Attorney Change of Address
Vermont Service Center (VSC) Liaison Committee instructs members on how to submit an attorney change of address when updating 10 or more files at the same time.
H-2B Cap Count Updated
As of 1/21/11, USCIS receipted 7,315 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the second half of the fiscal year. This count includes 8,869 approved and 3,446 pending petitions. H-2B cap count information for the first half of FY2011 is also available. https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/h2b/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/h2b-attorney/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/h2b-cap/ https://californiaimmigration.us/our-immigration-law-firm/
Teleconference to discuss planned changes for refugee and asylee follow-to-join cases
USCIS International Operations Division invitation for a 2/8/11 teleconference to discuss planned changes to the processing procedures for refugee and asylee follow-to-join cases. https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/asylum-2/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/asylum/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/asylum-applicants/ https://californiaimmigration.us/asylum/
Changes at U.S. Embassy in London regarding Expatriation Interviews
The Rome District Chapter informs practitioners of changes at U.S. Embassy, London regarding expatriation interviews. In an effort to reduce the current backlog, expatriation interviews will be scheduled electronically, effective 2/1/11.
Court Uphold BIA denial of family planning claim
The court found that the harm inflicted on Petitioner, who was punched repeatedly by family planning officials and detained for two days after his wife was taken away for an abortion, did not rise to the level of persecution. (Liu v. Holder, 1/24/11). https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/bia-2/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/bia/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/bia-pro-bono-project/ https://californiaimmigration.us/bia-issues-two-crime-related-decisions/
Updated list of Student and Exchange Visitor Program approved schools
ICE updated its list of Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) approved schools.
Petitioners’ Motion to Remand denied
The court denied Petitioners’ motion to remand, rejecting their attempt to base a claim for asylum on the fear that their recently born U.S. citizen daughter would be subjected to FGM upon the family’s removal to Guinea. (Mariko v. Holder, 1/24/11)
House Subcommittee Hearing on Immigration
The political gamesmanship has begun with today’s hearing in the House Subcommittee on Immigration. The hearing is an example of backward thinking in tackling America’s broken immigration system. It represents an extension of a policy paradigm that has already failed.
Temporary Closure of the U.S. Embassy in Tel-Aviv
The Rome District Chapter alerts that the U.S. Embassy in Tel-Aviv will be closed to the public between February 17 and March 18, 2011. As such, the Embassy strongly encourages those intending to travel to the U.S. to apply for visas well in advance
Chapter 7 Debtor’s Duties
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Chapter 7 Debtor’s Powers
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Chapter 7 Trustees Duties to Creditors
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Chapter 7 Trustees Duties to Maximize
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Chapter 7 Secured vs. Unsecured Creditors
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Eligibility of a Battered or Abused Parent
Draft of the USCIS memorandum on the eligibility of a battered or abused parent of a U.S. citizen to self-petition.