On August 13, 2026, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) issued a decision that reverses fourteen years of settled immigration law and could affect many people who are pursuing a green card from inside the United States. The case is Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830 (BIA 2026). The short version: if you have...
Traveling on Advance Parole Just Became Riskier: What the BIA’s Decision Means For You
If you have been charged or convicted of a crime you may be concerned about how this will affect your Immigration status. Certain offenses can make you inadmissible and/ or deportable. However, before we start discussing these offenses it is important to understand the distinction between the grounds of inadmissibility and deportability as different rules...