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CLEVELAND, OHIO AND ORLANDO, FLORIDA - Efforts are underway to stop splitting up couples and families torn between immigration laws in the country. An undocumented immigrant married to a U.S. citizen does not automatically qualify for a "green card" or legal U.S. residency since federal law prohibits many undocumented immigrants from living in the country with their citizen spouses.

Legislation is pending that could reduce the amount of time non-citizen spouses and children are separated from U.S. relatives while seeking legal status in the country. Families of citizens can seek a hardship waiver request before non-citizens go back to their homelands to apply for a U.S. visa to return.

"It's not clear yet when that will happen or exactly how many families will be affected," says Orlando immigration attorney Jonathan A. Bartell.

Prior to 1996, non-citizens in the U.S. could get visas or "green cards" if their spouse or parents were U.S. citizens or legal residents, but a law banning undocumented immigrants seeking visas from returning to the country for up to 10 years was passed, as reported in a Huffington Post article.

The article shared the plight of a married couple maintaining a relationship across the border while awaiting immigration reform so they won't have to leave each other at the U.S. border after visiting in Tijuana, Mexico where the man lives. He cannot return to the U.S. since he is not a citizen, even though he lived in Los Angeles for 20 years.

The husband, married to a U.S. citizen, went back to his homeland after getting ill and wanting to be with his family there. He entered the U.S. constantly when he was younger but couldn't re-enter after going back about two years ago. His wife didn't relocate to Mexico since she wouldn't receive the same wages as she did in the U.S.

Bartell, a fiancé visa lawyer who met his wife while working in Thailand, experienced bringing a non-citizen mate to the U.S. They had a ceremony in her native land before they came to America to marry. Despite connections at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, the EB5 visa lawyer who helps clients get an immigrant visa says he endured a lengthy process to register the marriage in the U.S.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will target for deportation illegal immigrants with criminal histories, those posing security and public safety threats, recent border crossers, and those previously removed from the U.S.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO - As a Miami high school valedictorian faces deportation for being brought to the U.S. on a tourist visa as a child and never returned to her hometown, Columbus immigration lawyer Jonathan A. Bartell is using the story as an example of why he assists clients in similar situations.

A judge recently denied a request for relief from deportation for Daniela Palaez, 18, who has a 6.7 GPA, and hopes of becoming a heart surgeon, according to a Fox News report.

From more than 2,000 students who protested at Palaez's high school to an online petition that raised more than 5,000 signatures, a community has rallied for the exemplary student to remain in the country. A congresswoman also requested a stay of deportation for Palaez and one of her siblings. Congressional support is needed to expedite her requests for a student visa.

The valedictorian, whose parents were responsible for bringing her to the U.S. and not initially going back to their native country, already applied to several Ivy League colleges. She was four when she travelled from Colombia to the U.S. with her parents. She has a brother in the U.S. Army who completed a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

While her mother went to Colombia five years ago for cancer treatment and was unable to return to the U.S., pupil Palaez's residency application was denied in 2010. She is appealing to prevent her removal from the U.S. and wants to get a pre-approved student visa, ABC News reported. Palaez said she's worked hard in the U.S. and considers herself an American. She cannot remember her native country and would not feel at home there, she added.

U.S.I.C.E. will delay action while Palaez appeals the judge's decision. The agency recently announced intentions to focus on removing illegal immigrants with criminal histories, those who pose a security and public safety threat, recent border crossers, and those previously removed from the U.S.

The same immigration reform effort is intended to allow discretion in many deportation cases, said Bartell, a citizenship lawyer. The policy is designed to permit discretion for undocumented students like Palaez who were brought to the country as children; discretion based on how long a non-citizen lived in the U.S., and if the person's children and or spouse are citizens.

"The best way to handle the case load is to concentrate on the worst of the bunch and then get back to those not causing harm at a later date," the asylum lawyer said of sparing courts from being overburdened by many immigration cases that can be dismissed.

