Chavin Immigration Law Office

10/03/2025

Wishing a quick release from detention for Becky Burke, a British woman, held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the past ten days upon return from a trip to the Canadian land border on a bus. BBC Radio Wales Breakfast show spoke to me about options for those in detention for quicker releases: voluntary departure in front of a judge, or expedited removal (ER). ER is quick, but results in a five-year ban from travel to the US. Return to the U.S. using a waiver of inadmissibility on a visitor visa could be possible after about two and a half years.

31/10/2023

United Kingdom born people can enter this season. Hurry!

REMINDER: After you submit your entry, you will see a confirmation screen containing a unique confirmation number. Keep this number for your records. Starting May 4, 2024, you will use this number to check the status of your entry on dvprogram.state.gov/ESC/.

29/10/2023

Many thanks to the organizers of the AILA RDC EMEA Chapter conference in London this week. I enjoyed presenting with our United Kingdom counterparts from the US Customs and Border Protection working abroad. Photos of my and other informative, Halloween themed panels!

19/02/2023

The Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services will roll out The Welcome Corps, a program where private groups can form to support new arrivals as American refugees, as of April 2023.

News. For a U.S. immigration lawyer in London, contact Chavin Immigration Law Office.