Recent Blog Posts
Families at Risk: How Deportation Affects U.S. Citizen Children
For a child, the thought of losing contact with a parent, even temporarily, can be terrifying. When that separation happens because of deportation, the consequences can reach into every part of a child’s life. A parent may suddenly be detained, leaving a child without the person who provides daily care, emotional support, or the… Read More »
New Immigration Rules and What They Mean for Deportation Defense
For immigrants in the United States, the rules these days seem to change overnight. One day a visa interview can be delayed, the next day a green card application can face new scrutiny, and the next a student can suddenly face uncertainty about how long they can remain in the country. And for people… Read More »
Visa Overstays Are Now an ICE Target: Know Your Immigration Rights
For years, the Trump administration has promised to carry out mass deportations, with immigration enforcement initially emphasizing people accused or convicted of serious crimes and others considered public-safety threats. But the enforcement landscape has increasingly expanded beyond those categories. Recent data and reporting indicate that ICE is now devoting substantial resources to people who… Read More »
Temporary Protected Status Is Ending for Some Immigrants: What the Supreme Court’s Ruling Means for You
For hundreds of thousands of immigrants, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has provided the ability to live and work legally in the United States while conditions in their home countries remained too dangerous for safe return. Many TPS recipients have built lives here over many years, raising families, purchasing homes, and contributing to their communities…. Read More »
No Bond, No Release? Challenging Mandatory Detention in Removal Cases
For decades, immigrants placed in removal proceedings had the opportunity to ask an immigration judge for release on bond while their cases moved through the courts. Bond hearings served an important function: they allowed judges to consider whether a person posed a danger to the community or a flight risk before requiring continued detention…. Read More »
Can Deportation Be Stopped? Common Defenses in Removal Proceedings
Receiving a notice that you are being placed into removal proceedings can be frightening. For many people, one of the first questions that comes to mind is straightforward but deeply important: Can deportation be stopped? The answer depends heavily on the facts of the individual case, but in many situations, the answer is potentially… Read More »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Announces Major Policy Shift That Could Impact Hundreds of Thousands of People Seeking Permanent Residence
On May 21, 2025, USCIS issued a new Policy Memorandum announcing that they were no longer going to allow most immigrants to apply for adjustment of status in the United States unless “extraordinary” circumstances are present. This change would force people to return to their home country before obtaining permanent residence in the United… Read More »
Voluntary Departure vs. Deportation: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters
When you are facing removal proceedings in immigration court, few decisions carry more long-term consequences than whether to fight your case, accept a removal order, or request voluntary departure. These choices can affect not only whether you remain in the United States today, but also whether you have any opportunity to return in the… Read More »
Third-Country Deportation: A Likely Outcome You Definitely Want to Avoid
Deportation, also known as removal, is the process of deporting or removing non-citizens from the United States who have been found in violation of the country’s immigration or criminal laws. Should you find yourself facing deportation or removal proceedings, you might think the worst outcome is that you would be ordered to leave the… Read More »
The Importance of Legal Representation in Immigration Matters
Immigration law is one of the most complex areas of federal law in the United States. Policies shift, enforcement priorities change, and agency procedures evolve, sometimes rapidly. For individuals and families in New York navigating visas, asylum claims, removal proceedings, or humanitarian programs, the consequences of mistakes can be severe and long-lasting. At Gladstein… Read More »
