Blog Posts in November, 2013
Posted on Nov 20, 2013 By Ricky Malik
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) clarified that a foreign national does not need to rescind a prior removal order if a foreign national seeks to file for asylum based on changed country ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2013 By Ricky Malik
Legal Immigration Status for Military Family Members If you are the spouse, parent, or child of an active duty or retired member of the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Selective Reserve of the Ready ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2013 By Ricky Malik
Friends, we started an online petition on a great website called www.change.org. In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan that devastated the Philippines and took the lives of thousands, we want ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2013 By Ricky Malik
Welcome Dreamers. We are repeatedly asked by students and young persons who have been granted under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA or Dream Act as it is commonly referred to) program ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2013 By Ricky Malik
Since the Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Section 3's definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, many same-sex ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2013 By Ricky Malik
For those of us familiar with Asylum cases, there is much grumbling and moaning when you mention "The Clock." It can ruin a person's ability to support themselves and it is unclear when ...
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Posted on Nov 7, 2013 By Ricky Malik
We recently received a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA or commonly referred to as the Dream Act) approval for a case I am particularly proud of. Some background first. We had a client who ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2013 By Ricky Malik
In the United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional. This monumental decision, which was the culmination of years of ...
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