By H. Raymond Fasano, Esq., Zan Khan, Esq. and Stephen Roth, Esq. Youman, Madeo and Fasano stays updated on the latest changes in laws, policies and trends that affect immigration law on a daily basis. Recently, three of our Associates, Zan Khan and Stephen Roth...
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Philippine government formerly requests TPS designation from the United States in light of the long-term devastation caused by typhoon
In an announcement dated December 16, 2013 the Philippines announced that it officially requested TPS designation from the Department of Homeland Security, DHS, in its efforts to recover from the typhoon that devastated the region and assist its citizens at home and...
H Raymond Fasano received a warm welcome in Rome, Italy.
He spoke before a standing room only audience on the topic of Hague Convention adoptions and the citizenship implications of surrogate children born to surrogate mothers and in vitro insemination cases. The topic of the citizenship of children born in vitro in...
Donald F. Madeo featured this week on “Immigration Today” on NTD TV.
Donald F. Madeo is featured this week on the "Immigration Today" segment which is part of the New Tang Dynasty Television evening news program. Mr. Madeo discussed motions to reopen that allow individuals who have been ordered removed or deported from the United...
Donald F. Madeo featured this week on “Immigration Today” on NTD TV.
Donald F. Madeo is featured this week on the "Immigration Today" segment which is part of the New Tang Dynasty Television evening news program. Mr. Madeo discussed a case that was showcased by "Immigration Today" in which Mr. Madeo successfully represented a Chinese...
H. Raymond Fasano featured this week on “Immigration Today” on NTD TV.
Raymond Fasano was featured on the new "Immigration Today" segment which is part of the New Tang Dynasty Television evening news program. Mr. Fasano offered some general commentary on what a non-citizen should be looking for when considering to hire an immigration...
I have been deported or I have committed fraud: How can I return to the U.S.?
You or a loved one may be stuck outside the United States after having been denied admission into the United States based on fraud or you were previously deported or subject to expedited removal. Under such circumstances, what are the options for being granted...
Federal courts take a new and friendly approach to Chinese coercive population control asylum claims
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently decided in a case entitled Zheng v. Holder that an asylum applicant who was the victim of a forced abortion deserved to have her asylum claim reconsidered after the Immigration Judge denied her asylum...
Chinese Christian Indonesian asylum applicant can claim past persecution based on harm to child
Chinese Christians have historically been persecuted in Indonesia on account of their race and religion. The recent boat that sank off the coast of Australia is a reminder of the country conditions that Chinese Christians flee when they pursue asylum claims....
In gay Filipino asylum/withholding of removal claim, Federal Court holds that Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) committed legal error in evaluating the facts of the claim
An individual is eligible for asylum if he or she can prove that they were persecuted in their home country on account of their race, religion, membership in a particular social group, nationality or political opinion. In sexual orientation claims, the applicant would...
