On October 16,2014, I received word that an I-601A provisional waiver prepared by MY office was approved. The applicant had minor criminal history. Despite this, I was able to persuade USCIS that his wife would suffer extreme hardship if the waiver were not granted. He can now travel to his native country for an immigrant visa […]
Bay Area News Group’s Matt O’Brien posted an article on October 10, 2014 about a group seeking one million dollars from the city of Oakland and Alameda County to provide legal help, housing and mental health services to unaccompanied Central American minors. The article is focused on an Oakland pastor’s role in the crisis. After several […]
The number of local jails refusing to honor federal immigration authorities’ holds, or detainers, continues to rise across the nation. You can read more about it in today’s L.A. Times, in an article written bv Cindy Carcamo, here. Alameda county stopped honoring the holds months ago, largely as a result of the hard-working lawyers at […]