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This notice extends the registration period for applicants for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals through January 18, 2011. TPS and announces Get TPS TPS documentation The Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
New Case involving modified categorical approach: Under modified categorical approach, bank employee’s guilty plea to stealing, embezzling, and misapplying $65,000 of bank funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 656 qualified as an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101(a)(43)(M)(i) because the knowing misapplication of funds necessarily involved fraud. Carlos-Blaza v. Holder. Aggravated felony analysis …
Crimes of Moral Turpitude should be analyzed under 24 I & N DEC 687 (2008). Step 1: – If it is clearly a CMT then the analysis is over; Step 2: Was there a temporary or permanent taking; Step 3: What extrinsic evidence exists (this can be shown); Step 4 – CMT is a non …
EB-1A Researchers do NOT need a position at a school to qualify for this position. Don´t have a sponsor? EB-1 petitions EB-1 extraordinary ability Immigration office
Regarding Voluntary Departure, try to withdraw the Voluntary Departure before filing the Motion to Reopen. Got voluntary departure? Post conclusion voluntary departure Cannot stay a voluntary departure Immigration office
If U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) makes a wrong notation, date, or other mark on the I-94, you need to go to deferred inspection to get it reissued. Form I-94 No proof of I-94 Update on I-94 Immigration Law Firm
When an H-4 applicant forgets to file a change or extension of status and the H-1B primary applicant has done so, the H-4 applicant should file a Nunc Pro Tunc Application. Status report on H-4 H-1B and H-4 H-4 dependant spouses Fight for immigration
A K-2 Beneficiary of a K-1 can adjust EVEN if that K-2 beneficiary is over 18 years of age at the time the parent marries. Former K-1 faincés K visas K-2 visa status Visas
There is a very unusual way for someone to become a Lawful Permanent Resident. Here is the scenario: 1) A child is born to a Lawful Permanent resident outside of the U.S. ; 2) This child is brought to the U.S. BEFORE the age of 2; and 3) The child is brought into the U.S. …
DOS issued a cable also that includes instructions for entering the names of suspected human rights violators and abusers into the Consular Lookout and Support System (CLASS).
The US Chamber of Commerce issued a letter urging member of the Senate to oppose the “Employ America Act” (S. 2804) either as stand-alone legislation or as an amendment to other legislation.
President Obama’s appeal to Congress for a bipartisan overhaul of the nation’s broken immigration system in a speech delivered at American University School of International Service.
ICE issued its strategic plan for Fiscal Years 2010-2014. This plan lays out how ICE will meet its responsibilities for criminal investigation and civil immigration enforcement over the next five years.
ICE reported a total of 400 Haitians in ICE Custody as of 6/24/10 including criminal and non-criminal detainees. ICE deferred to USCIS on question of the number of Haitians who have applied for asylum since the earthquake.
Department of State (DOS) issued a visa policy update on an FAM change to clarify that posts may annotate blanket L visas with the name of the actual employer on the I-129-S even if that subsidiary or affiliate employer name is not in PIMS. Visa validity dates for L visas L visa adjudications H and …