The Hazards of Tourist Season for Your Betrothed by Ronald Shapiro on 5/4/2012 The warmer weather and sunny skies of spring have arrived in the U.S., opening the gates to tourists from around the globe, but one group of tourists should be especially mindful of the legal hazards of visiting the...more
Changes to the Procedures for the 3 and 10 Year Bar Waivers Proposed by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/6/2012 On January 6 DHS announced, in a notice to be published in the Federal Register on January 9 that it will be issuing new regulations for how unlawful presence waivers will be processed for certain immediate relatives who are...more
El Dinero: A guide to help you manage your finances and assets in the event you are detained or deported by J. Brent Helms on 12/29/2011 Often, only one person is responsible for maintaining the family budget and managing the household’s finances. What if that person is you . . . and you suddenly become detained or deported? What if you leave a child in...more
Niños: A guide to help you protect your US-born child in the event you are detained or deported by J. Brent Helms on 12/29/2011 The purpose of NIÑOS is to protect US-born children of illegal immigrants, increase family stability, promote mental health, and give the immigrant family an increased sense of security in an uncertain...more
Johnson v. Whitehead, et. al Equal Protection challenge to Citizenship Law w/ Classifications based on Illegitimacy & Sex by Rachel Zoghlin on 9/22/2011 Today, the UNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic at American University Washington College of Law filed a petition for Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging, on Equal Protection grounds, a federal...more
Same Sex Marriage and DOMA - Immigration and Divorce Issues by Law Office of Seth Schraier on 9/14/2011 This article reviews the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and how state law legalizing same sex marriage conflicts with the federal law. It examines two areas specifically: immigration and divorce. This is becoming a legal...more
The Double-Dip Recession is Here - Top 10 Ways It Will Affect You by Larry Bodine on 9/12/2011 We're definitely in a double-dip recession, and it will affect consumers clients in divorce, credit cards, bankruptcy, real estate, traffic tickets, job discrimination, litigation, immigration, wills and crime....more
conversione del permesso al compimento della maggiore età, novità legislative. by Francesco Campagna on 8/23/2011 In seguito alla novella legislativa, possono ottenere un permesso di soggiorno al compimento della maggiore età i minori stranieri non accompagnati che si trovino in una delle seguenti condizioni: a) essere affidati o...more
ICE - New Immigration Detainer Form by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 6/19/2011 Immigration Detainer - ICE may issue a document commonly referred to as a “detainer” to a local jail or correctional facility when it is seeking custody of an individual in that facility for purposes of instituting removal...more
Prosecutorial Memorandum from John Morton at Immigration and Customs Enforcement - ICE Memo on Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities - ICE 6/17/11... by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 6/17/2011 One of ICE's central responsibilities is to enforce the nation's civil immigration laws in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). ICE, however, has...more
GAY MARRIAGES GET RECOGNITION: CIS OFFICES ACCEPT SAME SEX MARRIAGE GREEN CARD PETITIONS - Whoever said that hell would not freeze... by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 3/28/2011 GAY MARRIAGES GET RECOGNITION: CIS OFFICES ACCEPT SAME SEX MARRIAGE GREEN CARD PETITIONS - Whoever said that hell would not freeze over? There is a great deal of hype on the web that seems to have its genesis in a report...more
Same Sex Marriages and Immigration by Vincent P. Martin on 3/25/2011 The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a federal law which defines marriage as a “legal union between one man and one woman.” The law states that this definition of marriage must be used to determine the meaning of any Act of...more
cittadina nigeriana art. 31 T.U. Immigrazione autorizzazione al soggiorno nell'interesse dei minori by Francesco Campagna on 10/25/2010 Secondo la suprema corte infatti tra i "gravi motivi" che devono legittimare la permanenza del genitori straniero in Italia sono da comprendere tutte le situazioni che possano provocare qualsiasi danno effettivo, concreto,...more
Travel during the Holidays - How To Avoid the Immigration Trap by Bashyam Spiro, LLP on 10/13/2010 As many foreign nationals begin plans for travel during the holidays, it is important to remember that travel without the appropriate immigration documents could result in an abandonment of an immigration case or even trouble...more
Seijfula / Ministero Interno permesso ex art. 31 permesso CE per soggiornanti lungo periodo by Francesco Campagna on 9/24/2010 Secondo il Tribunale Amministrativo della Lombardia, i titolari di permesso di soggiorno per assistenza minore, ex art. 31 T.U. Immigrazione, possono ottenere il rilascio del permesso CE per soggiornanti di lungo periodo in...more