Konsta Law Firm, LLC.

03/30/2018

Новото правило ще засегне близо 15 млн. души по света и около 22 хиляди българи

03/15/2018

Sanctuary cities: What you need to know

A federal appeals court upheld most provisions of a controversial Texas law that prohibits sanctuary city policies in the state -- a win for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

02/10/2018

The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they or their American-born children use public benefits such as food assistance, in a move that could sharply restrict legal immigration. Reuters

01/30/2018

DHS announced that new security procedures will be used to screen refugees seeking resettlement in the United States. The changes will affect refugees from 11 countries, which have not been identified by name by the administration but are widely reported to be Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. CNN

12/19/2017

Man posed as attorney, stole over $30,000 from immigrants - was arrested.
Be careful- It is illegal practice of law to fill out immigration forms and be paid if you are not ATTORNEY!

11/09/2017

Secure Communities, Sanctuary Cities and the Role of ICE Detainers

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contends that its Secure Communities program and use of detainers are essential to its ability "to protect the safety and security of the communities it serves."

Initiated under President Bush and expanded under President Obama, Secure Communities is an ambitious surveillance program under which millions of fingerprint records submitted to the FBI by law enforcement agencies are automatically passed along to ICE to match against its records. Where a match occurs, the immigration agency then decides whether to issue a "detainer" notifying the local law enforcement officials to hold the noncitizen so that ICE can take the person into custody for deportation.

11/07/2017

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ends temporary residency permits for Nicaraguans, defers on Hondurans
“The Trump administration is planning a January 2019 end to a temporary residency permit program for 5,000 citizens from Nicaragua who have lived in the United States for almost two decades.
The administration is also postponing a decision until next July on how to deal with a similar program for 86,000 residents from Honduras.
The TPS program currently covers 435,000 people from 9 countries ravaged by natural disasters or war and who came to the U.S. —legally or otherwise— during the period their countries were covered by the presidential decree.
While the status was meant to be temporary, it was repeatedly renewed by the Bush and Obama administrations over concerns that the countries could not cope with the repatriation of so many people former residents.
Since taking office, Trump has ended the temporary permit program for Sudan and issued a shorter-than-usual renewal for nearly 60,000 Haitians, who were designated for temporary permits after the devastating 2010 earthquake.
Immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua have been able to renew their temporary permits every 18 months since 1999, when both countries were given TPS status by the Clinton administration due to destruction from Hurricane Mitch a year earlier.
The Congressional Research Service said this month that only 57,000 people from Honduras and 2,550 from Nicaragua were expected to renew their TPS status.” PBS NEWS HOUR

11/03/2017

Trump to meet GOP senators on DACA fix
Lawmakers say they will go to the White House on Thursday to discuss progress on helping so-called Dreamers.

10/28/2017

In a major reversal of longstanding policy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has created new and unnecessary hurdles for employers and foreign employees temporarily working in the United States. Now, USCIS officers will be encouraged to redetermine every petition extension as if it was a new filing.

08/30/2017

Applying for employment-based green cards will be a more drawn out process starting Oct. 1. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will require applicants to have an in-person interview — something that has typically been waived to speed up a nearly year-long process. The administration, which also hopes to curb H-1B visas, has been cracking down on immigration policies, much to the frustration of tech companies. Tech companies, which depend heavily on foreign workers with specialized skills, argue they would rely on H-1B visas less if the process was simpler for employment-based green cards.

07/10/2017

President Trump has authorized a dramatic increase in efforts to detain and deport immigrants,employing a system that lacks fundamental due process protections. More than 80 percent of detained non citizens - face immigration court without lawyers.

06/30/2017

Implementation of President Trump's Executive Order Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling

On June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court granted certiorari and consolidated two key cases in the travel and refugee ban litigation. The Court clarified that the sort of "bona fide relationship" that qualifies for individuals is a "close familial relationship" to a person in the U.S. As for a "bona fide relationship" to a U.S. entity, the Court indicated that the relationship must be “formal, documented, and formed in the ordinary course.” The Court also held that a refugee with a credible claim of a "bona fide relationship" with a U.S. person or entity may not be excluded, even if the 50,000 cap on refugees has been reached.
- AILA Doc. No. 17062836 | Dated June 29, 2017