In addition, Bartell, works on waiver of inadmissibility applications that allow non-citizens legal re-entry to the U.S. despite being inadmissible on one or multiple reasons, including criminal, health, and security violations. Non-citizens may also be inadmissible to the U.S. for illegal entry and immigration violations.

Bartell specializes in immigration and criminal law. He provides representation and counsel to clients who seek his services for help with employee and family visas, asylum and refugee conflicts, and adjustment of status. Free initial consultations are available.

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CLEVELAND AND CINCINNATI, OHIO - Cincinnati immigration lawyer Jonathan A. Bartell assists clients in obtaining the EB5 visa, also called the investor visa, which requires applicants to invest from $500,000 to $1 million into a U.S. enterprise.

"The immigrant investor visa program is designed to create more jobs in the country by attracting foreign money to the U.S., and there is no quota or waiting list for the EB5 visa," Bartell, an immigration attorney says, unlike the limited number allowed for other work visas including the H1B.

The embassy lawyer says assisting clients with the process could improve their chances for the available 10,000 EB5 green cards that are issued yearly. A fraction of the green cards are designated for qualifying immigrants who participate in an EB5 Regional Center program targeting high unemployment areas in the U.S.

Three basic requirements to get the EB5 Green Card are:
• The non-citizen must create a U.S. business or invest in an existing business that was established or restructured after Nov. 19, 1990

• The non-citizen must invest $1 million ($500,000 when investing in a targeted employment area) in the business

• The business must create full-time employment for at least 10 U.S. workers

With continued efforts to boost the U.S. economy, more emphasis is being put on attracting and retaining more professional non-citizens to work in the country, start new businesses, and make investments for a more skilled workforce.

"I personally handle every employment visa application, and guide clients through the process as swiftly as possible," says Bartell, an expert in cancellation of removal.

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CLEVELAND AND COLUMBUS, OHIO - Columbus immigration attorney Jonathan A. Bartell keeps up with ever changing immigration policies so his clients can be well represented and informed.

In an effort for the Homeland Security Department to get a better handle on complaints and questions about immigration enforcement policies, a public advocate position was recently created to oversee a lot of the changes that have been proposed, according to an article in the Star Tribune, a Minnesota newspaper.

The new appointee for the position will ensure that public and immigration advocates understand the many changes taking place and what those changes mean for immigrants being jailed by immigration authorities or those facing deportation. This person will also help the public understand the policy about "prosecutorial discretion" and address complaints about any changes.

"Keeping up with the constant changes is something I have to do in order to be knowledgeable about what my clients are faced with," says the K1 visa lawyer. "In the past few months alone, there have been so many policy changes suggested that will impact our clients."

The citizenship attorney also serves as an advocate to his non-citizen clients, many of whom are seeking help to remain in the U.S. after years of living in the country and have a run-in with the law that can result in them being sent back to their native countries.

Recent changes include the way immigration authorities decide which illegal immigrants are deported, allowing for discretion in determining whether to pursue some deportation cases.

"The best way to handle the caseload is to concentrate on the worst of the bunch, then get back to those not causing harm at a later date," he says, adding that changes aren't happening fast enough.

The benefit of that is to focus resources on deporting illegal immigrants with criminal records, repeat immigration law offenders, and those who are a public safety or national security risk; not non-criminal illegal immigrants.

Pilot programs studying the benefits of that proposed policy change were recently held in Baltimore and Denver where pending cases were reviewed, and reportedly more than 1,600 deportation cases were recommended to be closed.

Another pending policy change announced at the start of the year could possibly reduce the amount of time non-citizen spouses and children are separated from U.S. citizen relatives while they seek legal status in the country, according to a recent CBS news report.

Illegal immigrants still have to leave the country for the length of time they lived in the U.S. illegally before they can ask the government to waive a three-to-10-year ban on legally returning to the country. But the proposed rule allows families of citizens to request the government to decide on the waiver request before the non-citizen returns to his or her native country to apply for a visa to return to the U.S.

