Immigration Law

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Major DACA Victory: Court Enjoins Unlawful DACA Revocations, Nationwide Class Certified (IEIYC & Arreola v. Nielsen)
Posted on 1 Mar 2018 by Daniel M. Kowalski

ACLU, Feb. 27, 2018 - "As part of its anti-immigrant agenda, the Trump administration has been revoking Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals grants based on unproven allegations or minor offenses that should have no effect on whether a person can... Read More

Matter of V-S-G- Inc., Adopted Decision 2017-06 (AAO Nov. 11, 2017)
Posted on 16 Nov 2017 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Here is a link to Matter of V-S-G-, Inc. , and here is a link to the USCIS Policy Memo . Nutshell: "Matter of V-S-G- Inc. clarifies that beneficiaries of valid employment-based immigrant visa petitions who are eligible to change jobs or employers... Read More

Back of the Line! But is it Legal? - Brent Renison
Posted on 4 Nov 2015 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Brent Renison, Oct. 30, 2015 - "I’m going to explain how the immigration service has been unlawfully revoking the approval of petitions for nearly a quarter of a century. The impact of this unauthorized action on hopeful immigrants has been... Read More

Resisting President Trump’s Visa Revocations - Cyrus Mehta
Posted on 11 Feb 2017 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Cyrus Mehta, Feb. 9, 2017 - "President Trump signed an Executive Order the afternoon of Friday, January 27, 2017 which, according to its introduction, is intended to “protect Americans” but had the effect of banning travel of certain... Read More

Tags: mehta , visa , Trump , revocation

CA11 on Standing, Jurisdiction (I-140 Revocation) - Kurapati v. USCIS
Posted on 23 Sep 2014 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"Sunil Kurapati and his wife Bharathi Mallidi, natives and citizens of India, appeal from the district court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of their complaint challenging the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’... Read More