Law Office of Claudine U. Gasana, PLLC

06/02/2026

Update on the new adjustment of status applications guidance.
I just finished an AOS interview in Portland Maine.
Now waiting my connecting flight at the Chicago O’Hare airport

05/23/2026

Adjustment of Status No More🤔😳?
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Grant ‘Adjustment of Status’ Only in Extraordinary Circumstances

05/09/2026

Good job son🤩🥰 🎹

05/02/2026

When will USCIS lift the hold on green card applications? Listen till the end!

03/30/2026

03/30/2026

For those who don’t have a lot of time to listen to a 45 min video, I made my very first 10 min video to give you a summary:

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03/30/2026

Immigration updates: For those who don’t have a lot of time to listen to a 45 min video, I made my very first 10 min video to give you a summary.

https://www.youtube.com/live/xOv329b4nBo?si=0I_hlpVovF6RqfSF

Check out Claudine Gasana’s video.

03/23/2026

A hard-fought and richly deserved VICTORY ⚖️✊🏽
After two days, 7 hour merit hearing, a 60 page legal brief, and hundreds of pages of evidence, our DETAINED CLIENT has been granted asylum by the immigration court!
We will not be deterred. If anything, today’s anti-immigrant climate only sharpens our legal skills, deepens our resolve, and strengthens our advocacy on behalf of those we represent.

03/20/2026

In September 2025, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a decision in Matter of Yajure-Hurtado that changed how detention rules could apply to some immigrants.The decision stated that individuals who entered the United States without being formally admitted are considered applicants for admission under immigration law.

Under that interpretation, many people in immigration detention could not request a bond hearing before an immigration judge. This meant some individuals could remain in detention while their immigration cases moved through the court system.

Despite the nationwide vacatur, the Fifth Circuit has established its own strict, binding precedent regarding detention without bond for EWI individuals (related to cases like Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi).

Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi is a recent Fifth Circuit decision holding that many long-term undocumented residents are subject to mandatory detention under INA § 235(b), without access to IJ bond hearings, if they are “unadmitted” at the time DHS encounters them.

What the Decision Originally Said In September 2025, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a decision in Matter of Yajure-Hurtado that changed how detention rules could apply to some immigrants.The decision stated that individuals who entered the United States without being formally admitted are c...

03/06/2026

Know Your rights if arrested by :
• Stay Calm- Do not Run or Resist Arrest;
• Ask if you are under arrest or free to leave;
• Remain silent and say you want to speak to an attorney
• You have the right not be fingerprinted unless you are being arrested;
• Police can search you if they have a reasonable suspicion that you are armed and dangerous
• If you have valid immigration documents and are over the age of 18, the law requires you to carry those documents on you.
• Memorize phone numbers for your family members and/or an attorney or organization that you trust.

https://cugasanalaw.com/rise-in-immigration-enforcement-know-your-rights/

In recent months, more communities across the country have been dealing with increased immigration enforcement activity, and this shift has left many families unsure of what to expect and how to prepare. Enforcement is increasingly happening in everyday places like in neighborhoods, near workplaces,...