(Photo by Pax Ahimsa Gethen. Wikipedia) With the year coming to a close and the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) looming, lawmakers are scrambling to find a permanent solution to the uncertain future of about 800,000 young immigrants who came to the country as children without immigration documentation or inspection. Read the full article…
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By Reuben Seguritan Under the recently updated Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), any visa holder who engages in conduct inconsistent with the terms of his visa within 90 days of entry is presumed to have willfully misrepresented his intention before the Consular Officer during the nonimmigrant visa interview or before the Border Officer upon Read the full article…
By Reuben Seguritan In compliance with Executive Order 13780 or “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented in-person interviews for those applying to adjust their status based on employment and beneficiaries of refugee/ asylee relative petitions who are in Read the full article…
By Reuben Seguritan Foreign nationals who are otherwise inadmissible may still enter the US on a temporary basis using humanitarian parole. Humanitarian parole is a discretionary power of the United States to allow foreign nationals to enter the United States for a limited period of time because of an urgent or compelling Read the full article…