Immigration Law blog
Recently, President Obama has expressed his view in support of same-sex marriage. This has raised a lot of questions in the Christian community as to his religious convictions. Some have asked what bible is the president reading. While others have questioned his political agenda. My goal in this blog post is not to explore the president's view from a religious or political point of view but rather from the Immigration Law point of view. What does the president's view on same-sex marriage mean for the United States Immigration Law? Under the U.S. federal law, marriage is defined as a union between…Read More
Most illegal or undocumented immigrants who brought their young children with them eventually had other children born in the U.S. and hence U.S. citizens. These parents with both U.S. citizen children and non-U.S. citizen children unlawfully in the US are often heartbroken by the choices they have to make. How does a parent explain to his or her two teenage children, one, a U.S. citizen and the other a non-U.S. citizen that one can stay in the U.S. while the other cannot? How does he or she explain that one child must go to an unknown land while the other…Read More
Efforts are being made to block President Obama's recent undertaking to stop the deportation of illegal or undocumented immigrants brought into the US as children by granting them deferred Action. The GOP has introduced a bill to that effect. The opposition has criticized the president for allegedly bypassing Congress in making its recent decision on deferred action. The alarming twist is that some undocumented immigrants have no idea that they are unlawfully in the U.S. Take, for example, most children brought unlawfully into the United States at an early age grow up thinking they are American Citizens. They have no recollection…Read More
Deferred Action: Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security announced on June 15th 2012 that with immediate effect, certain illegal or undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as young children, and do not pose a risk to national security or public safety, and meet the following criteria will not be deported from the United States. Qualified individuals are required to show that: They came to the United States under the age of sixteen; They have continuously resided in the United States for at least five years preceding June 15th, 2012 and are present in the United States on…Read More
Welcome to my immigration blog. My name is Osarumwense Iyamu. Osas for short. I am an Immigration attorney and has been in the exclusive practice of Immigration law since 2007. The purpose of this blog is to educate and keep my readers updated on what's going on in the U.S. immigration law. Please feel free to subscribe, send feedback, suggestions, and recommendations. Let's get the ball rolling!Read More
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS has launched a web-based immigration benefits system called USCIS ELIS. This is a welcome development, especially in the age of technological advancement. It has long been overdue. Historically, USCIS customers have had to apply for most benefits by mail and USCIS employees then review paper files and ship documents between offices to complete the adjudication process. The new system will 1. Modernize the process for filing and adjudicating immigration benefits in the United States. 2. Enable USCIS officers to review and adjudicate online filings from multiple agency locations across the United States.…Read More