Few documents cause more fear than a Notice to Appear. It means the Department of Homeland Security has started removal (deportation) proceedings against you and that your case will be decided by an immigration judge. But a Notice to Appear is the beginning of a legal process, not its outcome — and understanding how that process works is the first step toward building a real defense. What Is a Notice to Appear? A Notice to Appear, or NTA, is the charging document DHS files wi
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a major rule change affecting people with pending affirmative asylum applications. Under the new interim final rule, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may refer certain affirmative asylum applications directly to the immigration courts without first conducting an interview with a USCIS asylum officer. This is a significant departure from USCIS’s longstanding practice of generally offering affirmative asylum applicant
