USCIS Applies Discretion to Juvenile Convictions in DACA Cases
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 On January 24, 2014, the USCIS issued a “Field Guidance” on the subject of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) applicants who may have […]
REPUBLICANS BETRAY AMERICAN VALUES, SAY NO TO IMMIGRATION REFORM
By Attorney Farhad Sethna, © 2014 Doubtless, there will be many readers who disagree with me. This is, after all my viewpoint. However, it is a viewpoint based on common […]
THIRD CIRCUIT HOLDS ICE DETAINERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney © 2014 As background, “detainers” are issued by the USICE to a law enforcement agency (“LEA”) to ask the LEA to hold an individual suspected of […]
Supreme Court’s “Chaidez” decision limits “Padilla v. Kentucky”
Click the link below to download a PDF of the published article – AkronBar-Publication-Chaidez-Padilla-10-2013
LA AUTORIZACIÓN DE EMPLEO SIGUE DISPONIBLE SI EL CASO SE CIERRA ADMINISTRATIVAMENTE
©Abogado Farhad Sethna 2013 El 6 de septiembre de 2013, la Oficina de Apelaciones Administrativas ( “AAO”) decidió un caso que originó en el Centro de Servicios de Texas. Este […]
EAD available following Administrative Closure of Removal Case
(EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION STILL AVAILABLE IF CASE IS ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED) © Attorney Farhad Sethna 2013 On September 6, 2013, the Administrative Appeals Office (“AAO”) decided a case that arose from the […]
ALIEN GETS THIRD CHANCE TO FIND IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE
By Attorney Farhad Sethna, © 2013 Hervens Timothe, an immigrant from Haiti, received a third chance to find immigration counsel. The Board of Immigration Appeals held on August 29, 2013 […]
PADILLA HEARING RESULTS IN REOPENING REMOVAL CASE
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney, © 2013 In the case of Sewdat Rajpaul, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) held on August 15, 2013 that it would reopen its prior final […]