The Immigration Interview – 5 Important Tips
One of the most important parts of an immigration application is the final interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials, which sparks great anxiety because of fears of a denial. Almost all applications for immigration benefits require the feared interview, among them citizenship through naturalization, affirmative asylum, adjustment of status, permanent residence, and green card through marriage. Applicants must […]
When is it in effect? March 24, 2020 at 5 p.m. Who is bound by the Order? People, organizations and businesses within Denver city limits that are considered non-essential, for whom working from home is encouraged, — whether or not they live in the city. What are we allowed to do (what are the exceptions)? […]
Serving Our Clients in the Era of “Social Distancing”
What a time it is! Businesses and individuals have justifiable health concerns, and life is changing and people are rightfully implementing social distancing. Many businesses, agencies, and even courthouses, are shutting down. Muhaisen & Muhaisen, LLC supports community safety and respect our clients’s choices. We remain fully functional and are OPEN FOR BUSINESS! The Muhaisen […]
Q&A – Child Custody in Colorado – With Attorney Samer Bandak
Who can file a custody (officially referred to as Allocation of Parental Responsibilities) action? There are three main groups of people eligible to file for custody. Those groups are: 1. A parent through a divorce proceeding or allocation proceeding; 2. A person other than a parent, by filing a petition seeking the allocation of parental […]
J.F. Muhaisen wins his SEVENTH ASYLUM VICTORY OF 2019
DENVER – Muhaisen & Muhaisen, LLC Partner Jay Muhaisen has just won yet another Asylum trial! Congratulations to our beloved client Obang Oman Agwa, who has persevered through incarceration, torture, flight from his native land, and his family living in a refugee camp, due to his speaking out against government abuse and atrocities in his […]
What it takes for an immigrant to get a green card
A major step in achieving the American is getting that valuable document: the permanent residence card, or green card. The green card provides three important rights to immigrants who have it: Live permanently in the United States provided you do not commit any actions that would make you removable under immigration law Work in the United States […]
IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CHARGES
There are two main ways that criminal convictions can impact a person’s immigration status – inadmissibility and removability (meaning “deportability”). Immigration laws impose severe sanctions on foreign-born persons who are convicted of crimes or associated with criminal activity. . The interaction between immigration and criminal laws is extensive and complicated. The immigration consequences of criminal […]
An Aggravated Felony Can Get a Non-Citizen Removed (Deported)
Figuring out which crimes are aggravated felonies according to federal immigration law is not always easy. Among the various crimes that can make a non-citizen of the United States deportable are so-called aggravated felonies (the others are called Crimes of Moral Turpitude). Someone who is in the United States with a visa or a green […]
What is a crime involving moral turpitude?
There are two categories of criminal offenses that can affect your immigration status. The first is called a crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT), the other are Aggravated Felonies. A crime involving moral turpitude is not a specific offense. Instead, a crime involving moral turpitude is a classification that can be assigned to a crime. If […]
Muhaisen Law Attorneys Win Rare Immigration Case based on Humanitarian Grounds.
Denver – Attorneys Jay Muhaisen and Jonathan Shaw represent a client who was in federal detention for attempting to re-enter the United States after having a final order of removal. Since he lost his immigration case years ago, he had no chance to stay in the U.S. other than the fact that he was diagnosed […]
