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20 December

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ICE and GEO Face Questions Over Medical Care After Detainee Nenko Gantchev Dies in ICE Custody

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[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Chicago business owner Nenko Gantchev dies in ICE custody after court-ordered release was stayed A Chicago-area small business owner, Nenko (Nenko Stanev) Gantchev, died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on December 15, 2025, while detained at the North Lake ICE detention facility in Baldwin, Michigan (operated by the private prison contractor The GEO Group). According to reporting by ABC7 Chicago, his family and members of Congress are calling for an immediate investigation into the circumstances of his death, including concerns about whether he received timely medical assistance. ABC7 Chicago report. ABC7 reports that Mr. Gantchev first came to the United States...

08 December

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I-751 Removal of Conditional Residency when divorced

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in adjustment of status, Marriage Green Card

As many people who have gone through the marriage-based green card process learn, if you are married less than two years by the time your residency is granted, the grant is "conditional". This means that you, as a couple, are required to file more paperwork, spend more money, and perhaps even have another interview just a short two years after your residency was granted. The I-751 petition process can be hard to understand, especially if you do not send in your application on time or in the right way. As a leading immigration lawyer in Chicago who offers free consultations, I often...

13 September

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Petitioner can file Multiple I-130s

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[vc_row content_width="grid" triangle_shape="no" css=".vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12"][vc_column_text] How Many I-130 Petitions? The Board of Immigration Appeals answered this question by saying "at least 3" I-130 petitions for a marriage green card case. In the case, a United States citizen petitioner applied for immediate relative status for the beneficiary as his spouse under section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1151(b). In a decision dated February 1, 2008, the Field Office director (“Director”) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) denied the beneficiary the immigration benefit sought. The petitioner appealed from the Director's denial of the visa petition. The parties...