Although the illegal immigrants still have to go home to complete the visa process, starting the waiver process in advance shortens the time the non-citizen is away from their relatives in the U.S. if they are deported for certain criminal convictions, overstaying a visa, entering the U.S. illegally, and violating other U.S. immigration policy, including falsifying information on immigration documents.

We can negotiate terms to avoid a removal hearing before non-citizens are deported and must go through the process of regaining entry in the U.S., and we help throughout every step of the process including representation in asylum and deportation proceedings, Bartell says.

Although there are changes taking place constantly for immigration policies, "my caseload remains the same," says the criminal and immigration lawyer who also works on employment eligibility cases.

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CLEVELAND, OHIO - Immigration lawyer Jonathan A. Bartell is appealing a case to keep an Albanian client from being deported since he has an ailing child.

The man is in the U.S. illegally and has been in the country for more than 10 years, says Bartell, a citizenship lawyer. The client was ordered deported years ago but snuck back in the country, and was undetected until immigration officials finally caught back up with him.

"He has a very sick U.S. citizen child," says the K1 visa lawyer. "We are seeking relief from deportation for him because of the hardship for his child." A family man with a wife and child, Bartell has compassion for those whom he represents with U.S. families. He demonstrated this when he took on and won cases for a Ukrainian man with a special needs child, and a Russian man he reunited with his daughter after being imprisoned and facing deportation for domestic violence.

"You represent the client and also the family, and I do not want families to be torn apart," says Bartell, a consular processing lawyer. A person can be deported for various criminal convictions such as overstaying a visa, entering the U.S. illegally, and violating other U.S. immigration policy like falsifying information on immigration documents, but our law office is willing to negotiate terms to avoid a removal hearing.

We can represent the client during removal hearings which are heard before an immigration judge, who can order deportation. It is advisable to contact our law office as soon as possible to receive the best representation possible to hopefully remain in the U.S. "We help our clients through a very complicated process so they can gain approvals efficiently," investor visa lawyer, Bartell says.

If you need a deportation lawyer, we provide the legal counsel and representation in asylum and deportation proceedings. Our firm represents clients nationwide for a variety of immigration cases and appears at U.S. embassies in foreign countries on their behalf.

We can explain all of your legal rights, the removal process, and circumstances that can permit your deportation to be cancelled or stayed.

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CLEVELAND, OHIO - Changes are now proposed to attract more non-citizens to work in the country, luring new businesses and investments to the U.S. to make a more skilled workforce.

H1B lawyer Jonathan A. Bartell helps clients obtain U.S. work visas especially now that the Department of Homeland Security recently announced its intentions to attract more highly-skilled foreign students and professional workers to the country, according to a news.

As part of ongoing immigration reform efforts, legislative proposals are being considered to attract and retain non-citizens who want to create and increase the entrepreneurial competition in the U.S. by adding their skills to the country's talent pool for certain professions and businesses.

Green Card lawyer Bartell assists clients through the process of getting an H1B visa which allows non-immigrant sto be employed by a U.S. company for up to six years in specialty occupations in jobs ranging from the arts to medicine. Applying for a non-immigration visa can be faster than applying for a green card sometimes, the employment visa application attorney says.

Efforts to revamp the professional work visa will include refining the "start-up visa" to strengthen the H1B program by attaching green cards to the diplomas of foreign born graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.

The immigration crimes attorney follows the rapid changes that are being proposed by Homeland Security from establishing a public advocate position to handle complaints and questions about immigration enforcement policies, to changing the way immigration authorities decide which illegal immigrants are deported, as some non-criminal illegal immigrants may have amnesty.

Another pending policy change reduces the amount of time non-citizen spouses and children are separated from U.S. citizen relatives while seeking legal status in the country. Illegal immigrants still have to leave the country for the length of time they lived in the U.S. illegally before asking the government to waive a three-to-10-year ban on legally returning to the country.

The proposed rule permits families of citizens to request the government to decide on the waiver request before the non-citizen returns to his or her native country to apply for a visa to return to the U.S., shortening the length of time away from U.S. families.

