January 11, 2013
The director of Immigration & Customs Enforcement, John Morton, released a memorandum on December 21, 2012 that if implemented will significantly scale back the application of detainers by federal, state and local law enforcement. Under the new guidance, ICE should issue a detainer only where (1) they have reason to believe the individual is an alien subject to removal from […]
January 09, 2013
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January 08, 2013
When a permanent resident (LPR or greencard holder) travels overseas and returns, s/he is NOT to be treated as what is known as seeking admission (or an applicant for admission) into the United States. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) clarified in Matter of Rivens, 25 I&N Dec. 623 (BIA 2011) that to establish that a returning LPR is to be […]
January 04, 2013
The new provisional waiver process that was published in the Federal Register on January 3, 2013 has brought out a lot of questions about what constitutes “extreme hardship.” This is after all the standard that must be proven to USCIS. It is important to understand the hardship is not to the foreign national, but rather to the qualifying relative. While […]
January 03, 2013
After almost a year of waiting, the new Provisional Waiver rule was released on January 3, 2013 with an effective date of March 4, 2013. The new rule allows foreign nationals who have been unlawfully present in the United States for more than 180 days to complete the majority of the process and waiting in the United States. Before the […]
August 18, 2012
We are receiving many questions about the “school” requirement for DACA: “Can I enroll in a GED program now?”, “What if I completed High School in my country, can I enroll in school now?”, “Do I still need to be in school?”, “Do I need to go back to school?”, The DACA program is flexible. To meet the “currently in […]
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; […]
August 05, 2012
The Department of Homeland announced the procedure for young persons to file for deferred action as announced by the Obama administration on June 15, 2012. Filing will begin on August 15, 2012. Young persons who are in removal (deportation) proceedings, as well as those who already have deportation (removal) orders, and those who have never been in removal proceedings will […]
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 […]
June 10, 2012
One of the law firm’s clients was featured on the front page of the Washington Post on June 11 and 12, 2012. Calls of support have been pouring in all day and we want to thank everyone. Story below (click on ‘Download’ or ‘Full Screen’ for easier reading): Ricky Malik, Esq. www.rmlegal.com
