Do warrantless home visits by USCIS investigators of a married couple’s home violate the Fourth Amendment? Whoever believes the answer is “no,” theorizing that one or both of the married parties granted them “consent” to search the home, is mistaken because the consent was clearly coercive. Imagine this. Two government agents walk up to your door out of the blue. They knock on the door. You open the door and they tell you they are government agents who work for an immigration agency. They tell you they are there because you have a pending application for immigration benefits and they’d like to take a look around the home. You ask whether…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processes immigration applications for people seeking to enter the United States and those already residing in the country. USCIS often issues Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) to applicants when they need additional information or clarification on a specific issue in their respective immigration cases. In this blog post, we will explain what RFEs and NOIDs are, when they might be issued, their significance, and how to respond to them. Additionally, we will explore the potential consequences of failing to respond to these notices and how an experienced immigration attorney can help.