Author: Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.

New Hope for Non-Citizens Who Accidentally Registered to Vote

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Biden Revokes Trump’s Health Insurance Ban

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 14, 2021, Pres. Biden revoked former President Trump’s proclamation of October...

May I “Take Over” My Deceased Husband’s Petition or Priority Date?

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: Both my husband and I have been U.S. citizens.  In 2011,...

Supreme Court Rules “A” Single Letter Provides Deportation Relief

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 29, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Notice to...

DOS Provides Update on Immigrant Visa Prioritization

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]It can be extremely frustrating for anyone outside the U.S. waiting for their...

No More “Illegal Aliens” Under Biden Administration

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Under the Biden Administration, words matter.  Using incorrect or offensive terminology could affect...

No Principal, No Derivatives

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What are motions to reconsider and reopen?

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Embassies are reopening: when will your family be interviewed?

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a previous article, I reported that on February 24, 2021, Pres. Biden...