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Temporary Protected Status Extended for Somalia
June 4, 2015
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Somalia (and eligible individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in Somalia) for an additional 18 months, effective Sept. 18, 2015, through March 17, 2017. Current TPS Somalia beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS must re-register during the […]
Margolis Law Obtains Seven Figure Settlement in Washtenaw County
May 13, 2015
Margolis Law files lawsuit in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, and obtains $1,345,000.00 settlement on behalf of Estate. Please see the below article published in the April 27, 2015 edition of Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly:
Form I-90, Application for Resident Card is Now Available in the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)
March 30, 2015
The Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card is now available in the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS). USCIS ELIS is an online, account-based system that allows you to submit and view certain immigration benefit requests and receive electronic notification of decisions and real-time case status updates. USCIS conducted a 72-hour […]
Washtenaw County population growing thanks to international migration | MLive.com
March 27, 2015
Immigration is doing good things for the Michigan economy. According to an economic forecast for the region, Washtenaw County could add more than 13,000 jobs by 2017, many of which will be high-paying jobs in the knowledge economy. To read more about this, please follow the bellow link: http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/03/washtenaw_county_population_on.html#incart_m-rpt-2
Washtenaw County population growing thanks to international migration | MLive.com
March 27, 2015
Immigration is doing good things for the Michigan economy. According to an economic forecast for the region, Washtenaw County could add more than 13,000 jobs by 2017, many of which will be high-paying jobs in the knowledge economy. To read more about this, please follow the bellow link: http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/03/washtenaw_county_population_on.html#incart_m-rpt-2
6th Circuit grants deportee an evidentiary hearing on ineffective assistance of counsel claim
March 3, 2015
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted Petitioner Aso Pola an evidentiary hearing on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. To read the case in its entirety, please follow the below link: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1692655.html
6th Circuit grants deportee an evidentiary hearing on ineffective assistance of counsel claim
March 3, 2015
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted Petitioner Aso Pola an evidentiary hearing on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. To read the case in its entirety, please follow the below link: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1692655.html
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
February 17, 2015
On June 15, 2012, former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano issued a memorandum announcing that DHS will offer deferred action for two years to certain young people who came to the United States as children and meet other eligibility criteria. Individuals who receive deferred action will not be placed into removal proceedings […]
DHS Memo on Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion in Deportation Cases.
January 14, 2015
http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/14_1120_memo_prosecutorial_discretion.pdf
DHS Memo on “Secure Communities” Program
January 14, 2015
http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/14_1120_memo_secure_communities.pdf