Georgetown University Law Center

A discussion on whether the application of Section 309 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as applied to adopted children and the acquisition of citizenship through an adopted parent, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.

A discussion on whether the a conviction for driving under the influence of a controlled substance, specifically, marijuana, is an offense sufficient to establish removal of a Lawful Permanent Resident from the United States on the grounds of a violation of the controlled substance removal provisions Immigration & Nationality Act.

Immigration Attorney Raymond Lahoud's presentation on the Terrorism Related Inadmissibility Ground in asylum and other immigration proceeding. 

Attorney Lahoud presented at the New York Asylum and Immigration Conference, New York Law School, NY on February 23, 2018.

Filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, this Brief addresses several questions of immigration law related to a claim for asylum protection before the United States Immigration Courts, based on persecution on account of Roma ethnicity in Bulgaria.

A motion seeking termination of removal proceedings before the Immigration Court at York, Pennsylvania, arguing that the Department of Homeland Security failed to meet its burden of removability under Section 237(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Immigration & Nationality Act, given that a conviction for violating Title 18, Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Section 551, Cruelty to Animals, is not categorically a crime involving moral turpitude, as defined by the Immigration & Nationality Act.

A Brief in opposition to a motion to reopen of the Department of Homeland Security seeking reopening or reconsideration of a prior order of the Immigration Court at York, Pennsylvania, terminating deportation proceedings, given that the offense of conviction was not an aggravated felony, as defined by the Immigration & Nationality Act.

Employers who sponsor foreign nationals pursuant to the E, H, L, or TN nonimmigrant visas, are deemed by United States Citizenship & Immigration Services, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, to have knowingly waived many of their rights, including the requirement for a warrant before a work-site inspection.  This Paper discusses Best Practices when an employer is subject to a random, work-site inspection.

A brief on whether the Immigration Court at York, Pennsylvania erred in pretermitting Respondent’s application for relief pursuant to Section 240A(a) of the Immigration & Nationality Act, Cancellation of Removal for Certain Lawful Permanent Residents, in the Immigration Court's finding that Section 4120(a), Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Code, Identity Theft, is categorically a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude (CIMT).

With the Trump Administration’s increase in employer immigration enforcement, businesses of all sizes and in all types of industries must be prepared.  Ensuring a compliant Form I-9 processing system demands that all employers stay current on the changing Form I-9 regulations and increased enforcement. 

"Employers Must Remain Immigration Compliant or Face Stiff Penalties, Negative Publicity, and Criminal Penalties," provides best practices to employers, human resource departments, and corporate management to prevent an immigration compliance disaster.

Norris McLaughlin Immigration Lawyers are the leading immigration, customs, and trade law attorneys throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.

Led by Attorney Raymond Lahoud, Chair of Norris McLaughlin's Immigration Group, the team provides the most experienced, comprehensive, and aggressive representation in all Customs & Border Protection matters.