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What Are The Requirements for Filing an I-601 Inadmisibility Waiver and Extreme Hardship Waiver?
Certain foreign nationals, both immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants, can be denied entry into the U.S. based on “grounds of inadmissibility.”   Grounds of inadmissibility, sometimes called “grounds of excludability,” refer to foreign nationals that may be denied entry into the U.S.; or [...]

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Pre-trial Diversion is Not an Agrravated Felony for Immigration Purposes
Over this past week, a Federal District Court found that pretrial diversion programs do not constitute a “conviction” for purposes of immigration law, based on the Illegal immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA).  IIRIRA created a list of convictions that constitute “aggravated felonies.” [...]

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Last week, the Attorney General’s office announced that it is filing charges against Bernard Madoff for security fraud in a ponzi scheme.  Like many investment firms that have gone bad, Mr. Madoff may have had good intention when he started the investment portfolio that have devastated many individuals and investment firms, and shocked the general [...]

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