Form I-9 document for persons covered by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED).

DOJ OSC flyers for employers and employees on Form I-9 document issues for persons covered by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). Topics include proving work authorization, automatic EAD extension and when to contact USCIS or OSC.

U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez is closed on July 30, 2010 for Security Concerns

Citing security concerns, the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez is closed on July 30, 2010 and has cancelled all scheduled appointments and services for that date. Information on date of reopening will be announced by warden notice and posting on their web page.

DHS announces the first Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC) with the Pascua Yaqui Tribe

DHS press release announcing the production of the first Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC) with the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, a WHTI-compliant document that recognizes tribal membership and U.S. citizenship for the purpose of entering the U.S. through a land or sea port of entry.

EOIR Press Release against 15 Attorneys for violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct

 EOIR press release on disciplinary actions against 15 attorneys for violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct including immediate suspension of seven attorneys and final orders against eight attorneys. EOIR reinstated four attorneys.

Cancellation of removal under section 240A

A grant of Family Unity Program benefits does not constitute an “admission” to the United States under section 101(a)(13)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(13)(A) (2006), for purposes of establishing that an alien has accrued the requisite 7-year period of continuous residence after having been “admitted in any status” to be …

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Eligibility for adjustment of status

For purposes of establishing eligibility for adjustment of status under section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a) (2006), an alien seeking to show that he or she has been “admitted” to the United States pursuant to section 101(a)(13)(A) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(13)(A) (2006), need only prove procedural …

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The misdemeanor offense of assault and battery against a family or household member

The misdemeanor offense of assault and battery against a family or household member in violation of section 18.2-57.2(A) of the Virginia Code Annotated is not categorically a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(a) (2006) and therefore not categorically a crime of domestic violence within the meaning of section 237(a)(2)(E)(i) of the Immigration and …

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Denial of application for asylum

Denial of application for asylum was not error because substantial evidence supported conclusion by immigration judge and Board of Immigration Appeals that harassment of South Vietnamese refugees in Italy by unknown assailants–which petitioners attributed to communists–was not committed either by the Italian government or by forces that government was unable or unwilling to control. Truong …

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Another new Asylum case:

NINTH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS -Immigration Law- Where petitioner’s testimony that he was persecuted in Ghana on account of his attempts to convert Muslims to the Baptist faith was deemed credible, Board of Immigration Appeals erred in concluding that he failed to show authorities were unable or unwilling to control his attackers. Remand was …

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