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Criminal Immigration Resource Pages Redesigned

The former Criminal Immigration Resource Pages which have been found at berkelawoffices.com for the past decade have been redesigned and made more comprehensive. To recognize this change in scope, the page have been renamed The Immigration Resource Pages. The pages are still California/9th Circuit centric, but now they also include a lot of information relating to legal immigration as well. The pages are always growing. If there is something you can't find in the pages, email info@berkelawoffices.com.

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abused_husband asks:

"I was legally married to my Girl Friend (who is American citizen ) last Sept, ... I applied for Permanent residency (adjustment of status from my F1 visa) around Oct. ... meanwhile we had so much issues. ... So now my INS interview has been called for next month, BUT now my wife is now not sure that she wants to be with me anymore... She's refusing to come to the interview. She's planning to do an annulment... We have had very serious arguments, in the midst at times she has hit me, bitten me, try to damage my car, used abusive language, harassed my family members, etc. More than anything she has emotionally and mentally damaged me in many ways.... "

Answer: You will have to speak to an Immigration Lawyer to discuss the adviseability of doing a self-petition as an abused spouse under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and other options. Believe it or not, VAWA applies to men too and the issue comes up relatively often.

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Blog for Immigration News and Commentary

The blog is now separated from the resource pages to keep the law and the news and commentary separate.

For better or for worse, the entire text of each article containing your search term is shown, so be sure to scroll down the results.

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Attorney-to-Attorney

We ghostwrite for some of the best-known attorneys in Los Angeles. We are experienced in handling appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Circuit Courts (we have written or ghostwritten in 2nd, 4th, 5th, 9th, and 10th Circuits). We have done extensive writing and ghostwriting in the California Superior Courts and Courts of Appeal, and countless briefs presented to immigration courts nationwide. Our work is professional and always timely. Quick turnarounds are often possible.