Trump extends legal protection for nearly 59,000 Haitians in U.S.
President Donald Trump is again backing away from his hard-line anti-immigration rhetoric from the campaign trail, this time by extending the legal status of nearly 59,000 Haitians already in the U.S.. Haitian activists, the Haitian government, immigrant advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the White House to maintain the special status for Haitians […]
Discussing the Latest Events Regarding the Muslim Travel Ban
Saman Movassaghi, was recently asked to come and speak on “Today in South Florida” to discuss the latest events regarding President Trump’s Executive Order banning travel to the United States from 7 Muslim Majority countries. Watch the video here
Expanded Provisional Waiver Information
The Department of Homeland Security published a Provisional Waiver Final Rule in the Federal Register on, July 29, 2016, implementing changes to the provisional waiver (Form I-601A) program. This finalized the proposed rule published on July 22, 2015, with several important changes based on comments received from the public. Expanding eligibility to more people is […]
Inadmissibility and Order of Removal Waivers Success Story
Waiver success stories do happen! My clients were a United States citizen husband married to a Jamaican citizen/national and they had a child together born in the United States. Prior to her marriage and birth of their son, she committed misrepresentation by entering the United States on a fraudulent passport. This act immediately placed her […]
My Two Cents
I wonder if there are any groups of people left that haven’t been insulted or ridicule by Mr. Trump. First, it was the Mexicans (rapists) and prisoners of wars (Senator McCain for being capture). Next it was the women’s turn which he continues to belittle time and time again. He has mentioned to us how disabled […]
U.S. Embassy in Pakistan Reopens Immigrant Visa Case
Recently I was retained to reopen an immigrant visa case in the US Embassy in Pakistan for a Lawful Permanent Resident Mother applying for her child over 21. I was skeptical to take this case because more than 1 year had passed that the Applicant and his mother had contact the Embassy and they had […]
Same-Sex Marriage based Adjustment Interview
On February 23 2016, I attended my first same-sex marriage based adjustment interview for lawful permanent residence “Green Card.” It went pleasantly smooth and well! I was pleased at how attentive the USCIS Officer was towards my clients. I had prepared them diligently and was expecting to be interrogated at length, however that was not […]
H1B 2017 Visa Lottery Predictions
Currently the annual cap, as set by Congress, on the H-1B category is 65,000. Not all H-1B non-immigrant visas are subject to this annual cap. For example, there are up to 6,800 visas are set aside from the 65,000 each fiscal year for the H-1B1 program under the terms of the legislation implementing the U.S.-Chile […]
Saman Movassaghi, Esq. Appears on Today in South Florida
Miami, FL – Saman Movassaghi, managing attorney for the U.S. Immigration Law Counsel, was recently featured on “Today in South Florida” discussing the recent San Bernardino shooting and the reaction from the Muslim community of South Florida. Watch the video here
3 Things You Need to Know About President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration
The President has announced a series of executive actions directly affecting our current immigration laws. These changes affect millions of individuals residing in the United States. Here are 3 Things you should know: It Protects Immigrant Parents From Deportation and Grants Work Permit. One of the biggest changes that will be made by the president’s […]