More USCIS stupidity on the H-1b process
by Farhad Sethna, Attorney Remember I wrote just a short while ago that USCIS was going to “streamline” the H-1b process by permitting H-1b applications to be “pre-selected” for […]
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 […]
USCIS defers H-1b selection rule – for now
by Farhad Sethna, Attorney The USCIS has deferred for one year at least – the proposed pre-filing H-1b selection rule that I wrote about earlier on this blog. Under that […]
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, […]
Pre-Registration for H-1b applications? How will it help?
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney, © 2018 The USCIS published a notice on November 30, 2018 in the Federal Register stating that it would select H-1b cases to process through a […]
Traps set for OPT and STEM-OPT students by USCIS/SEVIS – some key things to know
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2018 USCIS and SEVIS / SEVP have set several traps for unsuspecting international students and overworked school officials and DSO’s: In postings revised August 17, 2018, […]
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 […]