Thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes and undertaking treacherous journeys through dangerous conditions. Mark Shmueli and Wilmer Leon delve into the reasons behind the child refugee crisis in the United States. Below are a few key snippets of the conversation. Links to the complete interview at the bottom of the post. — […]
Author Archive | Tina Goel
Guest Blog: Re-Inspired by the Unafraid and Undocumented
“We cannot follow the lead of those that calculate ‘the right time’ to bring up reform and simply depend on those in power to tell us when they can best press immigration reform and what needs to be in the bill. As Frederick Douglas said, …‘Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and […]
Comments on H-4 Work Authorization Rule
Click on the link below to read Tina’s comments on the proposed H-4 work authorization rule. Comments on H-4 Regulation Comments are due to DHS by July 11, 2014.
Legal Representation Makes a Difference! Results of the BIA Pro Bono Project
The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) Pro Bono Project began in 2001 to match respondents without representation with pro bono (free) counsel. More than a decade after the project began, results have shown that the Project had “an average success rate of 87% in matching pro se respondents with pro bono counsel” and that “pro […]
New Maryland Driver’s License Rules Effective Jan. 2014, Summarized by the AILA-DC MD Legislative Committee
In the attached summary, Mark Shmueli & Christina Wilkes (of Grossman Law LLC) summarize the requirements for Maryland driver’s licenses and highlight the key steps required for the new federally non-compliant license. In order to apply for the federally non-compliant license or identification card, you must file two years of state income taxes and comply […]
Tina R. Goel Helps Domestic Abuse Survivor from Cameroon Obtain Permanent Resident Status
“Jane” came to the US to visit a childhood friend and fell in love with a US Citizen. A few months later, she married him in 2009 — with high hopes of starting a new life together. No sooner than she could change out of her wedding dress, he began to verbally and physically abuse […]
Part 1 of Mark Shmueli’s Two-Part Series on Immigration Reform
In discussing the social conditions surrounding the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1881, the 1924 quota law, the McCarren-Walter Act of 1952, the 1950 Internal Security Act, and the 1965 immigration act, Mark provides a historical context for immigration reforms of the past 150 years and puts today’s immigration reform movement in perspective. Click on the […]
DACA Recipients Can Request Advance Parole and Travel Outside the US
In June 2012, the Obama Administration announced an immigration benefit foe those who were now present in the US without permission, but had been brought here as children: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”). Over the last year, we have seen many benefits of this program, including that many undocumented youth have come out of […]
Mark Shmueli wins Motion to Reopen for a Young Military Spouse who was Ordered Removed in 2005
The Law Offices of Mark Shmueli, along with DHS counsel, filed a Joint Motion to Reopen the proceedings before the BIA, in order to seek termination of the proceedings and vacate the client’s removal order. With substantial help from the USCIS Ombudsman’s office, in part to clarify whether jurisdiction to adjudicate parole-in-place applications for those […]
Immigration Law after the Death of DOMA — Equality for Same-Sex Marriages!
Mark J. Shmueli and Tina R. Goel recently co-authored a chapter, “Same-Sex Marriage and Family-Based Immigration Law” in Family-Based Immigration Law: A Lawyer’s Guide (July 2013), published by the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program. The chapter provides a history of immigration law and policy towards same-sex marriage including an analysis of the U.S. […]
