Legal Studies & Paralegal

For courses in Immigration Law.

This text provides a thorough discussion of the ins and outs of immigration law, illustrated with cases and the major immigration forms. Coverage includes the history and administration of U.S. Immigration Law, citizenship and nationality, immigrant categories, nonimmigrant categories, admission to the United States, removal prior to entry into the United States, removal subsequent to entry into the United States, and refugees and asylum.

• Abundance of boxed examples.

  • Helps students ground conceptual principles in real-world applications.

• Edited judicial decisions.

  • Helps students delve more deeply into the intricacies of immigration law in practice.

• Extensive appendices covering immigration forms.

  • Exposes students to the materials they will encounter on the job.

• Chapter previews and reviews.

  • Provides a convenient study and review tool.

• Chapter vocabulary lists.

  • Familiarizes students with the professional vocabulary they'll encounter on the job.

• Study questions.

  • Challenges students to analyze real-world immigration scenarios.

Foreword.


1. History and Administration of U.S. Immigration Law.


2. Citizenship and Nationality.


3. Immigrant Categories.


4. Nonimmigrant Categories.


5. Admission to the United States.


6. Removal Prior to Entry into the United States.


7. Removal Subsequent to Entry into the United States.


8. Refugees and Asylum.


Appendix 2-1: Form N-400—Application for Naturalization.


Appendix 2-2: Form N-378—Color Photograph Specifications.


Appendix 2-3: Form G-325A—Biographic Information.


Appendix 2-4: Form WR-709—100 Typical Questions.


Appendix 5-1: Form I-140—Immigration Petition for Alien Worker.


Appendix 5-2: Form I-134—Affidavit of Support.


Appendix 5-3: Form I-485—Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.


Appendix 7-1: Form I-817—Application for Voluntary Departure under the Family Unity Program.


Appendix 7-2: Form I-246—Application for Stay of Deportation.


Appendix 8-1: Form I-590—Registration for Classification as Refugee.


Appendix 8-2: Form I-589—Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal.


Appendix 8-3: Form FD-258—Fingerprint Chart.


Appendix 8-4: Form I-821—Application for Temporary Protected Status.


Appendix 8-5: Form I-765—Application for Employment Authorization.


Glossary.


Index.

Immigration Law (Legal Studies & Paralegal)

Jeffrey A. Helewitz received his JD and LLM degrees from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC; and his MBA, concentrating in finance, from New York University.

After working for the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, Mr. Helewitz now serves as a consultant to small businesses in New York.

Mr. Helewitz is an adjunct professor of paralegal studies at various paralegal schools in the New York area, as well as an adjunct professor of law at C.U.N.Y School of Law. United States Immigration Law is the author's seventh textbook.

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