By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano On November 23, 2016, the DHS issued a Policy Memo (PM) clarifying benefits for members of the Armed Forces and their relatives. This includes Parole in Place and Deferred Action which will be discussed below. I. Parole in Place for Families of...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano With the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States various civic organizations released advisory on how to handle immigration raids. The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) issued the following advisory in case of Immigration raids. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Everyone has...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano Just days before the election, President Elect Donald Trump made the following campaign promise to the Americans: “On the first day, I will take the following five actions to restore security and the constitutional rule of law: * FIRST, cancel every unconstitutional executive...
By Atty. Crispin C. Lozano Many fiancée who came to the United States and did not marry the U.S. citizen petitioner could not adjust status unless they qualify under the Violence against Women Act. However, there is a new provision in the law that allows these...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano If you were petitioned by your spouse and you received a decision from USCIS stating a finding of marriage fraud you should immediately consult an experienced immigration attorney. The Immigration and Nationality Act Sec. 204 (c) prohibits the approval of a...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano If you obtained an immigrant visa as single son or daughter of a Lawful Permanent Resident or a U. S. citizen but you were actually married at the time of your entry to the U. S., you committed a misrepresentation of...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano The process for determining the age of the child beneficiary—either direct or derivative—of a Family-sponsored or employment-based visa petition or of a diversity visa application under the CSPA is more complicated. The statutory formula for these cases is that the child’s age will...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano The Supreme Court rejected Monday 10/03/2016, a request from the Obama administration to rehear a case concerning its executive actions on immigration, dealing another blow to the President's attempt to put in place programs aimed at helping more than 4 million...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano 1. Discussion The Provisional Waiver process where an applicant is applying for a green card waives the unlawful presence only. Other inadmissibility offenses are not waived. An individual accrues unlawful presence when he or she is “present in the United States after...
By Atty. Crispin C. Lozano There are permanent and conditional bars to the determination of good moral character. We will discuss the conditional bars to naturalization in this article. Q: What do conditional bars to good moral character mean? A: Conditional bars are not permanent in nature and are...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano Sometimes, for lack of guidance from an experienced immigration attorney, applicants for immigration benefits, including those seeking K-1 or K-2 visas, makes a fraudulent action or willful misrepresentation. In these cases, the applicants are required to file Form I-601 or Application...
By Atty. Crispin C. Lozano Usually a seaman could not get a green card unless he has qualified under Sec. 245(i) which means he has a petition prior to April 30, 2001, and in some cases physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000. ...