BIA Holds IJs Can Grant Opposed Motion for Administrative Closure

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DHS press release outlining Obama administration reforms that would help attract new businesses investment to the U.S. and ensure that the U.S. has the most skilled workforce in the world, including the commitment to attracting and retaining highly-skilled immigrants. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas.html https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/agricultural-visa/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/a-visa/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/55-million-visa-fraud-conspiracy/

USCIS Presentation for Teleconference on Consular Notification Process

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USCIS presentation for the 2/1/12 teleconference with stakeholders on the consular notification process for immigrant and non-immigrant approvals as related to visa issuance. Original invitation and call-in information included. https://www.uscis.gov/green-card https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/getting-the-green-card-through-marriage/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/extgension-of-green-card/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/biden-green-card-ban-ban-visa-lottery-diverity-lottery/

CA7 on Withholding of Removal and China’s “One-Child” Policy

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The court found that the petitioner did not prove that it was more likely than not she would be persecuted because of her opposition to China’s “one child” policy if she returns to China. https://www.uscis.gov/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/business-immigration-attorney/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/best-immigration-attorney/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/american-immigration-attorney/

CA1 Denies El Salvadoran Asylum Claim

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The court found the petitioner, who argued he was persecuted by the FMLN guerillas in El Salvador, did not produce convincing evidence of a causal connection between his political beliefs and the harm he suffered. https://www.cbp.gov/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/u-s-customs-and-border-protection-cbp/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/customs-and-border-protection-cbp/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/customs-border-protection-cbp/

CA1 Denies Guatemalan Withholding Claim

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The court found the Guatemalan petitioner did not show a connection between her feared harm and her membership in either of two social groups: single women perceived to have substantial economic resources or former children of war.  https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/african-asylum/  https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/adjudication-of-asylum/  https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/asylum-2/  https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylum

USCIS Asylum Division Training Program

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USCIS Asylum Division Training Section of the USCIS website provides the training courses required for asylum officers both on a national level and at the field offices. https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/asylum-2/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/adjudication-of-asylum/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/asylum/ https://californiaimmigration.us/asylum/

TRAC Report on Federal Criminal Prosecutions Statistics

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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) report showing that the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to enforce immigration and customs laws accounted for 59 percent of all federal criminal prosecutions in October 2011. https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/trac/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/transactional-records-access-clearinghouse-trac/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/immigrationlawyer/ https://californiaimmigration.us/abogado-de-inmigracion/

HHS Poverty Guidelines Annual Update

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Health and Human Services (HHS) notice that provides an update of the HHS poverty guidelines to account for the last calendar year’s increase in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index. https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/department-of-human-and-health-services-hhs/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/immigrationattorney/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/immigrationlawyer/ https://californiaimmigration.us/abogado-de-inmigracion/

CA1 Finds Witnesses to Serious Crime Not a “Socially Visible” Group

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The court found that the petitioner’s social group of witnesses to a serious crime whom the government is unable or unwilling to protect is not sufficiently “socially visible” to establish a particular social group. https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/crime/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/crime-against-minor/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/crime-of-moral-turpitude/ https://californiaimmigration.us/waivers/criminal-waiver-of-inadmissibility-prepared-by-immigration-lawyer/

CA4 Finds BIA Applied Wrong Standard of Review

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The court found that the BIA had reviewed the immigration judge’s factual findings, used to grant the petitioner’s request to defer removal, under a de novo standard of review instead of under the required clearly erroneous standard. https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/bia-2/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/bia-board-of-immigration-appeals/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/bia/ https://californiaimmigration.us/bia-deference-given-to-particulary-serious-crime/

CFR Article: A Modern Visa System for the U.S.

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Council on Foreign Relations article recommending a visa screening system that will benefit U.S. security and the economy by focusing scrutiny on high-risk travelers and speeding approval for low-risk travelers. Courtesy of Liam Schwartz. https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/a-visa/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/current-visa/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/employment-visa/ https://californiaimmigration.us/visas/

CA9 on Credibility Findings under the REAL ID Act

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The court found that the BIA complied with its remand mandate by considering the REAL ID Act’s impact on the immigration judge’s finding that the petitioner’s claims were not sufficiently corroborated for his request for CAT relief. https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/real-id-act/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/real-id/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/immigrationattorney/ https://californiaimmigration.us/abogado-de-inmigracion/

Texas Service Center Processing Time Report

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TSC Processing Time Report released 1/26/12 with processing dates as of 11/30/11. https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/texas-service-center-tsc/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/tsc/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/processing-time/ https://californiaimmigration.us/our-immigration-law-firm/

California Service Center Processing Time Report

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CSC Processing Time Report released 1/25/12 with processing dates as of 11/30/11. https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/csc/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/california-service-center-csc/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/csc-liaison/ https://californiaimmigration.us/our-immigration-law-firm/

Nebraska Service Center Processing Time Report

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NSC Processing Time Report released 1/25/12 with processing dates as of 11/30/11. https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/processing-time/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/nebraska-service-center-nsc/ https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/nsc/ https://californiaimmigration.us/our-immigration-law-firm/

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