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IMMIGRATION NEWS BITES FROM J. JOSEPH COHEN

July 26, 2022 – USCIS Continues with COVID Extensions to Respond – The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the main agency that issues immigration benefits in the United States.  In addition to possible denials,…
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Successes

Green Card- USCIS denied the petition for a green card filed by the daughter for her mother from Turkey before coming to us due to insufficient documents.  USCIS reopened the case where we submitted the appropriate documentation and the petition…
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IMMIGRATION NEWS BITES FROM J. JOSEPH COHEN

May 20, 2022 – Supreme Court Rules Against Reviews - Many immigration decisions involve discretion by the immigration judge or other official in granting a benefit. In an appeal that originated in the immigration court, the U.S. Supreme Court…
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IMMIGRATION NEWS BITES FROM J. JOSEPH COHEN

June 10, 2021- The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, provided the Keynote address today at the multi-day Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has led a distinguished 30-year…
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Successes

Citizenship- An American grandmother successfully applied in the United States to obtain citizenship for her two Mexican grandchildren after the Department of State denied the application of the mother who is a U.S. citizen at a Mexican consulate. To…
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Successes

Removal- The Immigration Court granted withholding of removal after a day long hearing for a mother and son from Honduras that allowed them into the United States with the ability to secure authorization for employment after they were initially…