J-2 Regulations Challenged
Historically, J-2 waivers were easy to win in cases where the J-1/J-2 spouses divorced (for the J-2 spouse); the J-1 died (for the J-2 spouse); … Read More
Lawsuit successfully pushes long-delayed hardship waiver application forward
Brian Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the USCIS in an I-612 hardship waiver case that was unreasonably delayed at the USCIS. This was a rock-solid … Read More
Another AAO 212(e) (J Waiver Hardship) Victory for Hake & Schmitt
For the last 6-month period, the USCIS CSC turned very hostile towards I-612 hardship and persecution cases. We received many RFEs on both types of … Read More
Canadian Exception Lawsuit Victory
Brian Schmitt served as lead counsel on Atanackovic v. Duke, in which plaintiffs sought review of a CBP decision to deny a Canadian physician’s admission … Read More