Our Philadelphia Immigration attorneys represented an individual detained in York County Prison who had been a lawful permanent resident since 1986 when he was 7 years old. He had been arrested multiple times but had only one conviction for Carrying Firearms without a License pursuant to...
The American Immigration Council reported that this year, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is up for reathorization. Last week, the Senate passed a reauthorization (S. 1925)—which provides protection to people who are the victims of domestic violence, rape, trafficking, sexual assault, stalking, and similar crimes—by...
The Supreme Court granted certiarori in Chaidez v. United States to determine whether Padilla v. Kentucky applies retroactively to persons whose convictions became final before the decision was announced. Padilla held that criminal defendants receive ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment when their attorneys...
Our Philadelphia Immigration Lawyers received an approval for an H-1B cap-subject petition for the position of Transportation Engineer that was filed via premium processing. The H-1B Petition was filed by a nationwide Engineering Firm with a distinguished reputation. One aspect of the transportation division of...
Reuters reported that a clash over immigration law will go before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, pitting the state of Arizona against President Barack Obama in a case with election-year political ramifications for him and Republican rival Mitt Romney. In its second-biggest case...
The National Journal reported that a federal initiative that asked immigration authorities to focus their attention on immigrants convicted of crimes has resulted in the closure of more than 2,500 immigration cases nationwide between August and the end of March, according to a recent analysis...
Fox News Latino reported that a number of groups hope to add thousands of new U.S. citizens to the voter rolls in several key states ahead of November's presidential election. The national push comes after Democratic President Barack Obama has failed to deliver on promised...
Our law firm successfully filed an I-539 Application to Extend Nonimmigrant Status to extend an individual's B-2 visitor status for an additional period of 6 months. The individual was in the United States spending time with her US Citizen son and his wife and children....
Our firm represented a preeminent medical research institution that sponsored an individual for H-1B status as a laboratory assistant conducting medical research. The position had previously been approved by USCIS and we filed a 3 year extension petition. The position was a specialty occupation requiring...
Politico reported that President Barack Obama is trying to take advantage of what’s quickly becoming the country’s largest service export: international tourists. With overseas visitors pumping $153 billion into the U.S. economy last year — an increase of $19 billion that Commerce Department figures show...
