John Valdez’s Legal Blog

Immigration attorneys recently received some good news in the Judicial Court system.  The District Court, Central District of California, in Alimoradi v. USCIS (CV-08-02529 DDP (JCx)) (”Alimoradi”), gave immigration attorneys a great tool in defending clients who seek adjustment of status after committing a technical immigration violation.
The Alimorandi Court ruled that government regulations interpreting the phrase through “no fault of his […]

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Within the next few days, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (”ICE”) of the Department of Homeland Security intends to publish a new rule involving no-match letters that could impact millions of employers.  A no-match letter is a letter from the Social Security Administration informing an employer that its records do not match information provided by […]

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I had a little bit of bad luck today, and alot of good luck, too, all occuring when I was in an accident.  
The Accident.  I was driving to work this morning when I approached a large intersection at Springdale Street and Westminster Boulevard.  Driving on Westminster Boulevard I entered the intersection with a green light.  Because this is a busy […]

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President Bush has announced the expansion of the visa waiver program to include seven new countries:  The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and South Korea.  Under the visa waiver program, citizens of member countries may travel to the United States for business or tourism without a visa.  The Visa Waiver is similar to […]

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Anyone who has studied immigration law realizes that generally there are very few changes to the laws in the period immediately preceding a major election.   Immigration is known as a “hot button issue,” one the raises emotions and, no matter which side a candidate takes on the issue, can harm a candidate’s election prospects.  I suspect that for this reason, both John McCain and […]

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