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Laken Riley Act Signed Into Law – Immigration Impact

Posted on: February 3, 2025

President Donald Trump on January 29, 2024 sign the Laken Riley Act into law requires mandatory federal detention of undocumented individuals who are accused of the following activities which constitute the essential elements of the following criminal acts: Theft Burglary Shoplifting Assaulting a law enforcement officer, and Any crime that causes death or serious bodily ...

Memorandum on Expedited Removal

Posted on: February 3, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security expanded its use of a process called “expedited removal.” Undocumented community members are now at greater risk of being put in a rapid deportation process without the right to appear in front of an immigration judge or fight their case. These changes were effective as of Jan. 21, 2025. Individuals should ...

NY Medicaid Expansion Starts 1/1/2023

Posted on: December 9, 2022

Effective January 1, 2023, New York State’s 2023 Fiscal budget is expanding the ability of New Yorkers who are 65+, blind, or disabled to qualify for Medicaid coverage by: raising the allowable amounts for Medicaid income eligibility level to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), and increasing the allowable asset maximum limit for Community ...

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Update

Posted on: March 21, 2021

DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is a U.S. immigration policy that provides a quasi-legal status and employment authorization to certain individuals unlawfully present in the United States after being brought to the country as children. Individuals may qualify for DACA if they: Were under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012; Came to the ...

Venezuelans Can Apply for TPS Status Immediately with USCIS

Posted on: March 9, 2021

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas is designating Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, until September 2022. This new designation of TPS for Venezuela enables Venezuelan nationals (and individuals without nationality who last resided in Venezuela) currently residing in the United States to file initial applications for TPS, so long as they meet eligibility requirements.

Eligible Immigrants in the U.S. Without Legal Status Can Get Three-Year Work Permit

Posted on: November 9, 2020

On behalf of Al Polizzotto DACA and DAPA could potentially help five million immigrants avoid deportation. This past fall, President Obama announced that certain undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and certain child arrivals to the U.S. could petition to avoid deportation under DAPA and DACA. The goal of the program is to keep families of ...

No Estate Tax in 2010? Only Time Will Tell

Posted on: November 9, 2020

As Washington hurries to pass new healthcare legislation before the end of the year, the heirs of America’s wealthiest families are hoping for a Christmas present from the government. With nearly all available attention being applied to the healthcare bill, lawmakers have yet to take time to determine the immediate future of the estate tax. ...

Important Update: COVID-19 and Remote Consultations

Posted on: March 18, 2020

Our commitment to you, our clients, has always been to act with your best interests in mind. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, both here in New York and across the globe, we have reassessed how we can continue to serve your needs while protecting your safety. Effective immediately, we are offering all of our ...

Michael Strahan, Ex in Court Over Child Support for Twins

Posted on: March 17, 2020

It’s been 14 years since former New York Giant Michael Strahan divorced his wife Jean Muggli Strahan. However, the relationship between the two appears to still be acrimonious. They’re fighting in Manhattan Supreme Court over Strahan’s child support obligations for the couple’s twin daughters. The girls, who are 15, live with their mother in North ...

Giulianis Have Reportedly Settled Their Contentious Divorce

Posted on: December 26, 2019

The acrimonious and expensive divorce of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his wife Judith has been making headlines for more than a year. It seemed like the two would never be able to agree on how to divide their wealth. However, according to Mrs. Giuliani’s attorney, they finally have done so. The attorney ...