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USCIS Intensifies Focus on Denaturalization https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Service-e1479248211302.jpg 3423 2743 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 14, 2018 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
December 14, 2018

USCIS Intensifies Focus on Denaturalization

Many people think that once they obtain U.S. citizenship through naturalization, their status as a U.S. citizen can never be lost. It will come as a surprise to some to learn that U.S. citizenship can in fact be taken away or revoked by the government under certain circumstances. And the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…

Obtaining a Waiver to the Trump Travel Ban https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Trump-Travel-Ban-Sept-25-2017.jpg 768 604 David Strashnoy David Strashnoy https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7cf976b16607a626756a168dfa3caccc461523e572bd4b65e1075d0fcf063f7f?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 14, 2018 June 4, 2019

David Strashnoy
December 14, 2018

Obtaining a Waiver to the Trump Travel Ban

On June 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the legality of Travel Ban 3.0 in its consideration of Trump v. Hawaii. Travel Ban 3.0 indefinitely restricts and/or suspends travel of individuals from the following countries to the United States: Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. A waiver may be granted to…

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…