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Author: bgetson

19 Nov

Posted at 18:26h in Uncategorized

The American Immigration Council provided the following news updates about #Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Immigration reform would positively impact economic growth, budgets, and housing. A November 1 post overviews a recent report from the Bipartisan Policy Center and Macroeconomic Advisers. The analysis shows that over the course of two...

07 Nov

Posted at 19:34h in Uncategorized

Politico reported that a new poll being released later Thursday could send a warning to politicians nationwide: Oppose immigration reform at your peril. The results from the survey, sponsored by a trio of GOP-friendly groups and provided to POLITICO in advance, indicate that voters will be...

04 Nov

Posted at 19:39h in Uncategorized

The Legal Action Center reported that on December 10, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the consolidated Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) cases Cuellar de Osorio v. Mayorkas and Costelo v. USCIS.  The issue in these cases is whether the benefits for aged-out derivative beneficiaries in...

11 Oct

Posted at 21:44h in Deportation Defense & Immigration Court Appeals, Success Stories

Our Philadelphia immigration lawyers requested and received prosecutorial discretion for the father of a young son with Down Syndrome. As described in ICE Director John Morton’s 2011 memorandum “Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities of the Agency for the Apprehension, Detention, and...

24 Sep

Posted at 19:24h in Uncategorized

Most of my clients who have been in immigration jails have told me that they were treated in a professional way by the prison guards at the major immigration jails, including the one in York, Pennsylvania. Most of my clients have had no complaints, and...

06 Sep

Posted at 17:31h in Uncategorized

Beginning September 9, 2013, USCIS will employ a new verification tool called Customer Identity Verification (CIV) in its field offices. Customers will now submit biometric data, specifically fingerprints and photographs, when appearing at USCIS offices for interviews or to receive evidence of an immigration benefit. CIV...

04 Sep

Posted at 12:05h in Uncategorized

The Department of State has transitioned to an online immigrant visa application. Immigrant visa applicants will apply online using Form DS-260 (Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration). Applicants will choose their agent online using Form DS-261 (Choice of Address and Agent). These forms replace the...

03 Sep

Posted at 21:05h in Marriage & Family Sponsored Green Card Applications, Success Stories

Our Philadelphia Immigration Lawyers have been working on “601 waiver” cases for many years, and have had cases granted for immigrants from many different countries.  We have recently have I-601 waiver cases granted for clients from China, Mexico, Turkey, and Albania.  Last week, we received an approval for...