Difficulties for Asylum Seekers Subject To Trump’s “Remain In Mexico” Program Finding Effective Legal Representation
Written by: Taher Kameli, Esq. There are many difficulties that asylum seekers to the United States face in trying to achieve effective legal representation. Language barriers and the financial burden of paying legal fees to a knowledgeable, experienced immigration attorney are just 2 of the problems that asylum seekers must confront. However, those asylum seekers […]
Trump Administration’s Plan to Close USCIS Overseas Offices Will Create More Backlogs
Written by: Taher Kameli, Esq. If you live in a foreign country and have had an issue under the US immigration laws, have you ever used the services of a local office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in your foreign country? This local USCIS office may have helped you with a family […]
Trump Extends Rights of Liberian Immigrants To Stay In U.s For 1 Year
Written by: Taher Kameli, Esq. It is not often that we associate President Trump with immigration rights. However, yesterday, the President did act in favor of 1 group of immigrants. President Trump extended the rights of Liberian immigrants who had protected Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status to stay in the United States for an additional […]
ICE Arrests More Than 280 At Texas Business in Largest Workplace Raid In A Decade
Written by: Taher Kameli, Esq. Can you imagine having a typical day at your workplace before being suddenly arrested for criminal conduct by the US government? Probably not, but such was the fate of more than 280 employees of CVE Technology Group, a technology repair company, located in Allen, Texas (a suburb of Dallas), on April […]
American Bar Association Proposes Major Overhaul of U.S. Immigration System
Written by: Taher Kameli, Esq. Would it surprise you if someone said that there are issues with immigration in the United States? Probably not, but when the US immigration system is criticized in strong words by one of our leading lawyer associations, you probably should take notice. Thus, a March 2019 American Bar Association (ABA) report […]
DACA Flight Attendant Detained For More Than A Month From Re-Entering United States
Written by: Taher Kameli, Esq. Selene Saavedra Roman has lived in the United States for 25 years (since she was 3), is a graduate of Texas A&M, is married to a US citizen, has no criminal record, is trying to obtain permanent resident status, and left the US for purposes of her job as a flight […]
Supreme Court Approves Broadened Government Power to Detain Criminal Immigrants
Written by: Taher Kameli, Esq. If you oppose President Trump’s immigration policies, did you vote for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election? One effect of President Trump being elected is that he is able to appoint Supreme Court justices who share his harsh views on immigration. This point was evidenced in the March 19 Supreme […]
Writs of Mandamus: Bringing Consular Officers into Compliance with Law
Written by: Taher Kameli, Esq. More than a year has passed since Donald Trump imposed his inhumane immigration policy on people from Muslim-majority countries, leaving hundreds of visa applicants in a state of frustration and administrative limbo. Although the travel ban was to be reviewed every six months for the purposes of assessing its necessity, it […]
U.S. Permanent Residency through Employment-Based Visa Categories: Far from Unfeasible
Written by: Taher Kameli, Esq. Trump’s stringent immigration policy running afoul of America’s long-standing tradition of embracing immigrants is widely known across the globe. Anti-immigration policies as the centerpiece of Trump’s agenda through which U.S. major issues could allegedly be resolved have stoked concerns among foreign nationals. In such an unwelcoming climate, individuals with outstanding academic […]
U.S. Government Shutdown: Touching the Lives of Hundreds of Thousands of Federal employees
Written by: Taher Kameli, Esq. Three weeks have passed since the federal government shuttered, leaving almost 800,000 federal employees frustrated. Marked as the longest government shutdown in the U.S. history, it has been driven by the disagreement between Donald Trump and the Congressional democrats over the construction of a wall along the Mexico-U.S. border. With Donald […]