Alien who procured his admission for permanent residence by fraud or misrepresentation could not obtain a waiver of inadmissibility under Sec. 212(h)

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Alien who procured his admission for permanent residence by fraud or misrepresentation could not obtain a waiver of inadmissibility under Sec. 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, since alien was inspected and authorized to enter the United States before he was convicted of an aggravated felony. Term “previously been admitted” in Sec. 212(h) refers …

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Another immigration case

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Another immigration case about an IJ who did not let sufficient evidence in: Immigration judge denied petitioner a full and fair hearing where judge unreasonably limited testimony on whether removal “would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” to petitioner’s 4-year-old U.S.-citizen child and denied request for a continuance, prejudicing petitioner’s ability to present evidence …

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I am looking to marry an illegal immigrant from mexico,how do i go about doing this and getting him legal?

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I am looking to marry an illegal immigrant from mexico,how do i go about doing this and getting him legal? – Avvo.com http://ping.fm/vUd3r Central American Immigrants Illegal immigrants Immigrant visa Nonimmigrant waiver by US Immigration Attorney

Immigration Reform Hopefully Coming

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Immigration Reform is actually coming. There are other bills which are in front of Immigration Reform, but not for long. It appears that will Immigration Reform might not exactly happen this year. However, it is going to be important of which people call your current congressional representatives and your current immigration attorney to be able …

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Immigration Reform is actually coming

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Immigration Reform is actually coming. It appears of which Immigration Reform might not happen this year. However, it is going to be important which an individual call your congressional representatives and your immigration attorney in order to try to give your own opinion. There tend to be 12 million illegal immigrants here within a U.S. …

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Motion to Reopen an old deportation

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Another win for the Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner, APC: Client’s mother was about to die. We filed a Motion to Reopen an old deportation order and asked it be joined in by ICE. It was a joint motion. Then, the Immigration Court terminated proceedings so we could proceed with the Adjustment. All this …

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New Case on Convention Against Torture

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New Case on Convention Against Torture: Board of Immigration Appeals did not abuse its discretion in determining that petitioners failed to demonstrate prima facie eligibility for immigration relief because their proposed social group, “returning Mexicans from the United States,” was too broad to qualify as a cognizable social group; generalized evidence of violence and crime …

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BIA decision

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A new case. Another aggravated felony. Alien’s conviction for grand theft under California Penal Code Sec. 487(a) qualified as an aggravated felony under the modified categorical approach. By referencing alien’s “conviction record,” Board of Immigration Appeals sufficiently referenced the record as a whole. Abstract of judgment could fairly be read as a summary of alien’s …

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New Case on BIA being overruled

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New Case on BIA being overruled: Because deferral of removal is available under the Convention Against Torture regardless of whether petitioner has been convicted of a crime, a denial of deferral of removal under CAT is always a decision on the merits. Where alien testified credibly that Nigerian citizens deported for crimes committed in foreign …

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H-1B Cap-Gap Is a lifesaver for Many

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Extension of Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 Status for Eligible Students under the H-1B Specialty Occupation Worker Petition Cap-Gap Regulations Q: Just what is without a doubt the Specialty Worker Petition cap? A: The cap is without a doubt the congressionally-mandated limit about the amount associated with folks that may be granted initial …

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