Carl Shusterman Immigration Lawyer Blog

Video – Child Status Protection Act – Part 1

Immigration Attorney Carl Shusterman (Former INS Attorney 1976-82) explains the fundamentals of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). Among the topics of discussion are: How to freeze the immigration age of children so they remain immediate relatives and how to do the mathematical formula for derivative beneficiaries so that your children can immigrate together with the rest […]

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Green Cards Using Section 245i Video

Section 245i allows certain persons who have overstayed their visas or entered the United States without papers to adjust their status without having to leave the US. They must pay a fine, but they do not have to return to their home countries in order to apply for green cards. In this video, Carl Shusterman, a […]

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Adjustment of Status Video

Adjustment of Status allows you to obtain permanent residence without having to leave the United States. In this video, Carl Shusterman, a former INS Attorney (1976-82) whose law firm has assisted thousands of persons across the US in becoming permanent residents for over 30 years, explains the basics of the process. Learn if you are eligible […]

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Video – Emigrar Por Matrimonio a Un Ciudadano Americano

Personas de origen extranjero que ingresan en un matrimonio de buena fe con un ciudadano de los EE.UU. se consideran “familiares inmediatos” a los efectos de la obtencion de Residencia. Esto los libera de las restricciones de cuotas y, si estan en los EE.UU., les permite ajustar su estatus a residentes permanentes. En este video, Carl Shusterman, anteriormente […]

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Asylum Denials at an All Time Low

Back in 1986, Immigration Judges denied almost 90% of all asylum requests. Now, during the past 9 months, the Judges granted 50% of asylum requests. What’s more, the disparities among various Immigration Judges have narrowed somewhat. This information is contained in a new report issued by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) of the University of Syracuse. […]

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Let Avvo Help You Choose an Excellent Attorney

The most frequent question that we receive is “How do I choose a good immigration attorney?” Our response is “Why settle for ‘good’?”  Have you ever heard of Avvo? There are websites for finding excellent hotels, wonderful restaurants, and great physicians. How about a site for choosing an attorney? See: http://www.avvo.com During the past year, Avvo has […]

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Does Arizona Really Want Tough Immigration Enforcement?

After many months of calling on the Federal Government to more vigorously enforce our immigration laws, it turns out that some of the biggest immigration law violators are government officials in the State of Arizona. And as soon as the Justice Department charged them with breaking the law, their attitude suddenly became “enforce the laws against them, not against us!” Let me explain. Back […]

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Time for ICE Memo Critics to Chill

On August 20, John Morton, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), released a memorandum entitled “Guidance Regarding the Handling of Removal Proceedings of Aliens with Pending or Approved Application or Petitions”.   The ICE memo applies to persons in removal proceedings who meet the following criteria: The alien must be the subject […]

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The Family 2A Category Rocks!

Many of our clients have been crying tears of joy because of the September Visa Bulletin. The best news is the advance in the family-based 2A category. Just one year ago, the wait exceeded five years.  Now, the wait is down to just 8 months! This is very important to persons who were granted green cards […]

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Why Matter of Wang Got It Wrong – Four Fallacies

From its passage in 2002 until now, the USCIS has never issued so much as a memo explaining how to interpret the “automatic conversion” clause of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). They left it to the Board of Immigation Appeals (BIA) to explain this in Matter of Wang in 2009. The USCIS argued that the clause be […]

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