Category: Immigration News

USCIS announced that TPS registrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua may not recieve their work permits until November 2010. Untitled page

The Visa Bulletin for November 2010 has been released. Click here. Ricky Malik, Esq.

Lou Dobbs charged with hypocrisy.  The founding father of immigrant hatred was reported to have hired illegal immigrants to work his lands. In a shocking revelation, Dobbs is painted as a hypocrite by national media and his colleagues. Lou Dobbs, along with Republican political candidate and billionaire Meg Whitman, recently joined the group of high-profile immigrant haters whose hypocrisy has been […]

In recent days, several communities (including Arlington, VA, Washington, DC amongst others) have tried to opt out of Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) “secure communities” program.  The program allows for anyone who is arrested for anything from minor traffic violations to serious crimes to have their fingerprints checked against immigration and criminal databases.  It is intrusive and without the consent […]

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the American Immigration Counsel (AIC) held a 3 day advanced litigation (courtroom lawyering) training over Columbus Day weekend 2010. Attorney Ricky Malik was one of only sixty lawyers nationwide to participate in the advanced, interactive and intensive institute to further sharpen his litigation skills. The Law Offices of Ricky Malik, P.C. always strives to improve to better serve you. […]

The Fourth Circuit, in an appeal of a criminal case, upheld a conviction for false claim of citizenship on an I-9 Form.  An I-9 is the form anyone seeking employment in the United States, and their employers, must complete in order to work.  In this case a former TPS holder’s misrepresentation as a U.S. Citizen on the I-9 was deemed […]

In a confusing decision, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the automatic 240-day extension of employment authorization that accompanies an extension of nonimmigrant status under does not provide lawful immigration status for purposes of INA §§245(c)(2) and 245(k)(2)(A). This is a very confusing issue, and one that our firm also runs into a lot with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) […]

Border Patrol officer promises immigration papers for money Immigration Officer: Have sex with me or be deported!” Housekeeper of Republican Gubernatorial Candidate abuses housekeeper (wage) Ricky Malik, Esq.

Comedian and political commentator Stephen Colbert testified about immigration labor to Congress. Ricky Malik, Esq.

Thankfully, the Immigration Courts (also known as the Executive Office for Immigration Review or EOIR) scaled back their proposed changes to the Court 800 information number. This may have been a bigger deal to immigration lawyers and advocates than to anyone else, but I’m sure any immigration practitioner will tell you how often they can determine what is happening with an immigrants […]