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US CIS Makes Announcement Regarding Provisional I-601 Waivers
Posted by: Wiley & Jobson
May 07, 2012
Topic: I-601 Waivers and Provisional Waivers

On March 30, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register requesting public comment on its plan to create an improved process for certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens to apply for and receive a provisional waiver of the unlawful presence ground of inadmissibility while still in the United States, if they can demonstrate that being separated from their U.S. citizen spouse or parent would cause that U.S. citizen relative extreme hardship.  The goal of the proposed process is to reduce the time that U.S. citizens are separated from their immediate relatives while those family members go through the consular process overseas to obtain an immigrant visa. 

Wiley & Jobson assists families with I-601 waivers of unlawful presence and other inadmissiblity grounds.  Currently, many individuals have to depart the United States and apply for a waiver at the consulate in their home country.  The rule proposed by CIS would allow certain applicants to apply for a "provisional" waiver prior to leaving the United States.  Our office is closely monitoring the status of this proposed rule.  Contact our office if you would like a consultation.  

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New America Media Feature on Transgender Immigrant Detainees
Posted by: Wiley & Jobson
May 07, 2012
Topic: Wiley & Jobson News & Events

New America Media story on transgender immigrant detainees discusses Wiley & Jobson's work to obtain protection for transgender immigrants under U.S. asylum laws. 

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El asilo basado en la orientacion sexual ("asilo gay")
Posted by: Wiley & Jobson
May 01, 2012
Topic: El asilo basado en la orientacion sexual ("asilo gay")

El asilo basado en la orientactión sexual ("asilo gay") o por ser una persona transgenero es una protección garantizada por la ley para aquellos que hayan sufrido persecución en el pasado o para aquellos que tengan razones suficientes por las cuales temen ser victimas de una persecución futura si fuesen a regresar a su país de origen.  Debido a las condiciones peligrosas y dificultades extremas que las personas LGBT sufren en muchos países, el asilo basado en la orientación sexual puede ser una manera muy efectiva para obtener estatus legal in los Estados Unidos. 

Así como en otros tipos de asilo, la ley requiere que la aplicación de asilo se someta dentro del primer año de su última entrada a los Estados Unidos.  Hay ciertas excepciones a esta regla, incluyendo la existencia de circunstancias que justifican la demora en la presentación de la solicitud o un cambio de circunstancias que afecte en modo substancial su eligibilidad para recibir asilo.

Algunos ejemplos de ciertas excepciones que han sido aceptadas por la Oficina de Asilo o por la Corte de Inmigracion incluyen enfermedades graves, problemas psicológicos, el haber mantenido cierto estatus legal hasta cierto punto y aplicar por asilo dentro de un periodo razonable después de perder ese estatus legal, cambios en el país natal que aumentan el riesgo a la persecución como por ejemplo "salir del closet" o hacer una transicion de género (ya sea de hombre a mujer o de mujer a hombre).  

Esta lista no cubre todas las posibles excepciones, por lo tanto, si usted teme regresar a su país, debe de consultar con un abogado lo más pronto posible.

Si está interesado en platicar con un abogado sobre asilo gay o asilo político favor de llamar a Joye Wiley o Cara Jobson de Wiley & Jobson al (415) 627-9161.

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LGBT Immigration Law Panel at UC Davis Law School
Posted by: Wiley & Jobson
October 24, 2011
Topic: Wiley & Jobson News & Events

Joye Wiley and Cara Jobson will join Marien Sorensen of Considine, Sorensen and Trujillo on a panel about LGBT immigration issues at UC Davis Law School as part of Lambda Law Students Coming Out Week Celebration. The panel will discuss recent developments for LGBT immigrants, including challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), as well as asylum based on sexual orientation. October 25, 2011 at Noon, Room 1008.

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Cara Jobson to Speak on Current Issues for LGBT Immigrants
Posted by: Wiley & Jobson
October 03, 2011
Topic: Wiley & Jobson News & Events

October, 5, 2011
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
San Francisco Bar Association Board Room

Cara Jobson will give a talk on the latest developments for LGBT immigrants, including strategies for same-sex binational couples, challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), determining when (and when not) to file an I-130 petition for a same-sex spouse, how to ask for prosecutorial discretion, and whether a same-sex partner can be a "qualifying relative" under immigration law for the purposes of cancellation of removal and other hardship waivers.

Hosted by the AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP), Asian American Bar Association, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF), California Association of Black Lawyers, Iranian American Bar Association, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, SF Barristers Immigration Law Section, SF La Raza Lawyers Association, and South Asian Bar Association of Northern California.

To RSVP, email trainingsvlsp@sfbar.org

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