The San Francisco Chronicle reports DOJ plans to issue rule changes that would make it easier for a handful of appellate immigration judges to declare their rulings binding on the entire immigration system. The changes could also expand the use of single-judge, cursory decisions at the appellate level.
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The American Immigration Council filed suit on behalf of a company that provides amenity services to seniors, their families, and their senior communities to challenge USCIS’s “not a specialty occupation” denial of an H-1B petition.
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USCIS announced that it had once again received more than enough H‑1B petitions within the first five business days of the FY2020 filing period to reach the annual cap of 85,000 new H‑1B visas. The agency received 201,011 petitions, an increase from last year’s total of 190,098.
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Client was detained at home by Immigration based on an old conviction for possession of a controlled substance for sale and placed in removal proceedings. While in proceedings, our office was able to reduce Client’s sentence to possession only (pursuant to section 1473.7 of the California Penal Code), with no drug identified, and as a result, his removal proceedings were terminated and he was released from the Adelanto Detention Facility. Client was able to keep his green card/permanent residency and return home to his US Citizen family members.
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Client, represented by her previous attorney, received a 6-page denial of her application for adjustment of status, with various allegations, including marriage fraud. Our office, under a short deadline, prepared a motion to reopen arguing that there was no fraud and that our Client was eligible for adjustment based on her TPS status and her father’s I-130 petition. Client can now remain in the U.S. with her husband and children, and can apply for naturalization in 5 years.
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Adjustment of status application approved for Client and his wife under 245(i) despite DUI and firearm convictions.
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2011 removal order reopened based on 2 convictions that were vacated pursuant to California Penal Code § 1473.7. Because Client is no longer removable from the United States, proceedings were terminated and Client can now renew his permanent resident card and apply for naturalization/citizenship in the future.
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I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, based on good faith marriage and subsequent divorce approved for Filipino client who separated from her husband shortly after their marriage, lived in separate states, and had little joint documentation.
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CBS News reports on a complaint filed yesterday, the American Immigration Council, and CLINIC regarding “an alarming increase in the number of infants” being held in ICE detention in Dilley, TX. The complaint states that infants have been subject to “lengthy delays in receiving medical attention and lack of appropriate follow-up treatment.” Physicians for Human Rights also sent a letter to DHS expressing “grave concern” about the infants’ detention and requesting their immediate release.
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DOS announced that in light of the suspension of routine visa services at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, has been designated as the primary site to process immigrant visas for residents of Venezuela. Nonimmigrant visa applications may be submitted at an embassy or consulate outside of Venezuela.
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