Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
The Associated Press reports that DHS officials considered arresting thousands of migrant families who had final deportation orders and removing them from the United States in a flashy show of force. The proposal was intended to deter other migrants but was put aside at the time because of concerns about diverting resources from the border, a lack of …
Led by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), 36 senators sent two letters to the administration, calling it to account for the crisis-level case processing delays at USCIS.
USCIS issued guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that violation of federal controlled substance law, including for marijuana, remains a conditional bar to establishing good moral character for naturalization even where that conduct would not be an offense under state law.
USCIS announced that beginning May 1, 2019, certain Israeli nationals who are lawfully present in the United States will be able to request a change of status to the E‑2 treaty investor classification.
the White House issued a presidential memorandum on combating high nonimmigrant visa overstay rates. Among other things, the president ordered that within 120 days of the memo’s date, the secretary of state, in consultation with the attorney general and secretary of homeland security, shall make recommendations to reduce the B‑1 and B‑2 nonimmigrant visa overstay rates of …
CNN reports that Supreme Court justices were deeply divided yesterday over whether the Trump administration can add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Five former directors of the Census Bureau, who have served under both Democratic and Republican administrations, filed an amicus brief in the case, stating that, “The longstanding view of the Census Bureau—reaffirmed by …
The Seventh Circuit granted the petition for review and remanded, finding that the record compelled a finding that the torture and persecution that the petitioner had suffered in the past at the hands of a Mexican drug cartel and feared in the future were and would be because of his membership in the particular social group …
The American Bar Association (ABA) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr urging him to reconsider his decision in Matter of M‑S‑, stating that it “will result in an increase in length and unnecessary detention of vulnerable asylum seekers at significant cost to the government.”
The Intercept reports on the Trump administration’s efforts to denaturalize Parvez Manzoor Khan, a 60-year-old truck driver and grandfather of three who’s been a citizen without incident since 2006 for failing to disclose a past deportation order of which he was unaware.
The Eighth Circuit upheld the BIA’s denial of asylum to the petitioner, finding that a reasonable adjudicator would not be compelled to find that the Guatemalan government was and would be unwilling or unable to protect the petitioner against her daughter’s abusive father.
Ten members of the House of Representatives who represent congressional districts in Texas sent a letter to USCIS expressing concern regarding the processing delays impacting applications for green cards, naturalization, and advance parole filed by Houston constituents, emphasizing that they impose a “burden on those who live and work in our community and want nothing more than …
USCIS published a notice in the Federal Register extending the designation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from May 3, 2019, through November 2, 2020. The re registration period runs from today, April 5, 2019, through June 4, 2019.
In Padilla v. ICE, the court issued a preliminary injunction requiring the government to provide certain detained asylum seekers with a bond hearing within seven days of a bond hearing request and to release those individuals whose detention time exceeds that limit.
Vox reports on the order issued yesterday by a federal judge in California enjoining the Trump administration from continuing to implement or expand the Migrant Protection Protocols, commonly known as the Remain in Mexico policy. Since late January, the policy has resulted in more than 600 asylum seekers being sent back to Mexico.
Buzzfeed News reports that USCIS officials plan to propose a regulation that would double the time individuals who apply for asylum must wait before qualifying for a work permit, from 180 to 365 days. The proposal, which is not yet finalized, would apply to both affirmative asylum seekers who apply while already in the United States and …