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The court held that a conviction for residential burglary under Cal. Penal code §459 is a crime of violence under 18 USC §16(b) and is therefore a bar to withholding of removal as a particularly serious crime.
The court found that Petitioner’s due process rights were violated when government counsel was unprepared at the merits hearing and the IJ took over cross-examination and ceased functioning as a neutral arbiter.
The BIA found exceptional circumstances to permit respondent’s late-filed asylum application, reversed the IJ’s finding that DHS rebutted the well-founded fear presumption, and found that the IJ failed to follow Matter of A-T-.
DOS press release announcing that worldwide, the maximum wait for a student visa appointment should be fewer than 15 days.
DHS notice of determination, issued in accordance with INA §212(d)(3)(B)(i), describing the circumstances when the material support ground of inadmissibility may not apply with respect to the provision of medical care by the alien.
Department of State updates to the visa reciprocity tables, including new police record information for Papua New Guinea, updated contact information for Romania, and new information on marriage and divorce documentation for Zambia.
The court held that because a conviction for conspiracy to submit false immigration documents, 18 USC §1546, is grounds for removal under INA §237(a)(3), and not INA §237(a)(1), Petitioner is ineligible for a §237(a)(1)(H) waiver.
All H-1B’s used up for this fiscal year Question: I am planning on applying for an H-1B. Are there H-1B’s still available? Answer: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2012. USCIS notified …
H-1B H-1B immigration attorney H-1B Immigration Lawyer H1-B doors are open again for workers All H-1B’s used up for this fiscal year Question: I am planning on applying for an H-1B. Are there H-1B’s still available? Answer: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it hasreceived a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to …
USCIS alert reminding eligible nationals of Haiti, both first time and late re-registration applicants, to file for TPS prior to 11/15/11.
The court found that a translation error in a medical document corroborating Petitioner’s injuries contributed significantly to the IJ’s adverse credibility finding, and stayed the appeal so that Petitioner could present the error to the BIA.
The court found that where a state criminal statute covers both the felony and misdemeanor conduct proscribed by 21 USC §841, it is presumed to be a felony, unless the petitioner proves he was convicted of misdemeanor conduct.
The court found that the addition of social visibility and particularity to the BIA’s social group definition is inconsistent with prior decisions and rejected it without a reason for adopting the requirements.
Though the registry statute, INA §249, does not specify a time period for good moral character, the court found that the IJ’s determination based on conduct stretching many years and leading up to the hearing was permissible.
The court found that although good moral character is a statutory requirement for cancellation of removal, the decision whether an alien has such character involves the exercise of administrative discretion. Ca7 GMC Immigration Lawyer Our Immigration Law Firm