Information willingly provided by undocumented immigrants in New York City may soon be used against them by immigration authorities in the area. This could result in deportations of individuals and families who participated in the IDNYC program instituted in 2015. This initiative was intended to provide added security for those without proper identification and to...Read More

Trump Takes Aim at Two Key Immigration Initiatives President Donald Trump announced on December 12, 2017, that he intends to press Congress to end the practice of offering preferred immigration status to family members of those already in the U.S. legally. Trump referred to this policy as chain migration and argued that it presents real...Read More

Has Someone Been Detained? You may know someone who has recently disappeared.  If you believe U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement was responsible, then there are resources to find out what happened and where the government is holding your friend or family member. The ICE detainee locator is the first tool you can use to see if ICE has...Read More

Given the new immigration landscape, it is probably best that you do some research before applying for business immigration. Today we are going to cover all of the business immigration visas. Having more knowledge about how the U.S. immigration system works, could help you obtain a visa. Did you know that there are over 20...Read More

Historical Perspective As an NYC immigration lawyer, I sometimes look back on the history of immigration in America. The first immigrants here were the Pilgrims, coming from England and seeking freedom from religious persecution. Their hard fought life here won them the freedom that they so deeply sought and set the tone for those that...Read More

NYC Immigration Attorney Advice Time and again, you see in the news where someone is arrested for posing as an immigration attorney and bilking people out of thousands of dollars. Sometimes tens of thousands. As a legitimate NYC immigration attorney, I find this sort of thing deplorable. It is another example of people taking advantage...Read More

Kosal Khiev’s journey began as an infant when his family immigrated to the United States from war torn Cambodia. He was born in Thailand at a refugee camp in 1980, where his family sought refuge. In 1981 they were able to relocate to California, where he grew up with six other siblings, being raised by...Read More

Another blatant example of the injustices caused by the current United States immigration policies has been brought to light recently when it was reported that many United States veterans, who served in active duty overseas have been deported to Mexico often for minor offenses. Many of these men who served in wars from the Korean...Read More

The Republican front runner for the president nomination, Donald Trump has a plan for immigration and is basing it on a failed operation that took place in the 1950s known as “Operation Wetback.” This blemish in American history occurred when the United States rounded up and ultimately deported Mexican farm workers in rural areas, back...Read More

The Supreme Court of the United States is considering whether to hear an immigration case that could have wide-spread implications even beyond the immigration scope. They are considering whether to hear the case of President Obama’s executive action which offered deportation relief to millions of undocumented immigrants. If the Supreme Court declines to hear the...Read More