Category: Immigration

On Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Senior Attorney and Litigator Ricky Malik presented arguments on behalf of a client before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Richmond, Virginia. The case involved a review of a denial of an asylum, witholding and Convention Against Torture (CAT) claim from the Board of Immigration Appeals.  The client had a genuine fear of returning to his […]

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) launches Citizenship Resource Center on its website designed to provide information and tools to help people become Citizens. To see the site, click: Citizenship Resource Center

Registration opens from 10/5/10 to Weds 11/3/10 for electronic registration on DS-5501. If you are NOT from the following countries and wish to immigrate or possibly legalize your status in the United States, you should consider scheduling an appointment with my office to determine your eligibility: BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, […]

On September 22, 2010, Attorney Ricky Malik attended a dinner sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association hosting Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, Bureau of Consular Affairs at the State Department. Mr. Oppenheim is responsible for publishing the monthly visa bulletin that informs millions of people around if their priority dates are current.  Mr. Oppenhiem was very insightful […]

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced its new fee schedule. A Few Notable Increases: I-90 Green card replacement:                    $365 (up from $290) I-130 Family Petition:                                 $420 (up from 355) I-140 Employment Petition:          […]

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in Matter of Garcia-Garcia, 25 I&N Dec. 93 (BIA 2009) held that an Immigration Judge can review and consider whether to modify the conditions of release imposed upon a  foreign national by DHS ICE. This means that if Immigration and Customs Enforcement gives a foreign national the option of paying a bond to be released and/or […]

Visa Bulletin for October 2010. CLICK HERE. Ricky Malik, Esq. greencard@mail.com

A memo circulated entitled Administrative Alternatives to Comprehensive Immigration Reform.  It is not yet official and it is unclear how it was leaked but it is indicative of the direction of some within ICE/USCIS.  This memo along with the recent John Morton memo brings some hope that ICE and USCIS will consider taking fair and just action.  However, there seems to […]

In this difficult economy, a question I am often asked is if bankruptcy or foreclosing on a home will lead to problems with Immigration.  I simply reply “Immediate Deportation. The U.S. will not allow fiscally irresponsible people to remain in the country.”  Then I smile and say “Just kidding.” No, it won’t. In terms of obtaining lawful permanent residency (Greencard), there are only affidavit of support requirement […]

USCIS is rolling out an E-request system. It will be similar to the Immigration 800 # except it will be done through email.  The system will be limited to I-90’s and N-400’s at first. Hopefully, it will be a meaningful inquiry process and not just email responses with boilerplate text, similar to the 800# script readers.