It is altruistic to execute an affidavit of support for an immigrant relative to get an immigrant visa in the United States. But the act can expose a person to litigation. In Dahhane v. Stanton, this is exactly what is going on. If you are sponsoring a relative for an...
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Should I Execute a Form I-864 Affidavit of Support for my Immigrant Relative?
For those who want to file immigrant visas for their relatives, a Form I-864 Affidavit of Support, is critically important to the process. It is a form prepared by the Department of Homeland Secuirty (DHS) and used by immigrant sponsors to make a contract to be financially responsible for their...
Swaray is appreciated for exceptional pro bono work
Below is a letter of appreciation and recognition to Amadu Edward Swaray at Swaray Law Office from The Minnesota State Supreme Court, the highest court in Minnesota, for his hard work and dedication to providing free legal service to those that cannot afford it in the Twin Cities area. The letter...
DACA and DAPA Injunction Appeal to be heard on April 17, 2015
There is a hearing scheduled on April 17, 2015 on the appeal of the temporary injunction on the enforcement of President Obama’s deferred action that was announced on November 20, 2014. The injunction was issued by US District court Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, Texas. Judge Hanen had issued the...
The Texas Injunction that Temporarily Blocked DACA and DAPA 2014
On November 20, 2014, President Obama, under his executive order power as President of the United States, granted deferred action to about five million illegal immigrants in the United States. The order came in the midst of a fierce oppostion from the Republican members of the US Congress and many...
SEC to Sanction Two Dozen EB-5 Immigration Lawyers
Bloomberg Business reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission “is preparing sanctions against as many as two dozen immigration lawyers” for accepting EB5 referral fees. If true, this is a long overdue enforcement action – the EB5 field suffers from several industry-wide bad practices, of which accepting referral fees by...
DACA Benefits You Don’t Want to Miss
In the first two years of DACA enforcement, about 673,417 young people applied for the benefit of which the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved 553,197. The program created a bridge for them to exploit many economic, social and educational opportunities in the United States. In the process, the...
Registration for the New Expanded DACA to Start on February 18, 2015
As you may recall, the new expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration benefit was announced by President Obama in November of 2014. Registration for the benefit is now about to begin on February 18, 2015. Swaray Law Office is requesting all undocumented immigrants to contact the office for...
Bi-partisan Legislation to Make Investor Visa Permanent
Congressmen Jared Polis and Mark Amodei Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Permanently Authorize EB-5 Program on January 28, 2015 With the regional center program set to expire in September 2015, the EB-5 industry has been given new life in the form of the American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015. The...
USCIS Renews the El Salvadore TPS on January 7, 2015
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, effective March 10, 2015, through Sept. 9, 2016. Current TPS El Salvador beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs...