Till ICE Do Us Part: Immigration consequences of crimes against family members and children by Farhad Sethna Each week, I receive at least one phone call from a fellow attorney […]
In late June 2001 the United States Supreme Court issued rulings in two cases, Immigration and Naturalization Service v St. Cyr, 00-767 and Zadvydas v. Davis, 99-7791. Coming as they […]
-Immigration Court Part II- Master hearing and Individual hearing By Attorney Farhad Sethna, Copyright 2007, all rights reserved In part I of this series, we talked about how a case […]
-Immigration Court Explained: Part 1- The Court and the NTA By Farhad Sethna, Attorney Copyright 2007, all rights reserved This is part 1 of a series of articles on Immigration […]
This article deals with the basic issues concerning the impact that a criminal conviction could have upon a resident or non- resident alien. A resident alien is an individual who, […]
It may be hard to believe, but conviction of a crime for driving under the influence could constitute an aggravated felony, as a crime of violence, and thereby make an […]
In order to understand the impact that convictions can have on Immigration and naturalization issues involving our clients, it is first necessary to understand the underlying scheme of punishment and […]
What are the various avenues to obtain lawful permanent residency (PR) in the United States? Two of the most common methods to obtain PR are through immediate family members who […]