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Our office is contacted quite often by family members whose loved ones were arrested by police for a criminal offense. The issue of a detainer usually arises when a non-U.S. citizen is the defendant in the criminal case. Although the criminal court may decide to grant bail, often times Immigration through the Immigration Customs Enforcement […]

This week I had a person’s loved one contact me to tell me that she was very frustrated and upset. She began to tell me in the middle of the night immigration officers (Immigration Customs Enforcement – ICE) made their way into his home and arrested the boyfriend and took him to the Hudson County

Applying and Filing for Asylum in New York City from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Kazakhstan My office has had the pleasure of representing countless numbers of individuals from the so called “Stan” countries of the former Soviet Union. Many of these individuals have decided to file for asylum due to the persecution they faces and/or will

Our office has successfully filed countless numbers of Investor E2 visas for our clients throughout New York and New Jersey, as well as elsewhere throughout the country. In general , clients usually have similar questions, which I thought I would talk about in this blog. Usually the Frequently Asked Questions related to an Investor Visa (E2) Visa

If you are unfortunate enough that the Immigration Court (Immigration Judge) denied your case and your appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) was also denied, all may not be lost.  In most cases, you will have a right to appeal the case further to the federal courts.  In fact, the federal courts  are

How did my family member end up at ICE’s Immigration detention facility (Delaney Hall Detention Facility) located at 451 Doremus Avenue, Newark, NJ? Some of my firm’s clients are being detained by ICE (Immigration) at their facility known as the Delaney Hall Detention Facility. These not only include individuals that reside in New Jersey, but

Anyone that is a fan of the Bravo hit show Real Housewives of New Jersey has likely heard that the federal government has indicted two of the major stars of the hit show. One the stars, Joe Guidice has been indicted for various charges including bankruptcy fraud and tax fraud. So, why am I writing

When an individual that is not a U.S. Citizen is arrested either in New York City or New Jersey for certain criminal accusations, it is not uncommon for Immigration Officials to issue an Immigration Detainer. If this happens, the individual or his friends or family members should immediately spring to action. In the past, our

Does this sound familiar? Clients keep asking me why immigration (also known as DHS – Department of Homeland Security or ICE -Immigration Customs Enforcement) is trying now to deport someone for a very old conviction.There really is no one answer to this question. I have several opinions and have spoke to several federal agents about

So, you got your conditional permanent residence (conditional/temporary green card) and now it’s time to apply for the permanent card. In the best case scenario, a person who obtained conditional permanent residence still is in a marital union and in marital bliss. Both, a marital union and marital bliss? . . . . Can that