The BIA sustained the appeal and remanded the case back to the Immigration Judge (IJ) where the IJ ordered the defendant removed in absentia, when… Read More »BIA Remands Case where Defendant Appeals in Absentia Order
The BIA finds that lawful permanent residents may be eligible to apply for special rule cancellation of removal for battered spouses under section 240A(b)(2) of… Read More »The BIA Finds that Lawful Permanent Residents May Be Eligible to Apply
Shahrzad Eram Soleimanlou, 59, of Falls Church, Va., Was sentenced to 41 months in prison for defrauding vulnerable immigrant applicants of approximately $1 million from… Read More »Immigration Consultant Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Fraud
On 9/22/09 ICE announced that Audie Watson of Tamarac, FL was found guilty for fraud, immigration, and money laundering crimes. Watson sold membership in a… Read More »Florida Man Convicted at Trial for Selling Fraudulent Indian Documents
As of September 18, 2009, approximately 46,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying… Read More »USCIS Updates FY 2010 H-1B and H-2B Count (Updated 9/24/09)
As all employment-based visas have been allocated for FY2009,Charles Oppenheim, Chief, Immigrant Control and Reporting Division Visa Services Office, Provides an explanation on how the… Read More »DOS Provides Background on Visa Allocation Process
Person in deportation/removal proceedings. Adjustment granted for person married less than 2 years.
In this case, the client was the son of a person applying to remove the conditional residency. The application was denied and parent put into… Read More »Person granted green card after years of waiting
On 9/11/09 Texas Governor Rick Perry announced the addition of highly skilled Ranger recon teams will operate along the Mexican border. The Rangers will identify… Read More »Texas governor adds ranger recon teams to border
BALCA reverses the denial of a labor certification on the ground that putting the address of the San Francisco CO, rather than the National Processing… Read More »BALCA Reverses PERM Denial Based on Reasoning in Brooklyn Amity School
Home Contact Us Site Map FAQSearchAdvanced SearchServices & Benefits Immigration Forms Laws & Regulations About USCIS Education & Resources Press Room USCIS Processing Time Information… Read More »California just in Time Processing Report
On 9/14/09 DOJ commemorated the 15th anniversary of VAWA which was signed into law on 9/13/94. This critical legislation was created in recognition of the… Read More »DOJ Commemorates Fifteen Years of the Violence Against Women Act
A May 2007 enforcement by ICE agents found 136 undocumented workers at George’s Processing Plant in Springfield, MO. Twenty-eight workers were criminally prosecuted for various… Read More »Missouri poultry processing plant pays $450,000 fine
CBP announced that the US-VISIT allowed them to catch an individual attempting to pass themselves off as a returning asylee on 3/6/09. Primary inspection with… Read More »US visit results in apprehension of imposter at border
On 9/16/09, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law approved a bill (H.R. 3290) which would provide permanent residency… Read More »September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act of 2009
Citizenship Grant Program (.pdf 46 KB) USCIS Director, Alejandro Mayorkas, announced the recipients for the $1.2 Million Citizenship Grant Program. The funding will be used… Read More »USCIS awards $1.2 million for citizenship grant program
Immigrants detained in a federal detention center in downtown Los Angeles can no longer be held for weeks on end in crowded cells without drinking… Read More »Lawsuit settled regarding horrible conditions
Person received approval of Waiver of Inadmissibility and now can consulate process to become a resident without waiting 10 years. no medical hardship. Only psychological… Read More »Waiver of inadmissibility approved
(.pdf 32 KB) On 9/3/09 CBP announced the selection of Elizabeth Holden for the position of Deputy Executive Director for the Secure Border Initiative Program.
On 9/1/2009, counsel in Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. et. al. v. Napolitano (S.D.MD, August 26, 2009) sought an emergency injunction pending appeal of… Read More »Fourth Circuit Denial Decision
