CBP released statistics on apprehensions at the southwest border between October 1, 2014, and June 1, 2015. According to the data, apprehensions of unaccompanied children to date in FY2015 are 51% less than the same period in FY2014, and apprehensions of family units are down 47% from the same period last year.
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In a precedent decision, the BIA reaffirmed Matter of Reza, holding that the respondent did not meet the statutory seven-year residency requirement, because acceptance into the Family Unity Program (FUP) does not constitute an admission into the United States under INA §101(a)(13)(A). Likewise, the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review, deferring to the BIA’s decision in Matter of Reza that a grant of FUP benefits is not an admission to the U.S. for cancellation of removal purposes.
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Supreme Court Holds That Only Substances Defined as “Controlled” Under §802 Trigger Removal
The Supreme Court reversed the Eighth Circuit, finding that INA §237(a)(2)(B)(i) triggers removal only when the government can prove a connection between an element of an immigrant’s drug conviction and a “controlled substance” as defined in 21 USC §802.
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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday left in place last year’s Ninth Circuit decision to strike down a 2006 Arizona law that denied bail to undocumented immigrants charged with “serious” felonies. Six members of the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Arizona Sherriff Joseph Arpaio to reinstate the Arizona law, overruling three of the more conservative members of the Court—Justices Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito—who said they would have heard the case.
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DHS extended the designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months from September 18, 2015, through March 17, 2017. The 60-day re-registration period runs from June 1, 2015, through July 31, 2015.
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June 1, 2015, USCIS began accepting only the new version of Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, with an edition date of January 29, 2015. Previous editions of the form submitted on or after June 1, 2015, will be rejected.
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The Fifth Circuit granted the petition for review, holding that a wave-through at a port of entry is an “admission in any status” under 8 USC §1229b(a)(2), and that the petitioner, a lawful permanent resident, was thus eligible for cancellation of removal.
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BALCA reversed the CO’s denial for failure to provide a sufficient explanation for rejecting eight U.S. applicants, noting that 20 CFR §656.17(g)(1) “does not indicate a level of specificity beyond what the Employer provided.”
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One hundred thirty-six members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to DHS calling for an end to family detention, stating, “We believe the only solution to this problem is to end the use of family detention.”
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