Massive Proposed Modifications to Public Charge Definition by USCIS
Likely At Any Time To Become A Public Charge? The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) allows the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the State Department to determine that an immigrant visa or adjustment applicant is inadmissible if the applicant...
Alfredo Estrada Successfully Obtains an Immigration Order Reopening and Vacating 13-Year-Old Deportation Order
BCC Attorney Alfredo Estrada successfully litigated, against the Office of Chief Counsel, and obtained an Order reopening and vacating a client’s thirteen (13) year old final order of removal. Estrada was able to demonstrate that the one year time limitation should be...
Change in Accrual of Unlawful Presence for F, J, and M Nonimmigrants
Effective August 9, 2018 Effective August 9, 2018, USCIS will change its policy on the determination of unlawful presence for foreign students, vocational students and exchange visitors who were admitted or are present in the United States for duration of status....
DACA Restored by Preliminary Injunction – Time to Renew DACA
On January 10, 2018, a Northern District of California Judge ordered a nationwide preliminary injunction requiring the Trump administration to maintain the DACA program on a nationwide basis on the same terms and conditions as were in effect before the rescission on...
Alfredo Estrada Named A 20 Under 40 Award Winner By The Times Media Co.
Alfredo Estrada was chosen by the Times Media Company as a 20 Under 40 Award Winner in 2017 and recognized for assisting clients navigate current complex immigration laws and his immigrant rights advocacy. Estrada states, “My theory is to outwork those who are...
Rifai Honored to be Commencement Speaker at Valparaiso University
On Sunday, December 10, 2017, Dana Rifai will be delivering the commencement speech to the Valparaiso University graduates. Rifai, a partner at Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP, grew up in Valparaiso, Indiana and also received her law degree from Valparaiso... Estrada Receives Indiana State Bar Association Trailblazer/Abriendo Caminos Award
Alfredo Estrada’s dedication to helping pave the way for the advancement of other Latino attorneys was recognized at the Indiana State Bar Association’s annual awards luncheon in Indianapolis on August 30, 2017, where he received the Trailblazer/Abriendo...
What is the RAISE Act?
The purpose provided by the Act’s supporters is to protect American workers, taxpayers, and the American economy by creating a merit based system to prioritize the most highly skilled immigrants. The RAISE Act has not been enacted, so only time will tell what effect the Act will have on immigration.
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