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CLEVELAND, OHIO AND TEXAS – Texas immigration attorneyJonathan A. Bartell considers the plight of the families of non-citizen clients he represents, and he finds it fitting that the government proposes a policy change that will also consider the relatives of non-citizens.

The pending policy change was announced at the start of the year to possibly reduce the amount of time non-citizen spouses and children are separated from U.S. citizen relatives while they seek legal status in the country, according to a Jan. 6 news report on CBS news.

Illegal immigrantscurrently have to leave the country for the length of time they lived in the U.S. illegally before they can ask the government to waive a three-to-10-year ban on legally returning to the country. The rule proposed will allow families of citizens to request the government to decide on the waiver request before the non-citizen returns to his or her native country to apply for a visa to return to the U.S.

While the illegal immigrants still have to go home to complete the visa process, starting the waiver process in advance will shorten the time the non-citizen is away from their relatives in the U.S.

Since a person can be deported for certain criminalconvictions, overstaying a visa, entering the U.S. illegally, and violating other U.S. immigration policy including falsifying information on immigration documents, the Law Office of Jonathan A. Bartell can negotiate terms to avoid a removal hearing before non-citizens are deported and must go through the process of regaining entry in the U.S. "There is no punishment of deportation itself, other than being transported out of the country and barred from re-entry for a specified period of time," Bartell said.

But when faced with deportation, non-citizens who seek the help of Bartell's firm can be sure to receive the best representation to possibly remain in the U.S. Bartell, a deportationlawyer, even makes sure he gets as much information about clients' families to help with their cases.

For example, he recently represented a Ukrainian man and had the client's family in mind during the case he won for the cancellation of removal request.

"His family ties are what drove me to help this client, and I mainly took the case because of his child," said the family immigrationattorney of the client's special needs child.

"You represent the client and also the family, and I do not want families to be torn apart," said Bartell, who is also an identity theft lawyer.

About six months ago, he even represented a Russian man whose case he was pleased to win for the sake of the client's daughter. He couldn't wait for the two to be reunited after the client was released from jail, and didn't want the child to experience further hardship if her father was deported.

Bartell's firm represents clients nationwide for a variety of immigration cases and appears at U.S. embassies in foreign countries on their behalf. If you need a deportation lawyer, legal counsel and representation in asylum and deportation proceedings are provided. "We help our clients through a very complicated process so they can gain approvals efficiently." Bartell said.

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CLEVELAND, OHIO AND MASSACHUSETTS – A Lebanese man will finally get his green card after 30 years, thanks to the representation of Massachusetts immigration attorney Jonathan A. Bartell.

Bartell, a Cleveland green card attorney, was pleased to announce a court case he recently won for a client who has lived in the U.S. since 1982 while waiting for his asylum claim to be heard.

"His claim was finally heard and won, and he will get his green card," said the criminal defense lawyer who can also help clients obtain an H1B visa.

"Asylum is a form of protection allowing people to stay in the U.S. if the person is a refugee from his or her native country, unable or unwilling to return due to persecution or fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality or membership in a particular social or political group, according to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services," an asylum lawyer, Jonathan A. Bartell said.

While the process shouldn’t take as long as it did for the Lebanese client, we encourage others who seek asylum to secure legal counsel to help expedite the process, especially if you have unanswered questions. You are six times more likely to prevail with your asylum cases with representation, based on a study by the Georgetown Center for International Migration.

"If someone already lives in the U.S., they must apply for asylum within one year of entering the country," said Bartell, a student visa lawyer.

Bartell, the Arabic speaking immigration lawyer of Ohio, can represent clients during hearings before an asylum officer, and if the application is rejected or the client is in deportation proceedings, their case can be brought before an immigration judge. We will stand by you throughout the entire process. Our firm represents clients nationwide for a variety of immigration cases and appears at U.S. embassies in foreign countries on their behalf.

"We help our clients through a very complicated process so they can gain approvals efficiently," Bartell said, a business immigration lawyer.

