Monthly Archives: June 2012
Violence against Women Act
Are you an immigrant who has been a victim of domestic violence? As an active board member of Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA) which provides victim services including an emergency shelter for abused women, attorney Eric E. Ludin takes a stong interest in this serious issue. Read the recent blog about the Violence Against Women… Read More »
What fee arrangement is best for an immigration matter?
“A lawyer’s time and advice are his stock in trade” Abraham Lincoln When you walk into a retail store, you select the item you want to purchase, check the price and take it to the register. You know what you will pay and what you will receive in return for your money. But, this… Read More »
The Eleventh Circuit Removes the Post-Departure Bar to Reopening Removal Proceedings
An arbitrary Attorney General’s regulation was finally overturned paving the way for displaced families to reunite. The regulation provided that a person cannot move to reopen a removal proceeding if they were physically outside of the United States. Therefore, once deported, an alien had few options to request relief from the immigration decision. On May… Read More »