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 […]
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 […]
An end to family separation? Trump issues executive order
© Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2016 On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in response to massive grassroots activism, a revolt from within his own party, passionate statements from no less than […]
International Entrepreneur Rule Dies
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2018 We already knew this, but in the current administration, talk is cheap. The goal of this administration, and the platform on which the president ran […]
The 6-Million Dollar Question
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney, © 2018 The Justice Department under Jeff Sessions, in a bid to save the taxpayer six million dollars per year, has cancelled a legal assistance program […]
Are Immigration Judges Able to Reject Asylum Applications Without a Full Hearing?
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2018 Attorney General finds way to derail Asylum Applications – or does he? March 5, 2018: Attorney General Sessions reopened a BIA decision, Matter of E-F-H-L-, […]