Immigration Attorney Chris Gafner Co-Authors Article on Unlawful Presence

New York, NY, October 23, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Immigration attorney Chris Gafner has co-authored the article "Unlawful Presence: An Update," that was recently published in Bender's Immigration Bulletin. The article was written for immigration practitioners and examines recent developments in the immigration agency's definition of unlawful presence.

Unlawful presence is a term that was first used in 1996 and refers to a person's unauthorized presence in the United States. Understanding the term is particularly important as a person's unlawful presence in the United States may cause harsh consequences, including being barred from reentering the United States for three or ten years. The term is rather complex and has caused immigration attorneys much angst. An example of its complexity is that a person may be in the United States without immigration status, but may not be accruing unlawful presence.

Bender's Immigration Bulletin is a semimonthly publication that is read by immigration attorneys throughout the United States and is published by LexisNexis. The article's citation is Chris Gafner & Stephen Yale-Loehr, Unlawful Presence: An Update, 14 Bender’s Immigr. Bull. 1280 (Oct. 15, 2009).

Gafner Law Firm is a full-service immigration law firm capable of representing clients from throughout the United States and the world. Based in New York City, the firm provides services in family immigration, business immigration, investor immigration, and almost all other immigration issues. To learn more about the firm, please visit its website at gafnervisalaw.com, or call 646.571.8472.

Chris Gafner's co-author was Stephen Yale-Loehr, a leading immigration expert who is a co-author of the Immigration Law and Procedure treatise, an Adjunct Professor at Cornell University Law School, and Of Counsel at Miller Mayer in Ithaca, NY.

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