Tag Archives: Practice of immigration law

Government Expands Social Media Monitoring of Immigration Applicants

The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law issued an investigative report detailing the extent of the greatly increased monitoring of social media by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Monitoring social media sites by DHS is not new; the department has been using the technique for over ten years. As […]

By mdeutsch | Published July 24, 2019 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, foreign workers, Immigration, immigration and crime, immigration application, immigration general, immigration plan, immigration reform, Practice of immigration law, State Department, US Visa, Visas | Comments Off on Government Expands Social Media Monitoring of Immigration Applicants

Refugee Wars

I drove along I-35 South from San Antonio to Dilley, TX, to spend a week with 30 other volunteers, advising intending refugees from Central America how to navigate the U.S. asylum system. We were headed to the South Texas Family Residential Center (STFRC), the largest immigrant detention center in the United States. Over the next […]

By mdeutsch | Published January 4, 2019 | Posted in Immigration, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, Immigration, immigration application, immigration court decisions, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, Practice of immigration law, refugees, undocumented workers | Comments Off on Refugee Wars

The State Department Wants to View Your Social Media

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has requested the Office of Management and Budget to approve a revision of the visa application forms, adding several new questions. A visa applicant to list all of the social media platforms he or she used during the preceding five years. DOS said it will collect this information from […]

By mdeutsch | Published April 4, 2018 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, family-based immigration, foreign workers, Immigration, immigration application, immigration general, nonimmigrant visas, Practice of immigration law, State Department, US Visa, visa | Comments Off on The State Department Wants to View Your Social Media

Immigration Lawyers See Caseloads Surge as Anxious Clients Brace for Trump

The Washington Post reports that immigration attorneys in the Washington area and across the country say they have seen a surge in calls, consultations and clients since Election Day, a growth fueled by Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign rhetoric and the across-the-board gains of Republicans with hard-line views on border issues. Not only undocumented persons are concerned: […]

By Morris Deutsch | Published December 19, 2016 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Congress on immigration, DACA, employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, H-1B, Immigration, immigration application, immigration attorneys, immigration general, Practice of immigration law | Comments Off on Immigration Lawyers See Caseloads Surge as Anxious Clients Brace for Trump

The U.S. Immigration Bar Rightfully Condemns Bigoted, Discriminatory Rhetoric

Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association (Doc. 15120860) Central to the mission of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the promotion of justice and advocacy for fair and reasonable immigration laws. AILA condemns any proposal that would treat someone differently based upon nationality or religion. Bigotry and discrimination are anathema to the principles upon which […]

By Morris Deutsch | Published December 9, 2015 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged Immigration, immigration attorneys, immigration general, immigration plan, immigration reform, Practice of immigration law, US Visa | Leave a comment

Supreme Court Finds Possession of a Sock was not a Deportable Offense

Minor criminal convictions have had devastating immigration consequences for many immigrants in recent years. The Obama administration continues to deport hundreds of thousands of people per year, purportedly prioritizing the removal of high-risk criminal offenders. But in a recent case, Mellouli v. Lynch, the defendant had a Master’s degrees in applied mathematics and economics, but was […]

By Morris Deutsch | Published June 8, 2015 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged family-based immigration, immigration and crime, immigration court decisions, immigration general, immigration reform, Practice of immigration law, undocumented workers | Leave a comment

Client Ratings of Morris H. Deutsch, Immigration Attorney

Many of our clients have rated our service online: Google Lawyers.com LinkedIn Avvo Superpages Yelp

By Morris Deutsch | Published December 3, 2014 | Posted in Immigration, Media and Publications | Tagged employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, immigration general, labor certification, NAFTA, nonimmigrant visas, Practice of immigration law, professional workers, Visas | Leave a comment

What it’s Like to Practice Immigration Law

A recent graduate of American University, Washington College of Law, describes her practice experience at Deutsch, Killea and Eapen.

By Morris Deutsch | Published February 7, 2014 | Posted in Media and Publications | Tagged immigration attorneys, immigration general, Practice of immigration law | Leave a comment

Family-Relative Immigration Taking Too Long

The Intolerable Delay for Relative Petitions I recently met with a prospective client. The facts were not unusual: she was 35 years old, a U.S. citizen who is, and has been, living abroad, and she met somebody she wishes to marry. With this decision comes a host of other major life decisions: how to introduce […]

By Morris Deutsch | Published December 18, 2013 | Posted in Immigration | Tagged family-based immigration, immigration general, immigration reform, Practice of immigration law | Leave a comment

Developments in Immigration Reform – Spring 2013

Here is our Spring 2013 newsletter, Developments in Immigration Reform, from Deutsch, Killea and Eapen

By Morris Deutsch | Published June 17, 2013 | Posted in Immigration | Tagged Congress on immigration, employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, immigration attorneys, immigration delays, immigration reform, Practice of immigration law, professional workers | Leave a comment