Understanding the Connection Between Covid and Immigration The backlog in the issuance of immigrant visas has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many family-based immigrant visas went unused and were rolled over into the employment-based immigrant visa categories by law. Because of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processing delays and slow adjudications, some...Read More

Is the New York Immigration Backlog Affecting Your Citizenship Status? Increasing backlogs in the New York immigration court system have reached new highs in recent months. Currently, the number of pending cases stands at 167,614, which is the highest New York immigration backlog ever recorded. This is expected to cause significant delays in processing for...Read More

Do You Need a New York Deportation Defense Lawyer? Many undocumented immigrants in New York live in fear that they will be placed in removal proceedings. While this remains to be a danger, recent data shows that the number of removals under the Biden administration has sharply decreased. However, while fewer removals are occurring, a...Read More

Planning on Moving to the United States? Moving to the United States can present real challenges for immigrants. Knowing how to navigate the immigration system in the right way can streamline the process of acquiring a green card, the right to remain in the country legally and, in some cases, eventual citizenship. Here are nine...Read More

On October 12, 2021, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of the Department of Homeland Security issued a memo put an end to the practice of widespread worksite raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). These New York work-site raids have generated anxiety and fear among many workers in our area. By ending this policy and putting the...Read More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on September 15, 2021, that a new policy regarding coronavirus vaccinations and immigrants will soon go into effect. Immigrants seeking entry into the United States on and after October 1, 2021, will be required to show documentation that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to entering the...Read More

People who want to get green cards in the U.S. have many hurdles they must overcome. The process for becoming a lawful permanent resident can be lengthy and includes multiple requirements. Recently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added one step to the process for securing a green card by requiring green card...Read More

Harsh immigration and detention policies were issued under the administration of former President Trump, including the arrests and detention of women who were pregnant, nursing, or in the postpartum period following birth. Trump’s policies of deporting as many people as possible, including those who had not been convicted of any criminal offenses in the U.S.,...Read More

Reality TV is rarely informative, but it is a popular format because it can be entertaining. However, TLC’s “90-Day Fiancé” actually illustrates some important lessons about fiance visas and what people should and should not do to secure them. The show follows couples who include U.S. citizens and their foreign fiancés or fiancées as they...Read More