Here is the “Disappeared” EOIR Benchbook
In April, 2017 I discovered the indispensable EOIR Benchbook had been removed from the Department of Justice of website. A benchbook is a book providing an overview of legal procedure for a judge. These books are used by judges while […]
There is One Gaping Loophole Immigrant Vetting…
Current Vetting Process for Anyone Entering or Re-Entering the U.S. is Extreme… Except for One Really. Big. Gaping. Loophole. Not unlike defense contractors who have to re-up their security clearance every few years, so do foreigners as they progress from […]
An Explanation of Expedited Removal
The Immigration Officer’s Expedited Removal is a final Deportation Order and is therefore executed without any further hearing, review, or the opportunity to even appear in front of an Immigration Judge. There are limited exceptions to being placed in the […]
How Do I Obtain a Refund of a U.S. Immigration Bond?
When an immigration bond is cancelled, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, notifies the Debt Management Center and the obligor of the bond cancellation via a Notice – Immigration Bond Cancelled Form (I-391). Upon receipt […]
Helpful Immigration Links
Immigration-related resources and links.
Stop Notario Fraud – New Website Launched
Stop Notario Fraud – New Website Launched http://stopnotariofraud.org
Pricing Immigration Lawyers
FLAT FEE. Anyone who has ever hired a family law attorney is likely going to be a advocate of flat fee pricing. Attorneys like the flat fee arrangement because, although far less money, it is administratively much easier, the money […]
Know Your Rights
A list of useful self-help publications in English and Spanish by The Florence Immigrants and Refugee Rights Project: http://www.firrp.org/publications.html#kyr
Is a Good Lawyer an Oxymoron?
What Makes a Good Immigration Attorney The attorney practices immigration law exclusively. Immigration Law is highly specialized and the laws are constantly changing. If your lawyer practices in multiple areas like criminal, family, estate planning AND immigration, chances are that […]
Bad Lawyers
“I’ve Been Ripped Off. What Can I Do?” I often hear nightmarish accounts about former immigration attorneys or those pretending to be immigration attorneys (report these to your state Attorney General); some are true, some are false and some are […]
