Internal Relocation
Mar 11, 2013Once the asylum applicant has established he or she suffered past persecution, the burden of proof shifts to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rebut this presumption....
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Alexander Joseph Segal's Legal Guides (117)
New York, NY
Immigration Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration, Family, Asylum
Serious Non-Political Crime
Mar 11, 2013An alien who may otherwise be eligible for asylum or withholding of removal may be barred from obtaining asylum and withholding of removal when “there are serious reasons for believing that the alien c...
See Full GuideReckless Conduct Due to Intoxication Can Constitute a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude
Mar 11, 2013In the Matter of Leal, 26 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 2012), the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) recently considered “whether ‘recklessly endangering another person with a substantial risk of imminent death’ [...
See Full GuideVAWA- Battered Women Protection for Immigrants.
Mar 11, 2013The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) provides for investigation and prosecution of violent domestic crimes against women....
See Full GuideBANKRUPTCY AND CITIZENSHIP - COMMON MISINTERPRETATION
Mar 05, 2013Way too often, I run into a client who asks whether a Legal Permanent Resident is allowed to file for bankruptcy and more importantly, whether doing so would carry negative consequences for their pot...
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Mar 04, 2013There are different appellate processes that immigrants must go through. These processes depend on the nature of the immigrant’s petition or application, whether the person has a valid immigration stat...
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Mar 04, 2013Can an individual who has overstayed his original visa in the USA or otherwise been present illegally in the USA for many years, travel abroad and return to pursue adjustment of status application, whi...
See Full GuideSexual Orientation as a Social Group.
Mar 04, 2013Not every persecution warrants protection by the U.S. law. Instead, following international law, U.S. asylum jurisprudence recognizes only five enumerated grounds, Membership in a Social Group and spec...
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Mar 04, 2013Extreme Hardship is a legal standard utilized in U.S. immigration law. It applies to some situations when certain unlawful activities of the noncitizen have made him or her inadmissible into the United...
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Mar 04, 2013When the applicant meets the preconditions attached to his or her nonimmigrant status while in the USA, he or she is not required to travel to their country of citizenship to finalize their application...
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