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  • 4 Steps to Take When Appealing a Criminal Conviction
    4 Steps to Take When Appealing a Criminal Conviction
    A criminal conviction can severely compromise your personal and financial interests. A guilty verdict for a criminal charge may result in a lengthy prison sentence and steep fines. Several factors determine whether you can—or should—appeal your conviction. A prison sentence is motivation enough to initiate the appeals process, especially if...
  • 4 Myths Regarding the Executive Order on Immigration
    4 Myths Regarding the Executive Order on Immigration
    On Nov. 20, 2014, President Obama addressed the nation about the Executive Order on Immigration Law, as the White House transcribes. Ever since, immigration lawyers have received countless emails, calls and in-person consultations with scared, hopeful and determined immigrants. Most want to understand expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Deferred Action...
  • 3 Facts about Qualifying for T Visa Status
    3 Facts about Qualifying for T Visa Status
    Human trafficking is a worldwide epidemic, and the United States has little tolerance for it. The T visa is one of America’s weapons against this inhumane activity. It allows victims of human trafficking, as well as certain family members, to work and live in the United States as long as...
  • DAPA on Course to be decided by U.S. Supreme Court in 2016
    DAPA on Course to be decided by U.S. Supreme Court in 2016
    Newark, NJ- Over a year after President Obama announced one of his key immigration policies, Deferred Action for Parental Accountability, or DAPA, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Texas’s request for delay, increasing the chances of the case being decided by next summer. If decided in the White House’s favor, DAPA...