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  • 2024
    • November
      • PRESIDENT-ELECT'S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN: A CLOSER LOOK AT TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
      • THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT OF 1798: IMPLICATIONS OF INVOCATION BY PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD J. TRUMP
      • THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT OF 1798: IMPLICATIONS OF INVOCATION BY PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD J. TRUMP
      • THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT OF 1798: IMPLICATIONS OF INVOCATION BY PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD J. TRUMP
      • ENFRENTANDO O FUTURO: PREPARE-SE PARA O SEGUNDO MANDATO DO GOVERNO TRUMP E A POLÍTICA DE IMIGRAÇÃO SÍSMICA
      • FACING THE FUTURE: PREPARE FOR TRUMP’S SECOND ADMINISTRATION TERM AND THE SEISMIC IMMIGRATION POLICY
      • AS IMPLICAÇÕES DA ELEIÇÃO DE DONALD J. TRUMP PARA OS AMERICANOS
      • AS IMPLICAÇÕES DA ELEIÇÃO DE DONALD J. TRUMP PARA OS AMERICANOS
      • THE IMPLICATIONS OF A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON AMERICAN POLICY AND SOCIETY
    • October
      • OS BENEFÍCIOS ECONÔMICOS DA IMIGRAÇÃO: UM CAMINHO PARA A PROSPERIDADE
      • The Economic Benefits of Immigration: A Pathway To Prosperity
      • Travel for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
      • The Dynamics of Family Custody in New York: The Role of Physical Custody and Decision Making Authority
      • Understanding Immigration and Nationality Act Section 212(a)(10)(B)(ii)(D): Unlawful Voters and the U.S. 2024 Election
    • June
      • PROMOTING FAMILY UNITY: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR NONCITIZEN SPOUSES
    • April
      • Why Should the DHS to promulgate a rule that would lengthen the automatic extension of the EADs?
    • January
      • ICE releases fiscal year 2023 annual report
      • Issues to Watch For In 2024
  • 2023
    • December
      • Immigration Courts and USCIS Cases Backlog
      • Holiday Travel
      • THE WHITE HOUSE’S POTENTIAL OVERHAUL OF AMERICAN’S ASYLUM SYSTEM: A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO SECURE REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR THE SPEND
    • November
      • DHS ANNOUNCEMENTS
      • ADJUST STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES
    • October
      • REFUGEE STATUS
      • DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES NEW ACTIONS IN WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE REPORT TO PROTECT MIGRANT, US WORKERS AGAINST EMPLOYER EXPLO
      • VISA BULLETIN NOVEMBER 2023
      • IMMIGRATION AND THE ISRAEL-GAZA WAR WEB CONSEQUENCES
    • March
      • H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2023 Has Been Reached
    • January
      • USCIS Releases New Strategic Plan Highlighting Long-Term Goals
      • USCIS IS EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF PERMANENT RESIDENT CARDS FOR 48 MONTHS
  • 2022
    • December
      • MATRIMONIAL FRAUD AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
    • November
      • Biden Administration and Immigration in 2022
      • Vistos de Viagem
    • October
      • New York City Law Firm, Law Offices of Norka M. Schell, LLC
      • DHS Announces New Migration Enforcement Process for Venezuelans
      • The Current State Of The DACA Program
    • May
      • DHS and DOJ Issue Interim Final Rule on Credible Fear Screenings and Consideration of Asylum Claims by USCIS Officers
      • Automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension
      • Immigration Catch and Release Policy
      • CBP Releases February 2022 Monthly Operational Update
    • April
      • Introduction to Immigration Court Video
    • March
      • New York City Law Firm, LAW OFFICES OF NORKA M. SCHELL, LLC |
      • HOW CAN WE HAVE A BETTER IMMIGRATION SYSTEM?
    • February
      • DHS, VA Launch New Online Services for Noncitizen Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
      • Foreign Nurse Visas
    • January
      • H-1B, L-1A and L-1B Temporary Work Visa
      • REINSTATMENT OF REMOVAL
      • White House Announced New Actions Intended to Attract and Maintain STEM Talent in the United States.
      • TO BUILD A BETTER IMMIGRATION SYSTEM CONGRESS NEEDS TO ACT
  • 2021
    • December
      • AS 2021 DRAWS TO A CLOSE, THERE IS A SIGN THAT THE NEW YEAR MAY BE BETTER THAN THE LAST
      • MASK MANDATE
      • U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Labor Departments Reach Settlements with Facebook Resolving Claims of Discrimination Against U.
      • HOW DOES AN IMMIGRANT LOSE HIS OR HER LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS?
