Edyta Salata ESQ

12/09/2022

Is applying for naturalization on your NYE resolution list? Starting Dec. 12, USCIS will be automatically extending expired Green Cards for 24 months when lawful permanent residents apply for naturalization.

Effective Dec. 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to allow USCIS to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (commonly called Green Cards) for lawful permanent residents who have applied for naturalization.

03/03/2022

Secretary Mayorkas Designates Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months

06/18/2020

DACA is here to stay! https://www.npr.org/2020/06/18/829858289/supreme-court-upholds-daca-in-blow-to-trump-administration

04/23/2020

https://salatalaw.blogspot.com/2020/04/april-22-2020-proclamation-suspending.html

The new proclamation became effective on Thursday, April 23, 2020. It is important to note who is not affected by this new executive order...

11/09/2019

Effective 11/11/19 Poland is eligible to participate in the Visa Waiver Program - Polish Nationals will be able to travel to US visa free.

07/12/2019

ICE (Immigration) Raids are expected to take place in Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, and San Francisco beginning on July 14, 2019.
Know Your Rights:
• You have the right to remain silent. You do not need to speak to the immigration officers or answer any questions.
• You may refuse a search. If you are stopped for questioning but are not arrested, you do not have to consent to a search of yourself or your belongings, but an officer may “pat down” your clothes if he or she suspects you have a weapon.
• You have the right to speak to a lawyer. If you are detained or taken into custody, you have the right to immediately contact a lawyer.

06/28/2019

Visiting Chicago for the ISBA’s Minority Bar Conference.

05/18/2018

Internment camps for children at military bases ...I guess history likes to repeat itself

Under family separation rules, parents go to immigrant jails, children to foster care.

05/17/2018

Discussing the Invisible Wall (delays, unreasonable requests for evidence and arbitrary denials) with Caroline Schoenberger of Chicago Legal Clinic

03/30/2018

ICE to detain more pregnant women - a new change in policy.

1. Purpose/Background. This Directive sets forth policy and procedures to ensure pregnant detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for immigration violations are identified, monitored, tracked, and housed in an appropriate facility to manage their care. This Directive codi...

11/17/2017

Was your application effected by USPS service error? You will be able to resubmit.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received reports that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has identified USPS mail service delays that affected a number of DACA renewal requests. Beca