by Abecard | Jul 24, 2017 | Avoiding Deportation, Cancellation of Expulsion, Crimes of Vileza Mora, Deportation, Deported, Uncategorized
A case where a deportation order could be overturned. A new case has recently been decided by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in Falls Church, Virginia, concerning a citizen of Cuban origin (Hernandez), residing in Miami. In this case, he was able to void a...
by Abecard | Sep 12, 2011 | Announcement of August 18 2011, Avoiding Deportation, Cancellation of Expulsion, Deportation, Immigration Law, Immigration Reform, Legal Residence, President Obama's New Immigration Policy, Prosecutorial Discretion, Sorry, Work permit
On August 18 of this year, the President announced a change in immigration policy with the purpose of administratively closing some of the 300,000 deportation cases currently pending in immigration courts across the country. This was a policy change (or policy) and...
by Abecard | Jun 11, 2009 | Deportation, Immigration Law, Permanent Residence, Removal of Condition, Spouses
Janet Napolitano, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) today grants two-year deferred action to widows and widowers of a U.S. citizen who reside in the country and were married at least two years before their spouse...
by Abecard | Feb 1, 2009 | 212(d)(3), Deportation, Deported, Good Moral Character, Sorry
There is a waiver under immigration law for that person who wishes to enter the United States as a “non-immigrant” but is inadmissible. Section 212(d)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“the Act”) is a broad pardon that allows...
by Abecard | Aug 2, 2008 | Avoiding Deportation, Danger of Travel, Deportation
Today I was talking to a colleague who told me he was going to see a new client who was detained. The person had his legal residence but was arrested returning from a trip to his country. When immigration authorities were confirming his passport and residency, it came...