The biggest gathering of Immigration Attorneys in the United States starts today in Boston, MA. American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), with a membership of more than 11,000 attorneys and professors, organizes this Annual Conference. Paschal Nwokocha will be speaking on a panel, along with a colleague from Washington State and another from Baltimore, MD. The […]
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson today announced the process for individuals to renew enrollment in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted to the Federal Register an updated form to allow individuals previously enrolled in DACA, to renew their deferral for a period of two […]
On April 9, 2014, the USCIS announced that it expects to issue instructions and forms for those seeking to file for renewal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) by the end of May 2014. The new form (I-821D), will be used for those filing for initial application as well as those seeking renewal. While […]
One of our first EB-5 clients and his family became United States citizens this month.This was an exciting accomplishment for the office and the client. More business opportunities opened for the client and United States. The process included demonstrating the investment of $500,000 in the United States, and hundreds of pages of documents to demonstrate […]
At Paschal Nwokocha Law Offices we are committed to relentless pursuit of excellence. That has made us one of the preeminent, immigrant-focused law firms in our community and the United States. We are proud to proclaim that we are among the best! We are collectively committed to achieving our clients’ immigration objectives in an ethical, […]
The Inspector General has issued its report on the EB-5 program. It concludes that: Currently, USCIS cannot administer and manage t he EB 5 regional center program effectively. The legislation establishing the regional center program did not give USCIS the necessary authority to prevent fraud and national security threats that could harm the U.S., and it […]
The Senate mark up of the Immigration bill is set to start once members of congress return from their spring recess, sometime from May 3, 2013. It is therefore important that anyone with interest in the bill contact their respective representative, especially the U.S senator to express their support of the bill and the need […]
The test of the Senate bill is finally out. All 844 pages of the bill. We will provide section by sections analysis. In the meantime, our friends at the Advocates for Human Rights have prepared a chart that analyzes the human rights sections of the bill.
Today, the Gang of 8 United States Senators will introduce the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill, aimed to address most of the problems with the current immigration laws. The key components are: regularizing the status of 11 million undocumented people present in the United States that will result in creating a path to Citizenship; enhancing security […]