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 […]
BIA misinterprets Pereira v. Sessions setting stage for (hopefully) a slapdown by Supreme Court
BIA Purposely Setting the Stage for More Confusion © Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2019 __________________________________________________________________________ In Matter of Sylvestre Mendoza-Hernandez and Rufina Capula-Cortes 27 I&N Dec. 520 (BIA 2019), issued May […]
Grace v. Whitaker: Strategies to push back AG Session’s misguided political opinion reversing gender-based asylum and gang-violence claims
Lessons for Challenging Matter of A-B- in the Immigration and Federal Courts On December 17, 2018, United States federal court judge, for the District of Columbia, Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan, […]
Aliens still eligible for Asylum if DHS did not tell them to file within 1 year
by Farhad Sethna, Attorney, © 2018 A recent settlement in a court case may provide TEMPORARY respite to asylum seekers who failed to apply for asylum within 1 year of […]
Pereira v. Sessions Decision Breathes New Life into Cancellation of Removal Applications
© Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2018 In Pereira v. Sessions [585 U. S. ____ (2018)], the Supreme Court of the United States, in a 8-1 decision (almost total unanimity from even […]