.C. provided immigration representation to a U.S. citizen who petitioned for her fiancé to obtain a K-1 nonimmigrant visa. A K-1 nonimmigrant visa allows the fiancé of a U.S. citizen to come to the United States for the purpose getting married within...

The American Immigration Council reported that immigration creates jobs for native-born Americans. That is the fundamental finding of a new study from the American Enterprise Institute and the Partnership For A New American Economy, entitled Immigration and American Jobs. The study—authored by Madeline Zavodny, a...

We represented a client in removal proceedings who had been deemed inadmissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). “Inadmissibility” refers to a person’s ineligibility to receive a visa or to enter the United States. The INA specifies many grounds of inadmissibility under Section 212....