On December 27, 2016, the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) revisited the analytical framework for assessing national interest waiver (NIW) eligibility via the appeal of a Texas Service Center denial of… CONTINUE

There are very few immigration appeals from an immigration judge’s decision available. As a general rule, regardless what you think is going on with your case after the Master Calendar… CONTINUE

On January 27, 2017 President Trump issued the following three executive orders: Executive Order Number One Executive Order Number One was a border security and immigration enforcement improvement executive order… CONTINUE

You should have a lawyer at your Master Calendar Hearing.   In fact, if you do not, the judge is instructed to ask if you would like to be represented and… CONTINUE

Master Calendar Hearings on deportation issues can be set wherever there is an Immigration Court. There is not one in every major city. For example, Sacramento doesn’t have an Immigration… CONTINUE

There is some prosecutorial discretion given to the DHS attorneys when it comes to the deportation process. If they look at the Notice To Appear and feel that there is… CONTINUE

How a person ends up in immigration court in front of an Immigration Judge can be either voluntary or involuntary. “Involuntary” generally means that that you have done something wrong… CONTINUE

There are two ways to get political asylum: The main path is not through the deportation process, but is what is called an “affirmative filing” for political asylum. This is… CONTINUE

A removal proceeding is just another word for deportation or exclusion proceedings. It is presided over by an Immigration Judge (IJ). These are not Article 3 state or federal judges,… CONTINUE

Deferred Action is a hands-off policy that the government maintains towards a particular individual under the belief that given the totality of circumstances surrounding him or her, it is best to… CONTINUE