March 31st, 2022
Pereira v. Sessions, 585 U.S. _____ (2018) was decided by the Supreme Court on June 21, 2018. In it, the Court held that a “putative notice to appear that fails to designate the specific time or place of the noncitizen’s removal proceedings is not a ‘notice to appear under § 1229(a),’...
Read More
March 28th, 2022
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has acknowledged significant delays in the processing of Form I-765 for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). These delays have continued to get longer. Although USCIS took steps to automatically extend EADs for certain classes of applications, the delays have extended past the 6 month period...
Read More
September 7th, 2021
From Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Today we launched a new web-based, bilingual, and smartphone compatible appointment scheduler for noncitizens, called the ICE Appointment Scheduler, available at www.ice.gov/check-in. The launch of this tool will allow noncitizens to schedule their required check-in appointments at ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) offices as they await immigration proceedings. Previously,...
Read More
August 16th, 2019
In the modern media landscape, terms like “permanent residency” and “citizenship” are thrown around in common conversation as if they were synonyms. Each of these terms are different in more than just name, however; in fact, both permanent residency and citizenship confer different degrees of privileges and rights for people...
Read More
July 19th, 2019
Filing to become a U.S. citizen can be a challenging process. There are a lot of things to consider, and in many cases, a lot of documentation required, before you apply for U.S. citizenship, officially known as the “naturalization” process. That’s why you should fully acquaint yourself with the process...
Read More
Geller Benjamin LLP
