USCIS Memo PM-602-0187: What the New NTA Policy Means for Immigrants in 2025
On February 28, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0187, a sweeping update to its procedures for issuing Notices to Appear (NTAs). An NTA is a legal document that initiates removal (deportation) proceedings by...Federal Court Temporarily Blocks DHS from Ending CHNV Parole Program — What You Need to Know
On March 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced via the Federal Register that it would terminate the humanitarian parole programs for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) and their immediate family members, effective...
Asylum Win for Senegalese Client with Religious Claim at Chicago EOIR – January 16, 2025
On January 16, 2025, Attorney Alfredo Estrada of Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP secured a significant victory for a Senegalese client at the Chicago Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). The case, centered on a religious persecution claim, resulted in the...
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Deportation Notice Requirements
On Monday, January 8, the Supreme Court heard consolidated oral arguments for Campos-Chavez v. Garland and Garland v. Singh. The two cases deal with the issue of whether an immigration court must enter an in absentia removal order...
Estrada Serving as Indiana State Bar Association Latino Committee Chair for 2024
Congratulations to Attorney Alfredo Estrada who is now serving as the Indiana State Bar Association Latino Committee Chair for 2024. In this role he will assist the Indiana State Bar Association entail working with me to set some strategic goals and activities for the...
Review of the State Department’s Stateside Visa Renewal Pilot
The Department of State (DOS) has officially initiated the long-anticipated stateside visa renewal pilot, scheduled to initiate on January 29, 2024, and conclude on April 1, 2024. The hope is that the program will have the potential to improve delays in consular...
Estrada Keynote Speaker at Court’s Hispanic Heritage Month Program
On October 6, 2023, Attorney Alfredo Estrada was the keynote speaker at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s Hispanic Heritage Month Program. Attorney Estrada presentation was entitled “The Immigrant Experience: Latino’s In Indiana...
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