Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
In an unpublished 2/6/12 decision, the AAO granted a 212(i) waiver. The AAO found that the applicant’s U.S. citizen spouse would face emotional, psychological, and financial hardships upon separation from the applicant.
The court held that a conviction for making threats “with intent to terrorize” in violation of California Penal Code § 422 is a crime involving moral turpitude.
A July 2011 CIS Ombudsman update provides information and additional resources on the USCIS, DOS, EOIR, and BIA procedures, filing locations, and timeframes for submitting a change of address. https://www.uscis.gov/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/23-new-immigration-judges/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/immigration-reform-2014/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/immigrationattorney/
USCIS press release stating that I-601 provisional waivers for immediate relatives U.S. citizens are not in effect yet and will not be available to potential applicants until USCIS publishes a final rule in the Federal Register specifying the effective date.
An amicus brief, filed by the AILA South Florida and Central Florida Chapters in the Supreme Court of Florida, arguing that the holding in the Supreme Court case Padilla v. Kentucky applies to all pending and future state postconviction proceedings. https://www.uscis.gov/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/updated-uscis-forms/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/applications-to-uscis/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/2010-uscis-fee-schedule/
How can I get the Green Card through employment without waiting years? Question: I have a Master’s Degree in Economics and would like to know if there is anyway I can get the Green Card through employment without waiting years. Answer: There is what is known as the EB-2 category. This is the second employment …
National Council of La Raza (NCLR) press release applauding Congress for extending the payroll tax cut and not including a restriction to the Child Tax Credit that would have severely affected millions of hardworking, taxpaying Latino families and their children. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/business-visas/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/b1-visa/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/b-2-visitor-visa/
In a case on remand from the Eighth Circuit, the Board found that further fact-finding may be necessary to determine whether the Albanian respondent should be granted humanitarian asylum based on past persecution and remanded to the IJ. https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylum https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/asylum-agreements/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/appeal-asylum/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/adjudication-of-asylum/
Advance copy of EOIR notice announcing it is considering changes to regulations governing the recognition of organizations and accreditation of representatives, and will host public meetings on the issue. The notice will be published in the Federal Register on 2/17/12. https://www.uscis.gov/green-card https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/new-designed-green-card/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/green-card/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/getting-the-green-card-through-marriage/
USCIS’s Lockbox provides filing tips for Forms N-600, N-600K, and N-336, to help stakeholders ensure that applications are properly accepted at the Lockbox facility. https://www.uscis.gov/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/forms-i-526-and-i-829-petitions/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/forms/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/electronic-forms/
The court found that the petitioner did not make a false claim to U.S. citizenship for the purposes of INA § 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) when he allegedly told the city police that his place of birth was Puerto Rico. https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/citizenship-immigration-data-repository-cidr/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/certificate-of-citizenship/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/acquisition-of-u-s-citizenship/
February 2012 DHS Office of Immigration Statistics fact sheet providing an indication of the overall impact on counting changes by displaying trends in nonimmigrant admissions compared to trends in the number of individuals admitted each year during 2001–2010. https://www.dhs.gov/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/dhs-has-sole-authority-on-naturalization-application/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/department-of-homeland-security-dhs/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/acting-dhs-secretary/
E-mail from the U.S. Embassy, London notifying AILA members of limited NIV services during the upcoming Summer Olympic Games, as well as an expansion of the Visa Reissuance Program to include H-1 and H-4 visa applicants. https://www.uscis.gov/green-card https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/child-citizenship-act/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/certificate-of-citizenship/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/aquisition-of-citizenship/
Advance copy of EOIR notice announcing it is considering changes to regulations governing the recognition of organizations and accreditation of representatives, and will host public meetings on the issue. The notice will be published in the Federal Register on 2/17/12. https://www.uscis.gov/green-card https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/green-card/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/getting-the-green-card-through-marriage/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/biden-green-card-ban-ban-visa-lottery-diverity-lottery/
Press release statement from DHS press secretary Matt Chandler on Secretary Napoliatno’s upcoming visit to Texas with CBP Acting Commissioner David Aguilar to see CBP operations at the Southwest border and receive briefings on efforts to secure the border. https://www.borderreport.com/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/best-deportation-attorney/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/us-mexico-border/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/u-s-mexico-border/