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At the time of this election and all of us waiting with bated breath to see the swearing-in of Joe Biden as the new President of the United States, I thought this would be a good opportunity to remember the history of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed 26 years ago in 1994 by […]

USCIS makes an update to the Policy Manual instructing its officers what are the Positive and Negative Factors to consider in Family-based, Asylee and Work-Based Green Card Interviews  USCIS makes an update to the Policy Manual instructing its officers what are the Positive and Negative Factors to consider in Family-based, Asylee and Work-Based Green Card […]

For many women these times of the Covid-19 pandemic and political upheaval in US are HARD times of BIG stress and they are experiencing domestic violence every day. For many, staying home together is NOT safe. Women all around us, in rich and poor neighborhoods, women of all colors and religions, uptown and in the […]

Hi, guys! Marina Shepelsky here. I am an immigration attorney for almost 20 years, and today I want to give you 5 updated tips for improving the process of Green Card through Marriage to a US Citizen, after all the recent changes to the process and the Public Charge inadmissibility (Public Benefits) Rules: When filing […]

(1) ASYLUM First, does the following apply to you: 1. Did you come to US less than 1 year ago? 2. Are you unable or unwilling to return to your native country? 3. Are you in one of the 5 protected categories – will your race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or […]

On August 3, 2020, USCIS published a Final Rule that changes many USCIS application filing fees. On average, the new amounts are 20% higher than the current numbers. The last time USCIS updated its fee structure was in December 2016 by a weighted average increase of 21%. This Final Rule also created new filing fees. […]

Dr. Dre’s wife Nicole Young is going to have a separate mini-trial to void her Pre-Nup that she signed under duress in her divorce case. In other words, she wants the court of declare her Pre-Nuptial Agreement invalid and not follow its terms when dividing up the couple’s assets and awarding alimony. Andre Romelle Young, […]

VAWA I-360 PETITION WITH GREEN CARD — LEGALIZE IF YOU ARE STILL UNDOCUMENTED IN U.S. AND MARRIED TO a U.S. CITIZEN OR a GREEN CARD HOLDER WITH MARRIAGE PROBLEMS.

A Supreme Court ruling and a Maryland federal court ruling ordering USCIS to continue processing DACA applications are not good enough for USCIS.

ICE announced on July 24, 2020 that despite the settlement with Harvard and MIT, only currently enrolled F-1 ans M-1 international students can attend ‘online only’ classes. No new students can come for colleges that will do classes online.  ICE will bar entry to NEW F-1 and M-1 international students who received their student visa […]