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CLEVELAND, OHIO - A new federal rule is expected to be implemented this year to protect imprisoned people in immigration detention centers despite some Homeland Security officials' efforts to exclude them.

About 200 sexual abuse complaints were filed with the federal government within the past five years by immigration detainees seeking prison rape protection.

An ACLU official said the number is under-reported because many detainees cannot report the abuse since they do not speak or read English well, or know their legal rights while in the U.S.  There was an account of an immigrant detainee awaiting deportation to India who was sexually abused by three gang members at an Illinois facility where he was detained.  

Although the man came to the U.S. on a work visa, he was taken into federal custody at his workplace by immigration officials after he overstayed the visa.  He ended up spending many years behind bars and being abused  repeatedly.

Although he was eventually released when he got an immigration lawyer, he is still fighting to remain in the U.S. with his American wife and kids, and get a visa available to victims of crime.

Orlando immigration attorney Jonathan A. Bartell is working on a similar case involving a man who was abused while he was detained after he was caught by immigration officials.  The man is in the U.S. illegally.

"While in detention, he was severely beaten by another inmate," says Bartell.  "This inmate was in jail for a criminal violation, yet he was being held in the same area as the non-criminal immigration inmates."

Bartell, a citizenship attorney, says he will attempt to get the client a green card as a victim of crime.  The waiver attorney who is also an EB5 lawyer works on a variety of immigration and criminal cases for non-citizens.

"My goal is to protect people," said the fiance visa attorney of his efforts to represent those in immigration detention centers. 

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - In May 2011 the state of Indiana attempted to put a halt to illegal immigration by passing their own set of immigration laws. 

Several U.S. states including Tennessee, Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, Utah and Alabama have passed legislation to crack down on illegal immigration. Indiana joins other states to push for guidance from the Supreme Court since Congress has failed to enact or enforce federal immigration laws.

"When the bill was first presented in Indiana, it was regarded as a "copycat" version of Arizona's strict immigration law," said Jonathan Bartell, a Florida immigration attorney. "While the final version is more in-tune with provisions that were already prevalent in the state, many still find it unconstitutional."

This is the final chapter in deportation lawyer Bartell's seven-part series focusing on immigration laws around the country. This article will focus on Indiana and its new immigration law.

Senate Bill 590

An Indiana state senator introduced SB 590 in February 2011 and for three months it underwent modifications before it was passed in May. Several lawsuits have emerged and federal judges have blocked key provisions of the law, which was to go in effect in July 2011.

•Local police officers are given the power to arrest any person who has a deportation order or Department of Homeland Security detainer, or a person they believe has been indicted for an aggravated felony.

•Require the use of only English in state government, public school and library documents, emails and automated telephone systems. People who are employed by the state, school or library system can only use English when dealing with the public.

•Businesses who hire illegal aliens could be penalized and shut down.

•Criminalizes the transportation, harboring or concealment of immigrants in the state.

•In-state tuition would be denied to undocumented immigrants and no financial aid, scholarships or grants would be given. 

•Requires the use of the E-Verify system by state offices, schools, libraries and various businesses when new employees are hired. 

•Makes it illegal for immigrants to use ID cards issued by foreign consulates as proof of identification. 

"Opponents of this bill all agree that these provisions neglect the constitutional rights of residents and attempt to control areas that are federal, not state, concerns," said the criminal defense lawyer. "Indiana residents are also at risk of unlawful arrests without any suspicion of foul play, much less criminal activity."

As of December 2011, two federal judges blocked most of the law and the legislators who drafted the law are waiting for their turn in an appeals court, just like the states that attempted to pass similar laws before them. 

"As a removal proceedings lawyer who has a vast amount of experience in dealing with illegal immigration, it is my duty to make legal and non-legal immigrants aware of their rights," said Jonathan Bartell. "We should be pushing the federal government to reform federal laws instead of dealing with it on a state-by-state basis. A lot of hardship is caused and a lot of time is wasted in the courtroom."

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