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ICE press release announcing that Eduardo Dozzi Barbugli was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison and a money judgment of $55 million for his involvement in a visa fraud conspiracy. Barbugli will be subject to removal after he serves his sentence.
A 10/29/10 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on human trafficking. Topics include the definition of human trafficking, anti-trafficking efforts, relief for victims, and an overview of legislation and policy issues related to human trafficking.
The court held that res judicata did not bar the government from lodging new removability charges based on convictions it had not previously raised and that petitioner’s 212(c) waiver did not apply to the instant removal order. (Duhaney v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 8/24/10)
The court denied petition for review in asylum case and directed a copy of the opinion to the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation, finding a lack of evidence of diligent efforts on counsel’s part to meet multiple court deadlines. (Umezurike v. Holder, 7/9/10)
The court held that the BIA interpretation of §1003.(d)(3) in In re A-S-B- cannot stand and that an IJ’s forecasting of future events constitutes fact-finding that the BIA must review under the clearly erroneous standard. (Huang v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 9/8/10)
The court held that under 8 C.F.R. § 1240.26(i), it cannot stay a grant of voluntary departure after a petitioner seeks judicial review because the grant has already terminated. (Patel v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 8/24/10)
The court remanded the case for the BIA to clarify whether it considered the date that petitioner was first admitted as a conditional permanent resident in its finding that he was ineligible for §212(c) relief (Gallimore v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 8/16/10)
USCIS executive summary from the 11/09/10 teleconference on overseas filings of Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. USCIS indicated that it is reviewing options to have all I-130 forms adjudicated domestically, as more than 95% of all I-130 forms are filed in the U.S.
San Diego Chapter USCIS Liaison Minutes from 11/16/10. The minutes address adjudication of I-130 petitions for beneficiaries in removal proceedings; advance notice to applicants for lengthy interviews; reminder about CIS fee increase; and stakeholder meeting on December 7.
Update on Ciudad Juarez provided by DOS and USCIS officials at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) family immigration conference in El Paso, TX, Nov. 3-4, 2010.
The court held that a false representation of citizenship by an alien for the purpose of obtaining private employment is a “purpose or benefit” under the INA, done, at the very least, for the “purpose” of evading §1324a’s provisions. (Ferrans v. Holder, 7/12/10)
The debtor can cure a long term debt and get it reinstated without default. Another option is that the secured creditor accepts the Plan. In many jurisdictions if the creditor fails to object to the Plan, that creditor has accepted the Plan. The third option is to surrender collateral to pay off the debt. If …
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