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Who I am - Immigration attorney, author of Securing America's Future, and a regular voice on Fox, Dr. Phil, Newsmax and OAN on border security, asylum and due process. Media inquiries: DM.
Switching immigration lawyers mid-case? You can, but the court won't wait. Your hearing stays on the calendar, and until the judge grants the substitution, every notice still goes to your old lawyer. Start the handoff the day you decide.
Four things must move to the new lawyer: the full file (including the scheduling order), every date and deadline, the applications exactly as filed, and a new EOIR-28 plus a substitution motion the judge actually grants. Step by step: lawofficeimmigration.com/blo…
Your spouse withdrew the I-130 marriage petition. What happens to your green card case?
Only the petitioner can withdraw it. USCIS can't refuse, and it can't be undone. Pending: closed. Approved: revoked. Either way, the green card application built on it gets denied.
After that denial, the work permit and travel permit lose their basis, and your time stops counting as authorized stay.
A path may remain: a new petition, or a VAWA self-petition if there was abuse. Start by learning where your case stood.
Full guide: lawofficeimmigration.com/blo…
Practice note on @USCIS e-filing: paper isn't dead yet.
The Aug. 11 interim rule lets USCIS mandate online filing only for forms e-fileable 180+ days, and only after a 60-day notice on its website. Until that form-specific notice runs, a paper filing still counts.
What to do now: set up a USCIS online account, check the form page before every filing, and know a hardship waiver exists for those who can't file online. Online intake catches defects up front, so fewer rejections for people doing it right.
Rule: federalregister.gov/document…
Arrested for domestic violence and offered a "good deal"? If you're not a U.S. citizen, read this before you sign.
The arrest isn't what decides your immigration future. The plea is. Even a plea with no jail time, or a deferred deal, can count as a conviction for immigration.
The guide covers what to check before any plea, probation or diversion offer: the exact charge, the plea wording, the sentence and any protection order. Get an immigration review with your defense lawyer. Undoing a plea later rarely works.
Full guide: lawofficeimmigration.com/blo…
Married over Zoom through Utah? USCIS can accept it for a green card, with one catch. If you and your spouse were in different places during the ceremony, the law treats it like a proxy marriage, and it doesn't count until you've been together in person after the wedding.
So travel first, then file the I-130. A trip before the wedding, video calls, or a ticket for next spring won't do it, because USCIS judges eligibility on the filing date. Keep boarding passes, passport stamps and lodging in both names.
Full guide: lawofficeimmigration.com/blo…
New BIA precedent from @DOJ_EOIR: Matter of J-E-D-C-, 30 I&N Dec. 162 (Oct. 19).
The Ninth Circuit rule that judges must accept a motion-to-reopen affidavit as true unless "inherently unbelievable" is out. The Board relies on INS v. Abudu and Garland v. Ming Dai.
BIA Publishes Decision – Matter of J-E-D-C-, 30 I&N Dec. 162 (BIA 2026)
justice.gov/eoir/virtual-law…
Your relative is held at Adelanto and was told "no bond." That may not be the last word. In July, the federal appeals court covering California ruled that people who entered without inspection and were later arrested inside the country generally get a bond hearing, unless they have certain convictions or a final removal order.
If the immigration judge still won't hold one, the next step is a habeas petition: a case in federal court in Riverside challenging the detention itself. That court gives the government 7 days to answer, so these cases move fast.
What to do now: get the denial in writing, gather proof of family, work, and years here, and don't sit on a months-long appeal.
Full guide: lawofficeimmigration.com/blo…
Right. Oct. 19 is the printed end date for Ukraine TPS, not the legal one.
INA 244(b)(3) required DHS to decide by Aug. 20. No determination was published. Absent a timely decision, the statute extends the designation 6 months, to Apr. 19, 2027.
Even a termination published today couldn't take effect for at least 60 days. INA 244(b)(3)(B).
The real gap is paperwork. @USCIS still lists Oct. 19, and the EAD extension notices stop there. Expect employer reverification questions. Keep your I-797s and TPS approval handy.
Your joint sponsor backed out before the green card was approved. That doesn't automatically end the case, but the government can't approve it on a withdrawn financial promise. You need a qualified replacement on file before the officer decides.
What to do now: check your next deadline (a new sponsor doesn't extend it), confirm a written withdrawal was actually sent, and line up a new joint sponsor who meets the income rules. Your petitioning relative still files their own affidavit.
Full guide: lawofficeimmigration.com/blo…
The BIA just closed the U visa continuance lane. Matter of L. Ramirez, 30 I&N Dec. 157 (BIA 2026), overrules Sanchez Sosa: a prima facie approvable U visa petition no longer earns a presumption of a continuance.
The reasoning is the numbers. When Sanchez Sosa came down in 2012, the expectation was that USCIS would decide U petitions in about a year. With the statutory cap, eligible petitioners now wait many years, sometimes decades. A presumption on that timeline becomes an open-ended stay, and L-A-B-R- and Quintero don't allow that.
Practice point: IJs apply the L-A-B-R- balancing test, and good cause doesn't exist when the visa is remote. "Pending" alone won't carry the motion. Show diligence, account for how long the case has already been continued, and give a concrete reason the timeline is near. Otherwise, plan around relief the court can actually grant.
via @DOJ_EOIR
BIA Publishes Decision – Matter of L. RAMIREZ, 30 I&N Dec. 157 (BIA 2026)
justice.gov/eoir/virtual-law…