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Andrew Nietor's Blog: Executive Action on Immigration: What You Need to Know
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Practice pointers and topics of interest in the fields of immigration and criminal defense. Friday, November 21, 2014. Executive Action on Immigration: What You Need to Know. DACA (DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS). This is the program created in 2012, focusing on undocumented people who came to the U.S. before the age of 16, and had continuously resided in the U.S. since 2007; the “Dreamers.”. 8226; No upper age limit (initially limited to people under the age of 31). 8226; Have continuous residen...
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Andrew Nietor's Blog: When Vague Was in Vogue: Crafting a Plea Agreement for Non-Citizen Defendants
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Practice pointers and topics of interest in the fields of immigration and criminal defense. Tuesday, November 26, 2013. When Vague Was in Vogue: Crafting a Plea Agreement for Non-Citizen Defendants. When I do consultations with criminal defense attorneys in California, something that I've heard a lot lately is "Hey, haven't immigration attorneys been telling us for years that we should keep the conviction documents vague? That's not the case anymore? The traditional approach: vague is good. Moval proceed...
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Andrew Nietor's Blog: Diversion Program: Conviction for Immigration Purposes?
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Practice pointers and topics of interest in the fields of immigration and criminal defense. Sunday, November 10, 2013. Diversion Program: Conviction for Immigration Purposes? A common question asked by defense attorneys is whether a deferred prosecution or pre-trial diversion would have any adverse immigration consequences for their non-citizen clients. In other words, are these diversionary programs considered convictions? For immigration purposes, a conviction is defined in INA § 101(a)(48). Regarding ...
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Andrew Nietor's Blog: January 2014
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Practice pointers and topics of interest in the fields of immigration and criminal defense. Thursday, January 23, 2014. Equal Justice in the Age of Justin Bieber. Bieber is not a United States citizen; he is not even a legal permanent resident. He is a Canadian citizen, residing in the United States on an O visa. That is a temporary, non-immigrant visa for aliens with "extraordinary abilities" in the sciences, education, business, or athletics, including some in the entertainment industry. Admit it, you ...
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Andrew Nietor's Blog: July 2014
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Practice pointers and topics of interest in the fields of immigration and criminal defense. Friday, July 4, 2014. How to View the Refugee Crisis: Compassion vs. Hate. Refugee Crisis and How We Respond:. First, Remember Why They Came. We can at least be aware of what conditions are behind the crisis as we formulate a response. And we can remember that our own law compels us to listen to a refugee's plight before a decision is made as to whether to allow her to remain here or return. They scream and point ...
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Andrew Nietor's Blog: November 2013
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Practice pointers and topics of interest in the fields of immigration and criminal defense. Tuesday, November 26, 2013. When Vague Was in Vogue: Crafting a Plea Agreement for Non-Citizen Defendants. When I do consultations with criminal defense attorneys in California, something that I've heard a lot lately is "Hey, haven't immigration attorneys been telling us for years that we should keep the conviction documents vague? That's not the case anymore? The traditional approach: vague is good. Moval proceed...
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Andrew Nietor's Blog: Welcome to my blog!
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Practice pointers and topics of interest in the fields of immigration and criminal defense. Monday, July 1, 2013. Welcome to my blog! Thanks for taking the time to read my blog posts. I hope to be able to provide useful information to fellow attorneys and to the general public. If you would like to receive email notifications when a new article is posted, email me. And write "add me" in the subject line or body of the email. Law Office of Andrew K. Nietor. 110 West C Street, Suite 2105.
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Andrew Nietor's Blog: November 2014
http://nietorlaw.blogspot.com/2014_11_01_archive.html
Practice pointers and topics of interest in the fields of immigration and criminal defense. Friday, November 21, 2014. Executive Action on Immigration: What You Need to Know. DACA (DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS). This is the program created in 2012, focusing on undocumented people who came to the U.S. before the age of 16, and had continuously resided in the U.S. since 2007; the “Dreamers.”. 8226; No upper age limit (initially limited to people under the age of 31). 8226; Have continuous residen...
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Andrew Nietor's Blog: Equal Justice in the Age of Justin Bieber
http://nietorlaw.blogspot.com/2014/01/equal-justice-in-age-of-justin-bieber.html
Practice pointers and topics of interest in the fields of immigration and criminal defense. Thursday, January 23, 2014. Equal Justice in the Age of Justin Bieber. Bieber is not a United States citizen; he is not even a legal permanent resident. He is a Canadian citizen, residing in the United States on an O visa. That is a temporary, non-immigrant visa for aliens with "extraordinary abilities" in the sciences, education, business, or athletics, including some in the entertainment industry. Admit it, you ...
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Andrew Nietor's Blog: How to View the Refugee Crisis: Compassion vs. Hate
http://nietorlaw.blogspot.com/2014/07/how-to-view-refugee-crisis-compassion.html
Practice pointers and topics of interest in the fields of immigration and criminal defense. Friday, July 4, 2014. How to View the Refugee Crisis: Compassion vs. Hate. Refugee Crisis and How We Respond:. First, Remember Why They Came. We can at least be aware of what conditions are behind the crisis as we formulate a response. And we can remember that our own law compels us to listen to a refugee's plight before a decision is made as to whether to allow her to remain here or return. They scream and point ...
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