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full-service law firm, concentrating on immigration law. We have
special expertise in work visas, family based visas, visa waivers,
green cards through family and employment and asylum. We have staff
members who speak many different languages to assist you.
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Washington District Office
NEW Drop Box for RFEs and Non-Fee Filings
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 The Washington District Office (WAS) has created
a drop box for documents being submitted in response to Requests for
Evidence (RFEs), giving filers the option to submit documents
personally, as opposed to mailing them. The drop box has been
placed at the end of the triage counter near the exit and is open
from 7:30 am to 4 pm. To be able to drop off documents, filers
must:
1. Go through security, but not the
triage line;
2.
Collate all documents and attach a cover page which lists the alien's
name, A# and receipt number;
3.
Put all documents into a sealed envelope and put filer's address as
mailing address, so that the envelope can be returned if
filed incorrectly;
4.
Stamp envelope with the date stamp machine located on top of the
drop box before dropping in the envelope - this will count as
the filing date.
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Asylum for Battered Women
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 President Obama has put a new policy into action that
will allow women who have been domestically abused to receive
asylum. However, this will not be an easy process. The abused
women will have to prove:
1. Their abusers treated them like
subordinates and almost like property;
2. That domestic abuse goes unpunished
in their country;
3. There is absolutely no place in
their own
country where they could seek refuge from
their abusers;
4. There is no one single institution
in their country that they could turn to for help.
Among some of the most extreme cases was a woman in Mexico who was
assaulted by a wealthy and influential man when she was only fourteen
years old. He then forced her to live with him and engage in
intercourse, all the time threatening to end her life if she
refused. Moreover, he attempted to set her on fire upon
learning that she had gotten pregnant. He also stole all the
money she made working as a teacher and then stole her teacher's
license. This woman was denied asylum by an immigration judge in
2006, but the case has now been sent back to the immigration court
for further review. Now there is a chance that she will be
granted asylum after all.
Fact: In 2008, 22,930 people were granted asylum in the United
States; the number people being granted asylum has been
decreasing throughout the past several years.
For more information, please read the New York Times article entitled
"New Policy Permits Asylum for Battered Women"
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Brian M. O'Leary Appointed
Chief Immigration Judge to the BIA
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 Honorable Immigration Judge O'Leary was appointed the
position of the Board of Immigration Appeals Chief Immigration Judge
this July. As he will no longer be serving as Arlington
Immigration Judge. His replacement is Honorable Immigration
Judge Roxanne C. Hladylowycz. Judge Hladylowycz is detailed for six months from EOIR
headquarters. Prior to this, she served as an Immigration Judge
in New York for eleven years and was in private practice before that.
For more information, please visit http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/sibpages/ICadr.htm
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Advice Column
How to Care for Aging Parents
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 There are
around 44.4 million Americans who take care of their aging parents.
As parents lose the ability to take care of themselves, their
children take it upon themselves to make sure their parents get the
care they need. Consequently, more and more adults have to
build their schedules around their parents' needs. Not only can
this be stressful, but time-consuming, as an average caregivers
spends approximately 21 hours per week taking care of aging relatives
or friends. There are a number of ways of making this situation
less stressful:
1. To avoid sacrificing productivity
time that should be
spent at their jobs, the family members who are taking care of their
aging parents can hire a professional caregiver to help take care of
their parents.
2. Because there are special facilities
designed for aging people, there
are many seniors who choose to live there and have help available on
hand, should they need it.
3. For those who choose to take care of
their aging parents or relatives themselves, it can be a great relief
to know that they are not alone. It is stress-relieving
for them to be able to connect with others who
are going through the same situations as they are.
4. People who do choose to stay home
full-time and take care of their parents should be sure to make some
time to socialize outside of their home, whether it be spending time
with friends or joining a local book club.
5. Caregivers can turn to the Church,
which, in most cases, is very willing to help out, whether it is
financially or morally.
6. Friends and neighbors are encouraged
to invite the senior to special events, such as barbecues or ball
games. It is also important to make the senior feel like an important
member of the community - some good ways of doing that include
asking them to watch your cat while you go on vacation for a few days
or asking them to serve on a board.
7. Neighbors of caregivers can help out
by offering to take care of the senior for a few hours every week or
by helping the caregiver with household chores and errands.
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Number of NOIs Issued by ICE has Increased
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On July 1,
2009, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued 652
Notices of Inspections (NOIs) to businesses all over the United
States. The number of NOIs issued has significantly gone up
from 503 last year. Upon receiving a Notice of Inspection,
employers must fill out I-9 forms for all of their employees that
were hired after November 6, 1986. Employers must act quickly
because they will only have three days from date of receipt to submit
the I-9 forms to ICE. ICE will then review these forms to
determine the legal status of each employee. All illegal
employees will be deported and employers will be heavily fined for
any violations of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986.
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August 2009
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Revised Filing Instructions for I-90s
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USCIS's
revised filing instructions for Form I-90, Application to Replace
Permanent Resident Card, require Permanent Residents to now submit
supporting documentation with their application prior to their
biometrics appointment.
The
application and supporting documentation must be sent to:
USCIS, P.O. Box 21262, Phoenix, AZ 85036. If using USPS or
Express Mail service or a courier service, the address is:
USCIS, ATTN: I-90, 1820 Skyharbor Circle S
Floor 1, Phoenix, AZ 85034.
For more information, please reference Bender's Immigration Bulletin,
Volume 14, No. 12.
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