Sarraf Gentile

We have published a new video that explains how best to prepare your immigration delay lawsuit.  You can view the video here or below.

[Also available on LinkedIn.] Suing the federal government to compel a decision on a long-delayed immigration application is sometimes necessary. This is especially true after paying expensive application fees, engaging in a futile multi-year campaign to get someone to decide the pending application, and keeping your client’s life on hold in the interim. Determining which government agencies […]

We have published a new video that explains how the New York False Claims Act is a unique whistleblower program that encourages individuals to report tax violations. The video uses the ongoing public investigation into possible tax violation by the Trump Organization (and its Chief Financial Officer, Allen Weisselberg) as a hypothetical. What if, for […]

We have published a new video that explains where to file an immigration delay lawsuit.  You can view the video here or below.

[Also available on LinkedIn.] One of the most important strategic decisions to make when filing an immigration delay lawsuit is choosing where to file it. The short answer is federal court. The long answer is, well, a little longer because it means identifying the appropriate “venue.” Selecting the wrong venue could mean dismissal under Federal […]

We have published a new video that explains who to sue (name as a defendant) when filing a Mandamus action in order to get a decision on a delayed immigration application.  You can view the video here or below.

[Also available on LinkedIn.] After deciding to file a Mandamus action in order to compel the government to issue a decision on a long-delayed immigration application, the next major step is determining who to sue. In other words: who are the appropriate and essential defendants in such an action? This article will provide some guidance on how […]

We have published a new video that explains how federal judges can offer an unbiased, independent and no-nonsense approach to getting a decision on long-delayed immigration applications.  You can view the video here or below.  

[Also available on LinkedIn.] Filing a federal lawsuit to obtain a decision on a delayed immigration application means having a fresh set of eyes reviewing your client’s immigration matter. A set of eyes, it bears noting, that typically belong to a very intelligent and unbiased former litigator; one who is not beholden to USCIS, the […]

[Also available on LinkedIn.] It’s hard for most people outside of the immigration space to imagine filling out an application, providing everything asked for, paying a fee, maybe sitting for interview and then having to wait years for the application to be decided. But this is all too common for some categories of immigration and […]