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USCIS Immigration Officer Allegedly Sought Sex from Immigrant

by Jim Hacking | September 30, 2015

Laura Maldonado, an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador, brought her 10-year-old son to an immigration office in Tampa, FL in 2006.  Their legal status was unclear ever since her American... VIEW POST
What is a DS-2019?

by Jim Hacking | July 29, 2015

The form DS-2019 is the main document used by the State Department and USCIS in processing the exchange visitor program.  The form allows a prospective exchange student to seek... VIEW POST
Certificate of citizenship obtained

by Jim Hacking | June 25, 2015

Many people think that if a US citizen has a newborn child overseas, that the child is automatically a citizen.  This is not always the case and depends on... VIEW POST
USCIS Ordered to Pay $47,000 in Legal Fees to Immigration Attorney

by Jim Hacking |

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has agreed to pay New York immigration attorney John Assadi more than $47,000 to end a long struggle over a Freedom of Information... VIEW POST
Refiled Green Card Application Results in Approval

by Jim Hacking |

As previously discussed, we have been seeing a sharp uptick in USCIS harassing and antagonizing people who appear before the agency without an attorney.  The Service seems to almost... VIEW POST
WIN: Appeal of Naturalization Denial Leads to Decision being overturned

by Jim Hacking |

USCIS recently naturalized one of our Iraqi clients after a three year fight.  The agency had previously denied his N-400 application for citizenship based on a very flimsy legal... VIEW POST
JIMMIGRATION: Mailbag - 1.9.2015

by Jim Hacking |

Welcome to the inaugural post of JIMMIGRATION - our mailbag for January 9, 2015 A second re-entry permit Hi.  I am a permanent resident, and left 2 years ago.... VIEW POST
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