Withholding of Removal: different legal standards across the United States
Feb 03, 2022
Immigration law is varying across the United States. It differs from one federal circuit to another. The situating with Withholding of Removal stands out, because different circuits apply different le...
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How Legal Briefs Can Help Win Your Immigration Case
Oct 10, 2021
Are you self-representing in an immigration case? Learn how a legal brief can make the difference between winning and losing. What is a legal brief? A legal brief is a summary of a case submitted to t...
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Legal Brief -what it is and why it helps
Sep 27, 2021
This legal guide is written and posted here for the benefit of fine people that self-represent in immigration matters. Knowledge is power. Get to know what helps and why. Legal issues take time to sol...
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Asylum 101 for Self-Representing Asylum Seekers
Sep 23, 2021
Self-representing asylum applicants face a long and complicated process. Get all the facts before you begin your application, and you will have a better chance of succeeding! Why is there asylum under...
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Section 245 Adjustment of Status for a person that is out of status and has a timely filed asylum
Sep 22, 2021
This guide addresses the common situation in which USCIS denies AOS unless eligibility is briefed under Matter of Orban, AAU Newark Dec. 23, 1993, where AOS is sought by the asylum applicant who filed...
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Marriage-Based Immigration: Timing of Filings & Avoiding an I-130 Interview
Sep 20, 2021
Marriage-based immigration is one good way to solve an immigration dilemma. Yet, some approaches are more effective than others. Read on to discover the best way to make marriage-based immigration wor...
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Permissible studies on the B visitor visa
Sep 15, 2021
Visitors often want to take a course or two while in the US on a tourist visa. When they enroll, schools sometimes erroneously activate their SEVIS account, which causes a wrongful denial if the visit...
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Motion to Administratively Close
Aug 10, 2021
The common reasons for administrative closure are 1) humanitarian purposes and 2) judicial economy. Precedent on point Matter of Cruz-Valdez, 28 I&N Dec. 326 (A.G. 2021) Respondent, by and through the...
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Niz-Chavez Motion To Terminate
Jun 04, 2021
There is legal presumption of lack of subject-matter jurisdiction in all and any federal courts. The party willing to sue MUST overcome this presumption by showing which statute vested SMJ. Any court ...
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Motion to Reopen after in absentia Order of Removal
Dec 23, 2020
This guide deals with the common in absentia orders and provides practical pointers. This guide addresses the common error of entering in absentia order when respondent was tardy, as opposed to failed...
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