August 17, 2012
USCIS is now accepting applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Entrants (DACA) as of August 15, 2012. In order to apply, you need to consider and/or submit the following: Strongly consider hiring or discussing your eligibility with a qualified immigration attorney; Submit a check or money order payable to “U.S. Department of Homeland Security” for $465; Two (2) Passport Photos; […]
June 15, 2012
On Monday, June 11, 2012 and the following day, the Washington Post ran a story about one of the Law Offices of Ricky Malik’s clients. Today, June 15, 2012, after many years of advocating by thousands, the Obama administration announced that it will offer Deferred Action to those who know only the United States as home, for those who were brought […]
December 03, 2011
Although section 204(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1154(j) (2000), provides that an employment-based immigrant visa petition shall remain valid with respect to a new job if the beneficiary’s application for adjustment of status has been filed and remained unadjudicated for 180 days, the petition must have been “valid” to begin with if it is to […]
May 17, 2011
Some movement: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_4879.html Ricky Malik, Esq. Law Offices of Ricky Malik, P.C.
May 10, 2011
Why the higher and not the lower? Was not that clearly explained in holding below: TAKE SOLUTIONS v PAWAR SANDESH 2010PER00907 (APR 28 2011) 083332 CADEC SD Ricky Malik, Esq. www.rmlegal.com
May 07, 2011
United States Citizenship & Immigration Services released final memo guidance for coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the adjudication of applications and petitions involving individuals in removal proceedings before the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR). Ricky Malik, Esq. www.rmlegal.com
April 27, 2011
United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) released the following Q& A guidance. USCIS – Questions about Same or Similar Occupational Classifications Under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (AC21)
March 07, 2011
Many people are placed in removal proceedings but are waiting for adjudication of a petition or an adjudication from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or simply for a family or employment based priority date to become current. At times Immigration Judges become impatient and order people removed or goad them into taking voluntary departure. Remember the Board of […]
March 01, 2011
United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an interim memo (in effect now) to address scenarios when a foreign national is in removal (deportation ) proceedings before the Immigration Courts (part of the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review) but an application for a benefit is pending before USCIS (part of the Department of Homeland Security). Those Immigration Court litigators […]
February 28, 2011
It sounds like a mouthful. One of the divisions of the U.S. Government that represents the U.S. Department of Homeland Security before the Federal Courts (mainly the various Courts of Appeal) is the Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL). Periodically, OIL publishes their Immigration Litigation Bulletin which was previously unavailable to the public until the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was […]
