When Donald J. Trump announced that he would impose a moratorium on admitting Muslims to the United States, there was consternation, except by the plurality of Republicans that continue to vote for him, that such an approach to a major world religion was bigoted and violative of principles of freedom of religion – and anti-American. Then media reported that Mr. Trump’s perspective was the opposite of the inclusive, tolerant approach under President George W. Bush. Such contrasting Mr. Trump and…

Here’s a tip for anyone filling out immigration forms. When answering the questions about whether you have ever done certain things, if you have, it is probably going to cause you problems. For example, when the State Department’s immigrant visa application form, the DS-260, asks: Do you seek to engage in espionage, sabotage, export control violations, or any other illegal activity while in the United States? expect that answering Yes will result in the denial of a visa. Similarly, after…

Of all the arcana that exists in the immigration law world, the subject that always seems to return is visa waiver adjustments. I have written about it quite often, such as here, where I provide the background of the issue and links to other articles. In a nutshell, visa waiver entrants are people who lawfully come to the United States without visas. This is a benefit provided to citizens of certain countries. The law about visa waiver entry is found…

Despite promising two years ago that it would announce a policy regarding whether a person can file for adjustment of status after his period of authorized stay as a visa waiver applicant ended, USCIS has not announced a uniform policy. Some USCIS districts are adjudicating visa waiver adjustments for those who file after their 90-day period of stay ended as routine cases and others, like the San Diego district, are making “case by case determinations” as to whether to allow…