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  • Sep 7, 2010
    Second Nonimmigrant Waiver Renewal Approved Our client is a Canadian citizen. He is a Marketing Executive for a Canadian company doing business in the United States, which requires his U. S. presence as a business visitor from time to time. Unfortunately, he is inadmissible to the United States as a result of an old conviction in Canada. Five years ago, through other counsel, the client submitted an Application for a Nonimmigrant Waiver of Inadmissibility, which was denied. At this Continue reading >>
  • Sep 1, 2010
    Immigration Court Victory after Third Trial Our client is a Canadian businessman. Twenty-five (25) years ago when he was 18, he was convicted of a minor crime in Canada, notwithstanding the fact that the crime was actually committed by his friend and was reported to the police by our client. His sentence was a small fine. U.S. Customs and Border Protection claimed that the conviction was a crime involving moral turpitude which barred him from the United States. At this point we were Continue reading >>
  • Aug 26, 2010
    Deportation Prevented, Client Able to Retain Social Security Benefits Our client is a citizen of Canada, People’s Republic of China and overseas citizen of the United Kingdom. Eight years ago she became a lawful permanent resident of the United States. Two years ago she decided to retire, and has been traveling the world, making Hong Kong her home base while living with her daughter. After a two year absence from the United States, she attempted to be admitted from Canada for a short visit. Immigration Court Continue reading >>
  • Aug 9, 2010
    L-1 granted at Canadian border with waiver. Our client is a Canadian citizen. He is a 50% owner of a small business in Canada and a 50% owner of a small business in the United States. We obtained L-1A Executive Intracompany Transferee Status on his behalf to act as manager of the U. S. business. Unfortunately, he is temporarily inadmissible to the U. S. because he accumulated unlawful presence when he was previously in the United States. In order for him to be admissible in L-1A Continue reading >>
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U.S. Immigration News

  • Sep 9, 2010
    Quiet SC town refuses to ban illegal immigrants "The town council in this quiet South Carolina bedroom community on Wednesday refused to pass a proposed ordinance banning illegal immigrants from residing in their town. The 4-3 vote by Summerville Town Council to table the proposal came after some council members warned approving the measure could result in court challenges that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars." Click here for more of this Us immigration news update. Continue reading >>
  • Sep 9, 2010
    Court ruling reaffirms regulation of immigration as federal domain "A city may not punish employers who hire illegal immigrants or landlords who rent to them, a U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday, insisting that regulation of immigrants is "clearly within the exclusive domain of the federal government." The decision strikes down an anti-immigrant ordinance adopted four years ago in Hazleton, Penn., that touched off a wave of similar measures in cities and states, including Arizona. The ruling is the Continue reading >>
  • Sep 9, 2010
    Appeals court blocks Pa. town's immigration law "A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hazleton, Pa., may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to 4-year-old regulations that inspired similar measures around the country, including Arizona. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said that Hazleton's Illegal Immigration Relief Act usurped the federal government's exclusive power to regulate immigration." Click here for more of this US Continue reading >>
  • Sep 8, 2010
    Arizona Cardinals President says feds failed to secure borders ""They didn't protect our borders. It's been an open sieve and what we've got to focus on is getting that border secured and making sure that we protect our national interest," said Bidwill, speaking at the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and Cox Communications Economic Outlook luncheon. Bidwill said he believes SB1070 eventually will end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. He did not venture a guess about the final outcome of the Continue reading >>
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