Family Litigation Articles

Detention of Minors: The lasting impact of Flores v. Reno https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/supreme-court-scalia-nomination.jpg 4200 2400 Amy Lenhert Amy Lenhert https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d9f78b8734ffa56063114eceffbc84503c207d11c3fe4842fd7f451213c3be51?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 14, 2018 June 4, 2019

Amy Lenhert
December 14, 2018

Detention of Minors: The lasting impact of Flores v. Reno

Earlier this year, the Trump administration announced a so-called “zero tolerance” policy on illegal entry into the United States, requiring the criminal prosecution of all individuals who enter the United States without authorization. The results of this draconian policy were cruel and severe. Thousands of children were forcibly separated from parents with no thought given…

SGG Fights Recent Changes to Asylum Policies https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Logo-cutout-with-border.jpg 244 302 Taiyyeba Safri Skomra Taiyyeba Safri Skomra https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ec6a7d74aa418b1d020307057eb5412fce7d240b623e94a9492a04df13b6915?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 14, 2018 June 4, 2019

Taiyyeba Safri Skomra
December 14, 2018

SGG Fights Recent Changes to Asylum Policies

In August 2014, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a decision that allowed a woman to seek asylum based on the years of extreme domestic violence she suffered. That violence rose to the level of persecution, and it was on account of her membership in a particular social group of married Guatemalan women who were…

Court Order Temporarily Halts Termination of TPS https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gavel.jpg 254 177 Amy Lenhert Amy Lenhert https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d9f78b8734ffa56063114eceffbc84503c207d11c3fe4842fd7f451213c3be51?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 14, 2018 June 4, 2019

Amy Lenhert
December 14, 2018

Court Order Temporarily Halts Termination of TPS

On October 3, 2018, a federal judge in Northern California issued an order temporarily halting the government’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan and Nicaragua. TPS for these countries is set to terminate on various dates in 2018 and 2019; the earliest being Sudan which was set to terminate…

Public Benefits and “Public Charge” – What Do They Mean for Immigrants? https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/uscis_data_on_application_and_petition_processing_times_feature.jpg 1000 559 Michele Franchett Michele Franchett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/682142c5d71f9c57dc624eda4aa8d5049962a816ebe5177cff6265964e8d538d?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 25, 2018 May 6, 2024

Michele Franchett
October 25, 2018

Public Benefits and “Public Charge” – What Do They Mean for Immigrants?

Clients sometimes ask whether there could be adverse immigration consequences as a result of their receiving various forms of public benefits. Lately there has been confusion and misinformation circulating around this issue – in large part due to the leaking of documents that revealed the administration’s plan to change the definition of “public charge.” The…

Changes to USCIS policies – Shifting cases to Immigration Court https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/uscis_data_on_application_and_petition_processing_times_feature.jpg 1000 559 Taiyyeba Safri Skomra Taiyyeba Safri Skomra https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ec6a7d74aa418b1d020307057eb5412fce7d240b623e94a9492a04df13b6915?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 11, 2018 June 4, 2019

Taiyyeba Safri Skomra
October 11, 2018

Changes to USCIS policies – Shifting cases to Immigration Court

This summer, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued a new policy increasing the scope of people who may receive a Notice to Appear (“NTA”) in removal proceedings, and also a new policy increasing an officer’s power to deny petitions or applications without issuing a Request for Evidence (“RFE”). Together, these policies create a streamlined process…

Board of Immigration Appeals Undermines Benefit of CA Law https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gavel.jpg 254 177 Amy Lenhert Amy Lenhert https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d9f78b8734ffa56063114eceffbc84503c207d11c3fe4842fd7f451213c3be51?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 8, 2018 June 4, 2019

Amy Lenhert
October 8, 2018

Board of Immigration Appeals Undermines Benefit of CA Law

In 2015, the California legislature changed the state criminal laws regarding punishment for misdemeanors. The state law previously said that misdemeanors were punishable by up to 365 days in county jail. Under new section 18.5 of the California Penal Code, misdemeanors are now punishable by up to 364 days. And in 2017, the California legislature…

COURT ORDER TEMPORARILY HALTS TERMINATION OF TPS https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/statue-of-liberty-gfdb16f444_1280-e1637169863100.jpg 600 337 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 5, 2018 May 6, 2024

Andrew Grzegorek
October 5, 2018

COURT ORDER TEMPORARILY HALTS TERMINATION OF TPS

A federal judge in Northern California has issued an order temporarily halting the government’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan and Nicaragua. TPS for these countries was set to terminate on various dates in 2018 and 2019; the earliest being Sudan which was set to terminate next month. …