The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO), blocking the implementation of the May 31, 2019, USCIS memo regarding updated procedures for asylum applications filed by unaccompanied children (UACs) for 14 days from issuance of the court’s order.
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USCIS announced that it plans to maintain operations at its international field offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Nairobi, New Delhi, Guatemala City, Mexico City, and San Salvador. USCIS plans to close the remaining 13 international field offices and three district offices by August 2020.
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CBP is set to expand its use of facial recognition technology to screen people entering the country. A draft request for bids lays out CBP’s plans to replace its existing “token-based” security system, which relies on verification methods such as passwords, with a biometric one. CBP also plans to replace Global Entry kiosks at the border with a “facial recognition solution.”
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USCIS issued a policy alert after it updated guidance in the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) relating to adjustment of status under the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA). In this alert, USCIS provides updated examples of documents applicants may submit as proof of being a Cuban native or Cuban citizen for purposes of adjusting status under the CAA, and replaces language directing officers to certify denied CAA cases to the AAO with language suggesting certification if appropriate.
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The Hill reports that 13 states led by Washington Attorney General Robert Ferguson and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring filed a lawsuit Wednesday over the Trump administration’s new “public charge” rule. The complaint states, “The rule is arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion because—among other reasons—it reverses a decades-old, consistent policy without reasoned analysis.”
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Last Friday, DOJ petitioned the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) in an effort to strip immigration judges of their right to be represented by a union. AILA Executive Director Benjamin Johnson called the petition “an effort to suppress the voices of immigration judges, who have denounced DOJ efforts to strip their authority.” House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) criticized the administration’s move to decertify the National Association of Immigration Judges, announcing plans to hold hearings to “develop a foundation for legislation to create an independent immigration court.”
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9th Circuit rules Asylum 2.0 cannot go in effect. At the present time. It would harm those actually applying for asylum.
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Family I-130’s approved with different issues. Now family can proceed with consulate processing for the Green Card.
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Adjustment of Status granted for Mexican national who entered the United States with a visa and was subsequently petitioned by her U.S. citizen son. Various inadmissibility issues overcome.
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