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Analysis and Publications

This section publishes analytical pieces and practical breakdowns on U.S. immigration law. Articles are based on real-world court practice and current law.

Publications

• USCIS Memorandum 602-0199: Noncitizens Who Entered on a Temporary Visa or Parole Can No Longer Get a Marriage-Based Green Card From Within the U.S.
  Русская версия
  May 22, 2026 · Adjustment of Status · Green Card · Marriage · INA 245(a) · 212(a)(9)(B) · Parole · U4U · CBP One
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  A breakdown of USCIS Memorandum 602-0199, issued May 21, 2026. Why getting a marriage-based green card from inside the United States, without leaving, is now nearly impossible for those who entered on a temporary visa or parole, including U4U and CBP One. Adjustment of status is declared a matter of grace, not a right. Who the new rules reach and who they do not (dual-intent visas, non-discretionary categories), why leaving for an immigrant visa risks a three- or ten-year reentry bar under INA 212(a)(9)(B), and the one narrow opening — "unusual or outstanding equities" — that remains. Plus the outlook for litigation.
• Cunha v. Freden: The Second Circuit Pushes Back on Mandatory Detention of Long-Resident EWIs — Who Actually Benefits
  Russian version
  April 28, 2026 · Mandatory Detention · Bond · Habeas · Second Circuit · EWI · Parole · CBP One
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  A close look at the Second Circuit's April 28, 2026 precedential ruling. Why the government has been holding long-resident noncitizens without bond since July 2025, and how the Second Circuit shut that down. The decision turns on the distinction between "applicant for admission" and "seeking admission." Walks through the circuit split (Fifth and Eighth against, Seventh leaning in favor), the prospects for Supreme Court review, and concrete next steps. Who Cunha actually helps — and why CBP One parolees and others may find the decision cuts the wrong way.
• Conscription, Mobilization, War: Why Even a Guaranteed Trip to the Front Line Is Not Grounds for Asylum in the United States
  Russian version
  April 5, 2026 · Asylum · Conscription · Mobilization · War · Russia · Ukraine · Exceptions
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  A detailed analysis of U.S. immigration law on a question that comes up constantly: why neither war, conscription, nor mobilization is, by itself, grounds for asylum — and has not been for forty years. The three narrow exceptions to the general rule: forced participation in war crimes, group-level selective conscription, and individualized punitive draft or disproportionate punishment. Concrete strategies for Russian and Ukrainian applicants. Built on dozens of BIA, Supreme Court, and circuit precedents, including Matter of N-N-B- (2025).
• RECAP 2026: Interview with Bogdan K. — Fleeing Mobilization and the Road to the United States
  Russian version
  February 16, 2026 · Asylum · Mobilization · Russia · Minnesota
  The story of Bogdan K. — a translator at a defense aviation plant and Cossack activist from the Russian Far East who fled Russia after the September 2022 mobilization announcement. Persecution at work, FSB surveillance, the route through Mongolia and Turkey, and a family seeking asylum in the United States.
• The Eighth Circuit's Ruling: What Changed for Noncitizens in Immigration Detention
  Russian version
  March 26, 2026 · 8th Circuit · Detention · Habeas Corpus
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  Analysis of the Eighth Circuit's March 25, 2026 decision in Herrera Avila v. Bondi. Why noncitizens without lawful admission lost the right to bond, how the application of sections 1225 and 1226 changed, where the ruling controls, and what arguments still remain.
• Annual Asylum Fees in 2026: Who Pays, When, and What Happens if You Don't
  Russian version
  February 28, 2026 · USCIS · Immigration Court · Asylum
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  A breakdown of the annual asylum fees reinstated after the court's February 2, 2026 ruling. Who has to pay at USCIS and in immigration court, when the fees come due, how notice is provided, and what consequences follow non-payment.
• ICE Memorandum of February 18, 2026: Mandatory Green Card Filing for Refugees
  Russian version
  February 18, 2026 · ICE · Refugees · Green Card
  ▶ YouTube A breakdown of the February 18, 2026 ICE memorandum on refugees who failed to begin the green card process within a year of arriving in the United States through resettlement. Who the new rule reaches, when detention becomes possible, and what steps to take in advance.
• Reform of the BIA Appellate System: What Changes on March 9, 2026
  Russian version
  January 1, 2026 · BIA · Appeals · Immigration Reform
  ▶ YouTube A close look at the BIA appellate system reform taking effect March 9, 2026. Who the changes reach, who comes out ahead, who loses ground, and what to do now to prepare for the new system.
• Immigration Detention in the United States: How It Actually Plays Out, and Why Preparation Decides Everything
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  January 6, 2026 · ICE detention · Immigration · Removal proceedings
  ▶ YouTube A practical account of what immigration detention in the United States really looks like: who gets detained and why, the legal and day-to-day problems noncitizens run into in custody, and why a strategy laid down in advance — documents in order, a representative on the outside — directly drives the outcome.
• ICE Detains a Ukrainian Citizen Admitted Under U4U Despite Lawful Entry and a Pending Re-parole Application
  Russian version
  January 5, 2026 · U4U · ICE detention · Re-parole
  This piece walks through the case of a Ukrainian national lawfully admitted to the United States under Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) and detained by ICE despite no violations, a pending re-parole application, serious medical conditions, and a family that depends on him entirely.
• DHS Has Sharply Expanded the Pool of People Subject to Arrest and Detention Inside the United States — Families with Children and Special-Needs Members Are No Longer Safe
  Russian version
  December 31, 2025 · Asylum · Removal · Immigration Court
  ▶ YouTube This article covers an alarming trend in which ICE detains even noncitizens who are doing everything right — complying with every directive, supporting families and children, including children with serious medical conditions.
• When Can the U.S. Government Send an Asylum Seeker to a Third Country?
  Russian version
  December 25, 2025 · Asylum · Removal · Immigration Court
  A detailed look at the "safe third country" mechanism (ACA): the statute under INA § 208, 2025 immigration court practice, real case examples, and defense strategies.