New BIA decision cracks door open to termination of pending cases
In Matter of Fernandes, 28 I&N Dec. 605 (BIA 2022), a three-member panel on the board of immigration appeals (BIA) held, in a two – one decision, that indeed, alien […]
Unrestricted Liberty to Make Arbitrary Decisions?
©Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2022 In a decision issued May 16, 2022, in Patel v Garland, the United States Supreme Court struck a massive blow against immigrants. In that decision, the […]
Date and Time needed for perfect NTA, says Supreme Court
On April 29, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States, decided in Niz-Chavez v Garland, Case No. 19-863, 593 U.S. ___ (2021). Basically, in Niz-Chavez, the Supreme Court reiterated […]
DOL and USCIS team up to gut H1B program
The USDOL (Department of Labor), and the USCIS – an agency of the Department of Homeland Security – have teamed up to effectively gut the H1B specialty worker program. In […]
Practical effects of the Supreme Court’s DACA decision
© Farhad Sethna 2020 On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court issued a decision that will certainly stay written into the history of DACA forever. On that day, a 5 […]
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing – Supreme Court Sanctions Immigration Consultant Who Committed Fraud © Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2020 __________________________________________________________________________ On May 7, 2020, the United States Supreme Court in US […]
Your (one) chance: preparing for your credible fear interview
© Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2020 __________________________________________________________________________ It is very important that a person who is claiming asylum on arriving at the U.S. border be prepared to answer the types of […]
Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies valid notice of Immigration Consequences in state court actions
© Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2019 The case is: State v. Romero, Slip Opinion No. 2019-Ohio-1839 (May 15, 2019 appeal from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, Ohio, Case […]