Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
http://www.californiaimmigration.us The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the first of a series of monthly reports on detention conditions for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) in DHS custody. The first memorandum details 87 unannounced site visits conducted from July 1-16, 2014, at 63 detention centers along the U.S. southern border. The memorandum includes a facility …
http://ow.ly/ArLcs As of August 1, 2014, USCIS receipted 26,345 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap for the second half of FY2014. This count includes 25,210 approved and 1,135 pending beneficiaries. Information on the first half of FY2015 is also available.
http://www.californiaimmigration.us The Washington Post reports that President Obama is preparing to announce new measures that would potentially allow millions of undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. without fear of deportation.
http://ow.ly/zU4K5 According to documents obtained at the family immigration detention facility in Artesia, New Mexico, the U.S. government is refusing to release on bond Central American mothers and children who have fled violence in their home countries, or is setting bond so prohibitively high as to be meaningless.
http://ow.ly/zU4ix DOS provided an update regarding the ongoing technical issues with its passport and visa system. DOS anticipates that it will take weeks to resume full visa processing capacity. DOS provided statistics on how the backlog has impacted visa production, stating that “we issued more than 220,000 nonimmigrant visas globally. Based on our average production …
http://ow.ly/zU47d The Seventh Circuit applied Chevron deference and upheld the BIA’s decision in Matter of Camarillo that a Notice to Appear (NTA) that does not specify a particular time and date for an initial hearing suffices to trigger the stop-time rule under INA §240A(d)(1).
http://ow.ly/zU406 The First Circuit denied the application for CAT relief, upholding the adverse credibility finding due to inconsistencies in the Petitioner’s submissions and testimony.
http://ow.ly/zU3T9 BALCA held that the letters the employer sent to U.S. applicants were insufficient, noting that there was no attempt to determine whether the applicants could become qualified with reasonable on-the-job training and there was no proof that the applicants received the letters.
http://ow.ly/zU23X Another win for Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner: 5 year old in absentia order was reopened for detained client who was presumably placed into proceedings after filing to renew her fraudulent TPS application. Motion was filed in time to stop her deportation, motion was granted in 2 months time and client was released …
http://youtu.be/tZrkOqQiLhg
The Fifth Circuit remanded for the BIA to consider the Convention Against Torture (CAT) claim under the “color of law” legal standard, with information that extortionists in El Salvador may have received information about the petitioner from government officials acting in their official capacities. http://ow.ly/zh47d http://ow.ly/zh48Z
Immigrant visa was denied in 2012 because of false claim to citizenship. We filed a motion in March based on a new interpretation of false claims and minors and we just received a notice from the consulate indicating that Client is eligible to schedule a new immigrant visa appointment. http://www.californiaimmigration.us http://ow.ly/zeM4A
Recent Win – E-2 Consulate Processing Approved blerner@californiaimmigration.us – Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner, APC Mail http://www.californiaimmigration.us
http://youtu.be/0V6dJbe0Wh4 How to do Consulate Processing. A Video Explanation.
http://ow.ly/yBK6d NBC Los Angeles reports that yesterday, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) began the first of two public hearings on proposed regulations for a state law that directs the agency to issue driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants living in California.