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Gift ideas for the holidays – What to give to a new U.S. citizen?
As I was driving through Walnut Creek, on the way to BART, I was passing by a lot of stores and thinking about how crowded
New Asylum Case on Family as Social Group
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Rios v. Lynch, — F.3d — (9th Cir. 2015) recently held that the Board of Immigration
Immigration Blog Round-Up, Week ending December 6, 2015
I have decided to change the days of blog round up from Fridays to Sundays. It seems more natural to have a “round-up” at the
Five Tips to Prepare for your Asylum Interview
With delays of two years, at a minimum, from the date of filing to the date of the asylum interview, at least in San Francisco,
How do I clear my immigration record so I don’t get stopped at the airport?
I recently had a client returning from a trip abroad through the San Francisco International Airport. He was stopped and referred to secondary inspection where
USCIS changes policy on approval of visa petitions for widow(er)s
A few days ago, USCIS released a new policy memo on the approval of visa petitions for widows/widowers. The new policy allows a spouse of
Social Security Administration to partner with Microsoft in gathering health information
One of the most important tasks that I have as a lawyer in preparing a Social Security disability case is gathering a client’s list of
What are my responsibilities as a representative payee for a child?
I recently won a child’s SSI case for a young girl. It was difficult to win but now what is turning out to be more
Your Social Security number may be known if you participate on social networking sites
I am a big fan of a few social networking sites so I read with alarm a story on the Wall Street Journal’s blog about
News from the San Francisco Social Secuirty field offices
Yesterday, at our monthly meeting of Social Security disability attorneys and claimants’ representatives, we had two district managers from the Social Security Administration’s San Francisco
Lessons in compassion and respect
In a one week period of time, I have have more lessons in compassion and respect than I have had over the past couple of
It only takes a gene
Last week I had a Social Security disability hearing at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (“ODAR”) in San Rafael, California. My client suffers
