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Khadija Derrick

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Considering a noncitizen’s mental health in determining whether the noncitizen was convicted of a particularly serious crime Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigration

Considering a noncitizen’s mental health in determining whether the noncitizen was convicted of a particularly serious crime

In Asylum and Withholding of Removal cases, Immigration Courts have previously held that “the essential key” in determining whether an offense is particularly serious is whether it indicates that a noncitizen poses a danger to the community.
April 4, 2023
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When is a state proceeding not criminal under state law result in a conviction for immigration purposes? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigration

When is a state proceeding not criminal under state law result in a conviction for immigration purposes?

Regardless of how state law defines a state court proceeding, a finding of guilt in a proceeding that affords defendants all of the constitutional rights of criminal procedure that are applicable without limitation and that are incorporated against the States…
April 3, 2023
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I am a Canadian, and I like to spend some of the cold winter months every year staying at an Airbnb in Florida while working remotely for my Canadian employer. Is this permissible under B1/B2 status? Canadian ImmigrationImmigration

I am a Canadian, and I like to spend some of the cold winter months every year staying at an Airbnb in Florida while working remotely for my Canadian employer. Is this permissible under B1/B2 status?

It depends. There is some room for a B1/B2 visitor working remotely for a foreign employer while visiting the United States to be permissible, but only to a certain degree.
March 27, 2023
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¿Mi empleador tiene que patrocinarme para una visa TN? ¿Es necesario que mi empresa me patrocine para obtener una visa TN? EspañolForeign Language Articles

¿Mi empleador tiene que patrocinarme para una visa TN? ¿Es necesario que mi empresa me patrocine para obtener una visa TN?

La visa TN (Trade National) es un visa disponible para los nacionales de Canadá y México y se basa en el Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (NAFTA).  La visa está disponible para determinados profesionales canadienses designados por…
March 27, 2023
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