Carl Shusterman Immigration Lawyer Blog

Supreme Court Rules Against Immigrant Families

On June 9, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States in Scialabba v. DeOsorio, in a 5-4 decision, reversed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, and ruled that the “automatic conversion” clause of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) does not provide benefits to most immigrant families. As […]

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DACA Renewals – Plus DACA to Green Card!

On June 5, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson announced the process for persons who have received work permits (EADs) under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs to renew their DACA status and work permits for another 2 years. Also, in this article, we describe the process by which persons in DACA status can obtain […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update May 2014

Volume Nineteen, Number Five Shusterman’s Immigration Update May 2014 is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 35 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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Supreme Court Decision on CSPA Lawsuit Coming Soon

We expect the Supreme Court to issue a decision on our CSPA lawsuit, Mayorkas v. DeOsorio, very soon, possibly on June 2. While we lawyers argue over the meaning of terms like “retention”, “automatic conversion”, and “appropriate category”, the issue in this case can be summarized as follows: Are children who have stood in line for […]

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H-1B Lotteries are Over
America’s Got Enough Talent?

H-1B lotteries to choose professional employees? Is this the best we can do?   On April 10, 2014, the USCIS announced that they had received approximately 172,500 cap-subject H-1B petitions during the first week of April, over twice the number of H-1Bs (85,000) that can be granted under the law. For the first time in the 20+ year […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update April 2014

Volume Nineteen, Number Four SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 35 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices of Carl […]

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Getting Free Immigration Legal Advice on Avvo.com

Avvo.com is an expert-only Q&A forum where people can ask legal questions of lawyers, for free.  The Q&A forum is backed by an online directory of lawyers licensed in the United States. Avvo provides listings to which attorneys can submit their own profiles and histories. The listings may also include client reviews, disciplinary actions, and […]

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Immigration Update March 2014

Volume Nineteen, Number Three SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 35 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices of Carl […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update February 2014

Volume Nineteen, Number Two SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 35 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices of Carl […]

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