Author: Dan Paige
February 10, 2020
Losing Your Green Card Overseas: What to do Next?
Losing your green card while overseas can be an extremely stressful and anxiety inducing situation. Your green card, otherwise known as a Permanent Resident Card, acts as a certification of lawful residency within the United States. Without your green card, you cannot lawfully reenter back to the U.S. after temporary travel abroad. Federal law requires […]
January 30, 2020
Tragedies That Can Turn Out To Be A Path to Asylee Status
Tragedies That Can Turn Out To Be A Path to Asylee Status For many people who have been raised in the USA, it’s hard to fathom the tragedies and horrific events that occur outside our borders. It’s one of the main reasons immigrants choose to leave behind their homes, their country, their families and make […]
January 20, 2020
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) & Adjustment of Status To Legal Permanent Resident (green card holder)
Temporary Protected Status has existed for foreign nationals from countries that have experienced a Major Natural Disaster or Civil War. The following countries have had TPS: El Salvador, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Sierra Leon, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, & Yemen. With the Trump Administration threatening to end the TPS designation for many […]
January 3, 2020
Stopping a Deportation/Removal: Stay of Removal – i-246
Form i-246 is used to stay a removal (deportation) so it is for someone who already has a removal (deportation) order. It is used as a last ditch effort to request that a person with a removal (deportation) order be allowed to stay in the United States. The fee for this form is $155 postal money order […]
December 28, 2019
Three Year Cancellation of Removal for NonLegal Permanent Residents – E42b – 3 Year Vawa Cancellation of Removal
There are two types of Cancellation of Removal (E42b) that a person can apply for in Immigration Court (Executive Office for Immigration Review): 3 year VAWA Cancellation of Removal and 10 year Cancellation of Removal. This form of relief is sometimes referred to as E42b. It’s applied for on EOIR Form E42b and can only […]
December 11, 2019
I Lost At Immigration Court: Now What? APPEAL
I need a lawyer to appeal a loss at deportation court We can submit Board of Immigration Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals which are in the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, Montana, Idaho and Alaska. These don’t usually require court appearances, but do require a legal brief writing. Many of the questions […]
December 4, 2019
Marijuana and Immigration Don’t Mix
Under Federal Law, Marijuana is a Schedule 1 substance – this is the same category as Heroin. Ten states have legalized Marijuana – including California, Oregon and Washington – yet it remains illegal federally. Canada has also legalized marijuana. Don’t be fooled by Marijuana being legal in 10 U.S. states or by it being legal in another country. The […]
November 28, 2019
ISAP – Intensive Supervision Appearance Program
ISAP Immigration Program In Portland Many of our clients in deportation proceedings must check in with ISAP. ISAP stands for Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, and it is an alternative to detention. When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) releases an individual from immigration detention, they will often continue to monitor the person through the ISAP program. […]
October 15, 2019
Ten Year Cancellation of Removal (E42b) & Asylum i589
E42b Ten Year Cancellation of Removal In this day and age, many undocumented immigrants fear being detained and deported. Unfortunately, President Trump’s administration has instilled fear and anxiety throughout the nation for all immigrants and even those in the country with legal status. Should you find yourself detained or placed in Immigration Court Proceedings (EOIR), […]