All Entries — page 2
The full digest in part order. Use the A–Z index to look up a subject by name, or search.
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Immigration & Nationality
ICE Check-Ins, Orders of Supervision, and Alternatives to Detention
People released from immigration custody report periodically and live under written conditions. An order of supervision sets those conditions when removal cannot actually be carried out.
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Immigration & Nationality
IMBRA Disclosures and Filing Limits in Fiance Cases
IMBRA requires a fiance petitioner to disclose criminal and marital history to the beneficiary, limits how often the same person may file, and imposes duties on marriage brokers.
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Immigration & Nationality
Immigration Detainers and Local Law Enforcement Cooperation
An immigration detainer asks a jail to hold someone up to 48 hours past release so ICE can take custody. For most agencies compliance is voluntary, and state law varies widely.
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Immigration & Nationality
L-1 New Office Petitions and the First-Year Review
A new office L-1 gets one year to become a real operation. The extension is a fresh review of whether the office is doing business and whether the manager is actually managing.
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Immigration & Nationality
Naturalizing After Three Years of Marriage to a Citizen
Spouses of U.S. citizens may naturalize after three years of residence rather than five, but only if the marriage is intact and the spouse has been a citizen throughout that period.
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Immigration & Nationality
Nonimmigrant Waivers of Inadmissibility Under INA 212(d)(3)
Section 212(d)(3) permits a discretionary waiver allowing an otherwise inadmissible person to enter the United States temporarily, without any showing of hardship to a relative.
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Immigration & Nationality
Passport Denial and Revocation: Grounds and How to Respond
A U.S. passport can be refused or revoked for warrants, court orders, certified child support arrears, and certified tax debt, each with its own route back.
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Immigration & Nationality
Physician National Interest Waivers and Underserved-Area Service
A physician who commits to full-time clinical practice in a designated shortage area or a VA facility can obtain a national interest waiver, but the green card waits until the service is done.
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Immigration & Nationality
Registry Under INA 249: Residence Since the Statutory Date
Registry is a rarely used provision granting residence to people continuously present since January 1, 1972. Because the date has never moved, the eligible class shrinks every year.
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Immigration & Nationality
Reinstatement of Removal After a Prior Order
Reinstatement revives a prior removal order against someone who reentered illegally. An officer decides it without a hearing, and the only usual relief is protection from return.
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Immigration & Nationality
Renouncing U.S. Citizenship: Procedure, Tax Exit, and Irrevocability
Renunciation of U.S. citizenship must be made in person before a consular officer outside the country, is confirmed by a Certificate of Loss of Nationality, and carries its own tax regime.
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Immigration & Nationality
Schedule A Occupations: Nurses, Therapists, and Exceptional Ability
Schedule A occupations are pre-certified by regulation, so no recruitment or market test is run — but the application is still filed with the petition and the notice still has to be posted.