      • Visa Bulletin For November 2021
    • November
      • BRINGING YOUR PARENTS TO VISIT YOU IN THE UNITED STATES. IS THE TOURIST VISA THE ANSWER?
      • How do I Financially Sponsor Someone Who Wants to Immigrate to the United States?
    • October
      • DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM 2023
      • Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF)
      • H-2B visas for Temporary Nonagricultural Workers
    • September
      • DACA NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
      • Immigration Reform is Hard. But it’s Not Dead.
    • August
      • Annoucement
    • July
      • VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT MAY HAVE “U NON-IMMIGRANT VISA” OPTION
      • Visa Bulletin for July 2021
      • AAO Processing Times
      • Notice to Appear, Cancellation of Removal and Niz-Chavez v. Garland
    • April
      • New York City Law Firm, LAW OFFICES OF NORKA M. SCHELL, LLC |
      • THE WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT PROCLAMATION
      • DOS Provides Information on Immigrant Visa Prioritization
    • March
      • Biden Administration Rescinds Trump Policy Affecting Sponsors Of Young Migrants
      • PUBLIC CHARGE
      • DOS: 45-Day Review Following the Revocation of Proclamations 9645 and 9983
    • February
      • Rescission of 2017 Policy Memorandum PM-602-0142
      • Biden to review deportations of veterans, military family that occurred under Trump BY TARA COPP
      • Suspending and Terminating the Asylum Cooperative Agreements with the Governments El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
    • January
      • New Laws Take Effect in New York in 2021
  • 2020
    • November
      • NY Divorce Based on Domestic Violence and Psychological Abuse
      • Immigration Consequences and Domestic Violence
    • October
      • New York City Child Support and Child Custody-New York City Divorce Attorney
    • August
      • Maintaining Status
      • F-1 Aliens in Post-Completion OPT
    • July
      • Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak
      • Visa Waiver Program and COVID-19
    • May
      • Access to Immigrants’ Information
      • The US Has Finalized An Asylum Agreement With Honduras
    • April
      • The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Relief
    • March
      • What the coronavirus shutdown means for immigrant workers
      • DOJ-EOIR All Non-Detained Hearings Postponed Due to Coranavirus
      • IMMIGRATION ALERT COVID-19 PANDEMIC
      • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
      • H-1B Registration
    • January
      • Immigration in 2020
  • 2019
    • December
      • DUI Convictions Affect Good Moral Character (GMC) Requirements
      • H-1B Visa Registration
    • November
      • USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2020
      • Proposed Two New Rules for Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
      • THE VISAS OF LOVE
    • October
      • U.S. SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR ASYLUM SEEKERS’ RIGHTS IN EXPEDITED REMOVAL CASES
      • Social Security Number for Immigrants
      • Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Refugee Resettlement
      • District Court Enjoins ICE from Issuing Detainers Based on Error-Filled Databases
    • September
      • Immigration Law Experts Debriefed Press on “Port Courts” and Due Process Concerns
    • August
      • The 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement Under the Trump Administration
      • CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL FOR NON-PERMANENT RESIDENTS
    • July
      • J-1 Immigrant Visa for Physician
    • April
      • To End The “Catch And Release,” The Attorney General Ordered “No More Bond For Asylum Seekers.”
    • March
      • How People Get Placed in Removal Proceedings
    • January
      • AILA Policy Brief Trump Shutdown Bill Full of Extreme Restrictionist Provisions
      • BOND HEARINGS
      • The 2019 Government Shutdown
      • USCIS Announces Updates to Civics Test Answers
  • 2018
    • July
      • Supreme Court Says Hearing Time and Date Must Be on NTA (Removal Charging Document)
    • June
      • TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN DECISION
      • Zero Tolerance Immigration Prosecutions – Families
      • DHS Announces Additional Visas for Foreign Workers to Assist American Businesses at Risk of Failing
    • February
      • The Supreme Court Declining to Hear DACA Case Before Lower Court Reviews
  • 2017
    • September
      • IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
      • RESCISSION OF DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA)
    • August
      • USCIS ALERTS THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY
    • June
      • Returning To The United States Following Removal
      • Rescission of Memorandum Providing for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (“DAPA”)
      • ALIENS PRESENT WITHOUT admission or parole
      • Inadmissibility because of criminal history
    • May
      • Congressional Research Service
    • April
      • DECRETO DO EXECUTIVO PARA PROTEGER A NAÇÃO CONTRA A ENTRADA DE TERRORISTAS ESTRANGEIROS NOS ESTADOS UNIDOS
    • March
      • USCIS Will Accept H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2018 Beginning April 3, 2017
      • Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds (TRIG)
  • 2016
    • December
      • Immigration Issues In 2016 And What We To Expect In 2017
    • October
      • El Salvador’s Gang Violence is Forcing Thousands to Flee
    • August
      • Detention, Arraignment, Bail, and Release
    • July
      • MARRIAGE AND MARITAL UNION FOR NATURALIZATION
      • Finding Protection Under US Immigration Law
    • March
      • THE IMMIGRANT’S MY FIGHT – THE AMERICAN DREAM!
