Posted on June 11, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The BIA sustained DHS’s appeal and reinstated removal proceedings, after finding that INA §101(a)(43)(K)(i) encompassed offenses related to the operation of a business that involves engaging in, or agreeing to engage in, sexual conduct for anything of value.1:42 AM
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Posted on June 11, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Today, USCIS published notice in the Federal Register on the termination of Nepal’s designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on June 24, 2019. TPS holders from Nepal who wish to maintain their status and receive an employment authorization document (EAD) valid through June 24, 2019, must re-register for TPS in accordance with the procedures set forth in the notice.1:40 AM
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Posted on June 11, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Ninth Circuit held that the BIA’s interpretation of the 10-year physical presence requirement for NACARA cancellation of removal for applicants inadmissible on certain criminal grounds as running from the most recent disqualifying conviction was reasonable.1:39 AM
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Posted on June 11, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Fifth Circuit held that the BIA erred both in requiring the asylum petitioner to prove past persecution to establish a claim based on a well-founded fear of future persecution and in recharacterizing the petitioner’s claimed social group.
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Posted on June 11, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The New York Times reports that effective August 9, 2018, the Trump administration plans to crack down on international students and visitors who overstay their visas, stoking fears in the higher education community that President Trump’s aggressive immigration policies will hinder university efforts to attract the brightest minds from overseas.
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Posted on June 11, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Fourth Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that an individual subject to a reinstated order of removal may not apply for asylum, even when the factual basis for the asylum claim did not exist prior to the original removal.1:22 AM
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Posted on June 6, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DHS announced that it is proposing a rule to end the International Entrepreneur Parole Program, which allowed certain foreign entrepreneurs to be considered for parole to temporarily come to the United States to develop and build start-up businesses. An advance copy of the proposed rule is currently available and comments will be accepted for 30 days after the publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register on May 29, 2018.
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Posted on June 6, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DHS’s announcementthat an additional 15,000 H-2B visas will be available for the remainder of FY2018. An advance copy of the temporary rule increasing the H-2B cap has been made available to the public. The temporary rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register this Thursday, May 31, 2018.
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Posted on June 6, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Ninth Circuit held that the petitioner’s complaints of poor memory, without evidence of an inability to understand the nature and object of the proceedings, were insufficient to show mental incompetency.
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Posted on June 6, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
In March 2018, USCIS redesigned how it displays and calculates its processing times. Recently, USCIS published the national average processing times for select forms for FY2014 through FY2018, as of January 2018. These processing times are based on the age of the workload that USCIS has awaiting adjudication (pending cases) and combines data from all the USCIS offices.
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