CORONA VIRUS / COVID-19 ADVISORY

Due to the health risks posed by the Corona Virus tragedy, our office is following the directives of the governor of California in order to minimize the risks to our staff, our clients and our community. Our office will continue to operate fully, as it has thus far, observing our normal schedule, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. We will continue to schedule appointments to meet with clients and will do this via ZOOM or Telephone only.

If you would like to schedule an appointment with any of our lawyers or staff members, please do so by calling our office at 619-291-1112. You can also contact us via e-mail at [email protected]janbejar.com

Thank you for your understanding.

AVISO DE CORONA VIRUS / COVID-19

Debido a los riesgos para la salud planteados por la tragedia del Virus Corona, nuestra oficina está siguiendo las directivas del gobernador de California para minimizar los riesgos para nuestro personal, nuestros clientes y nuestra comunidad. Nuestra oficina seguirá funcionando a pleno, como lo ha hecho hasta ahora, cumpliendo con nuestro horario habitual, de lunes a viernes de 8:30 a.m. a 5:30 p.m. Continuaremos programando citas para reunirnos con los clientes y lo haremos solo a través de ZOOM o por teléfono.

Si desea programar una cita con alguno de nuestros abogados o miembros del personal, hágalo llamando a nuestra oficina al 619-291-1112. También puede contactarnos por correo electrónico a [email protected]

Gracias por su comprensión.

Resolving Immigration ProblemsIn An Honest & Responsible Manner

Some deportation and removal proceedings delayed by appeals court

Illegal immigrants living in San Diego may have more hope after a recent decision by a federal appeals court. The decision delayed the deportation of seven individuals until a re-evaluation of their deportation and removal proceedings, leading to speculation that other undocumented immigrants may seek the same type of discretionary ruling, possibly allowing them to stay in the United States indefinitely. The immigrants allowed to stay for now do not have criminal records but were ordered to be deported anyway.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals halted deportation proceedings for the seven individuals until the Obama administration reviews their cases in accordance with a prior directive of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Last year, ICE stated that it would review the cases of approximately 300,000 active cases involving people not currently held by immigration authorities. Officials fear that if others appeal their own deportation decisions, it may open the floodgates to questions about the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants currently living in the United States.

The policy, in addition to the postponement of the deportation hearings for the seven immigrants, may ease the backlog of current cases and focus the government’s attention on where they have said it belongs: people with criminal records, those with repeated violations of immigration law and fugitives. Those people would be moved to the forefront of deportation proceedings and would most likely be the first ones to be deported from the United States.

Immigration law and procedure continues to change rapidly. Those in or near San Diego affected by it would do well to be fully informed of all developments in order to take advantage of policies that may benefit them. Deportation and removal proceedings are understandably intimidating to those involved, and the best defense is to be prepared.

Source: Fox News, “Court ruling could prompt more deportation reviews,” Associated Press, Feb. 10, 2012

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