Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Rice & Rose Legal Forum

Attorney David F. Vedder and associate attorney Daniel C. Ross made a recent appearance on the Rice & Rose Legal Forum radio program on WNDB AM1150, guest hosted by attorney Matthew Shapiro, Rice & Rose Law Firm, Daytona Beach, Florida.  The attorneys discussed the field of immigration law and took calls from the public during of the show. Questions from the public included an update on President Obama's consideration of executive action to expand deferred action and the citizenship status of children born in the U.S. to noncitizen parents.

David F. Vedder, PA expresses our gratitude to Mr. Shapiro, Rice & Rose, and WNDB for allowing us the opportunity to discuss immigration law in our community.  We encourage all local residents to tune in to the Rice & Rose Legal Forum every Tuesday morning from 9:00 to 9:30am on 1150AM WNDB.


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Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, immigration attorneys at David F. Vedder, P.A. have substantial experience and proven ability to handle matters at all levels of complexity. To request an initial consultation or more information on our firm's range of services, call 386-274-0044, or email info@TheImmigrationFirm.us

Monday, September 22, 2014

Speaker John Boehner says immigration reform would help economy

House Speaker John A. Boehner dipped back into the immigration debate Thursday, saying that an overhaul -- which his Republican majority has refused to vote on -- would boost the economy.
Read full article from LA Times
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Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, immigration attorneys at David F. Vedder, P.A. have substantial experience and proven ability to handle matters at all levels of complexity. To request an initial consultation or more information on our firm's range of services, call 386-274-0044, or email info@TheImmigrationFirm.us

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Why putting off immigration reform won’t make it any easier

The Washington Post reports that President Obama's decision to delay executive action on immigration reform until after the November midterm elections might not save the Democratic party its majority in the Senate, or lead to the inclusive overhaul of immigration policy that the President promised earlier this summer. Read more from The Washington Post
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Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, immigration attorneys at David F. Vedder, P.A. have substantial experience and proven ability to handle matters at all levels of complexity. To request an initial consultation or more information on our firm's range of services, call 386-274-0044, or email info@TheImmigrationFirm.us

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Attorneys at David F. Vedder P.A. Successfully Obtain Inadmissibility Waiver; Immigrant Visa Issued to Chinese Client.

Navigating the immigrant visa process can often become a frustrating labyrinth leading nowhere.

The process may be further complicated when the applicant, rightly or erroneously, is found to be inadmissible to the United States. Legal representation by experienced immigration law attorneys versed in consular processing and the preparation of inadmissibly waiver applications is critical to successful visa issuance.

Attorneys David F. Vedder and Silvia Manzanero recently obtained approval of an inadmissibility waiver and secured an immigrant visa for a Chinese national who, after a year of failed attempts to obtain an immigrant visa, is finally able to immigrate to the United States with her U.S. citizen husband, a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the couple’s six year old U.S. citizen child.

Vedder and Manzanero challenged an initial determination by a U.S. Embassy in China that their client was inadmissible, and accordingly, the need for an inadmissibility waiver.  Manzanero prepared a compelling response to a request for evidence to an I-601 waiver application filed by the client pro se which clearly  demonstrated the extreme hardships that the client’s U.S. citizen spouse – and their minor child - has suffered as a result of his spouse not being able to immigrate to the United States .

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services swiftly and unequivocally approved the inadmissibility waiver in record time, clearing the way for Vedder’s and Manzanero’s client to obtain approval of her immigrant visa.  The fact that the client was erroneously found inadmissible was mooted by the waiver grant.


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Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, immigration attorneys at David F. Vedder, P.A. have substantial experience and proven ability to handle matters at all levels of complexity. To request an initial consultation or more information on our firm's range of services, call 386-274-0044, or email info@TheImmigrationFirm.us

Reuters: Obama Delays Acting on Immigration Until After November Elections

Reuters reports that President Obama reversed course on Saturday and delayed taking executive action on immigration reform until after the November congressional elections, bowing to concerns that such action could cost his fellow Democrats control of the Senate. AILA President Leslie Holman reacted to the delay in executive action, stating, "The attempt to deny protection to desperate refugees, and the delay on immigration action, make absolutely no fiscal or moral sense, and are built on questionable political assumptions.
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Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, immigration attorneys at David F. Vedder, P.A. have substantial experience and proven ability to handle matters at all levels of complexity. To request an initial consultation or more information on our firm's range of services, call 386-274-0044, or email info@TheImmigrationFirm.us

Thursday, September 4, 2014

136 Leading Experts on Immigration Law Agree: President Has Legal Authority to Expand Relief to Immigrants

U.S. law professors sent a letter today to the White House stating that President Obama has wide legal authority to make needed changes to immigration enforcement policy. The president is considering how to use his authority to mitigate the damage caused by our dysfunctional immigration system and protect certain individuals from deportation.

The letter was written by Stephen H. Legomsky, John S. Lehmann University Professor at Washington University School of Law and former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Chief Counsel; Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor at UCLA School of Law; and Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar at Penn State Law. It was signed by professors from 32 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

“As part of the administration’s legal team that ironed out the details of DACA, I can personally attest that we took pains to make sure the program meticulously satisfied every conceivable legal requirement,” said Legomsky. “In this letter, 136 law professors who specialize in immigration reach the same conclusion and explain why similar programs would be equally lawful.” (DACA is the acronym for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program the president initiated in June 2012.)

In their letter, the law professors point out that “The administration has the legal authority to use prosecutorial discretion as a tool for managing resources and protecting individuals residing in and contributing to the United States in meaningful ways.” The letter goes on to explain that presidents from both parties have used prosecutorial discretion to prevent specific, and often large, groups of immigrants from being deported.

“Our letter confirms that the administration has specific legal authority to use prosecutorial discretion as a tool for protecting an individual or group from deportation,” said Wadhia. “This legal authority served as foundation for prosecutorial discretion policy across several administrations. Historically, this policy has been premised on the twin policy goals of managing limited resources and shielding people with compelling situations from removal.”

This is the second major letter about prosecutorial discretion that law professors have sent to President Obama. The first letter, sent in 2012, outlined the legal argument for expanded administrative relief, which later became the blueprint for the president’s DACA program. That program allows qualifying noncitizens who came to the United States as children to apply for relief from deportation and work authorization.

“This letter reflects a clear, broad, and informed consensus on two key points,” said Motomura. “First, the president has the legal authority, exercising his discretion as the nation’s top immigration prosecutor, to establish enforcement priorities. Second, the president’s lawful discretion includes the authority to set up an orderly system, modeled on DACA, for granting temporary relief from deportation.”

A copy of the letter is available at pennstatelaw.psu.edu/lawprofessorletter.


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Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, immigration attorneys at David F. Vedder, P.A. have substantial experience and proven ability to handle matters at all levels of complexity. To request an initial consultation or more information on our firm's range of services, call 386-274-0044, or email info@TheImmigrationFirm.us