Burden and Standard of Proof after the REAL ID Act
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Withdrawal of Relief for Violation of Protective Order
Withdrawal of Relief for Violation of Protective Order – Avvo.com http://ping.fm/sPJgX Protective order Relief Immigration relief Relief expanded
Bars to Relief in Removal
Bars to Relief in Removal – Avvo.com http://ping.fm/ENDgz Removal Removal proceedings Administrative relief I was removed from the U.S.
New USCIS Fee Schedule takes effect on 11/23/10
DHS final rule on the USCIS Fee Schedule, with correction to the fee for filing Form I-131, for a refugee travel document for an adult age 16 or older. The new fee schedule takes effect on 11/23/10. (75 FR 69851, 11/16/10) (75 FR 58962, 9/24/10) Form I-131 Form I-131: a refugee travel document Form I-131 …
End of Religious Worker I-360
USCIS interim memo for comment on the treatment of religious worker I-360/I-485 concurrent filings in light of the Ninth Circuit’s mandate overturning the injunction in Ruiz-Diaz v. U.S. I-360 I-360 petition Religious worker I-360 Religious worker deadline
Court reversed the termination of Petitioner’s immigrant visa for failure to apply within one year
The court reversed the termination of Petitioner’s immigrant visa for failure to apply within one year. INA §203(g) and 22 CFR §42.67(b) require notice “to the alien” but DOS sent notice only to the attorney and the I-130 petitioner. (Singh v. Clinton, 8/20/10). Petitioner Petitioner income Petitioner and immigration Our immigration Law Firm
E-2 Visa Applications
The British Are Coming! Or Are They? This panel will discuss the effect of the recession on the adjudication of E-2 visa applications at the U.S. Embassy in London. E-2 meaning E-2 application E-2 attorney Get and E-2 attorney to help you get your own business in the U.S.
ICE statistics on the 287(g) program
ICE statistics on the 287(g) program including individuals identified for removal between 2006 and October 2011. ICE released the statistics on the online FOIA Reading Room. FOIA FOIA request Online FOIA Get a FOIA from a LA deportation Lawyer
An Employer fails to respond to an Audit Notification letter
The DOL Liaison Committee informs members that according to Department of Labor (DOL) an increase in debarment and/or revocation proceedings will occur where an employer fails to respond to an Audit Notification letter or submits an incomplete response to an Audit Notification letter. Audit notification letter Audit Perm audit Tips to find the right Immigration …
(TRAC) report finding that the ICE sought to remove individuals from the U.S.
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) report finding that the Immigration Courts have rejected an increasing proportion of cases in which ICE sought to remove individuals from the U.S.
Provides that the alien “shall have access” to non-confidential A-file documents
The court found that INA §240(c)(2) which provides that the alien “shall have access” to non-confidential A-file documents compelled the government to provide such documents to Petitioner without requiring him to file a FOIA request. (Dent v. Holder, 11/9/10)
Analysis of data on border enforcement and the increase in smuggling costs along the Southwest Border
DHS Office of Immigration Statistics working paper with analysis of data on border enforcement and the increase in smuggling costs along the southwest border.
Largest Number of Service Members granted Citizenship in FY2010
USCIS press release announcing that in FY2010, it granted citizenship to the highest number of service members in any year since 1955. A fact sheet on naturalization through military service follows the press release.
Secure Communities in four Illinois counties
ICE press release announcing that Secure Communities is now activated in four Illinois counties. With the expansion of this program to Crawford, De Witt, Ford, and Piatt counties, ICE is now using this capacity in 26 Illinois jurisdictions.
Death of Mexican national while in ICE custody
ICE press release announcing the death of Antonio Gomez-Hernandez, a Mexican national, while in ICE custody. He passed away at Loyola University Medical Center after suffering liver failure. Gomez-Hernandez is the first immigrant to pass away in ICE custody in FY2011.