Legal Issues

The United States presently claims the authority to project its criminal laws beyond its territorial borders. Indeed, the United States now extends aggressively its criminal laws to activity occurring halfway around the globe.

Holders of permanent resident status, nonimmigrant visa holders, and individuals without legal status who are facing deportation proceedings in the United States can petition the immigration court to cancel their removal under Section 240A of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act.

Economic Persecution, the Convention against Torture, and More.

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Immigration to the U.S. for scientists, businessmen, and champions.

Holders of a J-1 visa, who are often participants in exchange programs, face a requirement under Section 212(e) of the Immigration Act of 1952 to return to their country of permanent residence for two years after completing their studies or program in the United States.