      • U.S. TAX GUIDE FOR ALIENS
    • February
      • LIMITED RELIEF – DEFERRED ACTION
      • H-2B Returning Workers Exempted from the H-2B Cap for Fiscal Year 2016
    • January
      • VISA WAIVER REFORM
      • PROPOSED RULE AFFECTING CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT-BASED AND IMMIGRANT AND NONIMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAMS
  • 2015
    • September
      • It Is Improper to Deem an Application for Relief Abandoned Based on the Applicant’s Failure to Comply With the Biometrics Filing
      • CBP LAUNCHES REDESIGNED ESTA WEBSITE FOR VISA WAIVER PROGRAM VISITORS
    • August
      • YES, IT’S AMERICA AND I SPEAK SPANISH BECAUSE I CAN
      • Brazilian Law Permits Binding Arbitration Clause for Job Involving Executives
      • STEM OPT IS AT RISK UNLESS DHS PASSES NEW RULES
    • July
      • DHS PROPOSED RULE: EXPANSION OF PROVISIONAL UNLAWFUL PRESENCE WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY
      • SPECIAL IMMIGRATION JUVENILE STATUS (“SIJS”)
    • June
      • TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS AND REGISTRATION FOR LIBERIA, GUINEA AND SIERRA LEONE
      • PASSPORT/VISA SYSTEMS ERRORS
    • May
      • SUSPENSION OF PREMIUM PROCESSING FOR H-1B
      • VISA NUMBER AVAILABILITY AND PRIORITY DATES
      • INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION: NEPAL
    • April
      • Senate Unanimously Passes Human Trafficking Bill
      • Appeals Panel Weighs Fate of Obama’s Imigration Overhaul
      • H-1B Cap Premium Processing To Begin
      • District Court Grants DOL an Extension for H-2B Program
      • AMERICA NEEDS A BETTER IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
      • HOW TO FIND LOCAL DOCTORS TO PERFORM MEDICAL EXAM
    • March
      • USCIS WILL ACCEPT H-B PETITIONS FOR YEAR 2016 BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2015
      • IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CHARGES
    • February
      • H-4 SPOUSES ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR EADs STARTING ON MAY 26, 2015
      • UPDATE: TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AGAINTS DACA/DAPA
      • EXPANDED DACA BECOMES AVAILABLE ON FEBRUARY 18, 2015
    • January
      • USCIS UPDATED FORM I-129, PETITION FOR NONIMMIGRANT WORKER
      • DACA and DAPA Individuals Will Not Be Deported
  • 2014
    • December
      • HAITIAN AND CUBAN FAMILY REUNIFICATION PAROLE PROGRAM
      • EXECUTIVE ACTION OPENS DOORS FOR FOREIGN ENTREPRENEURS
      • DAPA
    • November
      • PRESIDENT OBAMA EXECUTIVE ORDER ON IMMIGRATION 2014
      • NATURALIZATION THROUGH MILITARY SERVICE
      • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CHANGE ITS PROCEDURES ON HOW TO REQUEST REVIEW OF A PERM DENIALS
      • The H-2B Program For Non-Agricultural Temporary Workers
      • 2016 DIVERSITY VISA
    • October
      • ARE THE WORDS “VISA” AND “IN STATUS” SYNONYM?
      • Well-Founded Fear of Persecution
    • September
      • Eliminate Mandatory Detention Except For Serious Offenders
      • PAROLE IN PLACE
      • NATIONAL BENEFITS CENTER PREPARES I-485 and N-400 APPLICATIONS FOR ADJUDICATION
    • August
      • DUI AND IMMIGRATION
      • HIRING FOREIGN NATIONAL AND EXPORT RULE
      • Subpoena in Immigration Court
    • July
      • CHANGE OF NONIMMIGRANT STATUS
      • ARTICLE 3 OF THE U.N. CONVENTION AGAINTS TORTURE
      • SEEKING PERMISSION TO REAPPLY FOR ADMISSION AFTER DEPORTATION OR REMOVAL
    • June
      • Temporary Procted Status – Parent’s Continuous Physical Presence & Continuous Residence Cannot Be Imputed To A Child
      • INFORMATION TO US CITIZENS RE. THE WORLD CUP 2014
    • May
      • FALSEHOOD REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
  • 2013
    • December
      • FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE FOR JANUARY 2014
      • EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES FOR JANUARY 2014
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