By
David Sperling

Nassau Lawyer

“Immigration Fix Opens Door to spouses of U.S Citizens”

Illegal immigrants married to U.S. Citizens will soon be emerging from the shadows to apply for their green cards,  thanks to a powerful tweak in government regulations that will take effect on March 4.  This so-called “provisional waiver,” which was announced by the Obama administration last January, will potentially benefit hundreds of thousands of immigrant spouses and other “Immediate Relatives” of U.S. Citizens.  (Immediate Relatives refers ...

  Los Momentos Culminantes de Inmigracion en 2012

Por

David M. Sperling

Abogado

El  año pasado fue decisivo políticamente, con la aplastante derrota del gobernador Romney en la elección presidencial, que muchos analistas atribuyen a la actitud hostil de los republicanos hacia los inmigrantes. Estoy seguro de que no volveré a oír a un político serio pronunciar la palabra “auto-deportación”.

La administración Obama introdujo el Programa de los Soñadores, modificado las disposiciones y ayudando a legalizar a cientos de miles de  ...

Immigration Highlights for 2012

By David M. Sperling
Attorney

This past year was a watershed moment for immigration, with the crushing defeat of Gov. Romney in the presidential elections, which many analysts attributed to the Republicans’ hostile attitudes towards immigrants. I am certain we will never again hear a serious politician utter the word “self-deportation.”

The Obama administration introduced a DREAM-lite program and tweaked the regulations that will help legalize hundreds of thousands of other undocumented immigrants. This coming year ...

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR “DEFERRED ACTION”?

by David Sperling, Esq.
The registration period for “DREAMers,” or undocumented immigrants who came to the United States during their childhood, started on Aug. 15. There is no deadline. Officially, the program is called “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA).

Basically, this program, announced on June 15, will give certain undocumented immigrants the opportunity to obtain employment authorization and to stop deportations. According to government officials, an undocumented immigrant may apply for consideration for Deferred Action ...

Release Date: June 15, 2012

For Immediate Release
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Contact: 202-282-8010

WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced that effective immediately, certain young people who were brought to the United States as young children, do not present a risk to national security or public safety, and meet several key criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the country or from entering into removal proceedings. Those who demonstrate that they meet the criteria will be ...

Download The Suffolk Lawyer Vol. 27 No 6 February 2012

January 4 was a historic day for our paralegal Hulda Mazariegos, who I first met 7 years ago when I represented her in deportation proceedings. Hulda became a U.S. Citizen.

This might not sound like such a great accomplishment, but Hulda overcame incredible obstacles to reach this stage. Univision did a terrific job in reporting on Hulda’s citizenship ceremony and even pulled out 2004 archival footage from when she was in deportation proceedings.  (That’s me with Hulda’s family members, waving their ...

Our Hulda Mazariegos Becomes a U.S. Citizen

January 4 was a historic day for our paralegal Hulda Mazariegos, who I first met 7 years ago when I represented her in deportation proceedings. Hulda became a U.S. Citizen.

This might not sound like such a great accomplishment, but Hulda overcame incredible obstacles to reach this stage. Univision did a terrific job in reporting on Hulda’s citizenship ceremony and even pulled out 2004 archival footage from when she was in deportation proceedings.  (That’s me ...

Por:  Abogado David M. Sperling*

Una propuesta para corregir un notorio inconveniente en la ley de inmigración podría permitir a cientos de miles de inmigrantes indocumentados obtener una tarjeta de residencia permanente.

La propuesta, anunciada por el gobierno de Obama el 6 de enero, repararía la trampa burocrática que ha mantenido a los cónyuges y a los niños inmigrantes de ciudadanos de los E.U.  en situación ilegal.
La nueva norma, que se espera entre en vigor en aproximadamente un año, permitirá a algunos ...

                         Looking Back at 2011, and Looking Forward to New Year

      The past year was the most exciting, challenging and successful year in our firm’s history. 

      The stories of two of our clients, Emily Ruiz and Julia Caceres, make headlines around the world and put a human face on the issue of illegal immigration.   In a year dominated by hateful legislation and rhetoric, we were able to portray the cruel and inhumane consequences of the administration’s immigration policies.

       I ...