http://www.californiaimmigration.us The June AAO processing time report shows that all application and petition form types are “current” and within the AAO’s processing time goal of six months or less.
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http://ow.ly/xVGPw Another win for Brian D. Lerner: Divorce waiver granted for Client with very little (almost zero) evidence of a bona find marriage after becoming a permanent resident. I-751 was initially filed jointly, then changed to a divorce waiver, then a hardship waiver and then enough time passed that Client’s divorce was finalized.
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http://ow.ly/xN5QZ The AP reports on the surge in unaccompanied immigration children caught trying to cross the Mexican border. The article indicates that, between 2008 and 2011, the number of children landing in the custody of Refugee Resettlement fluctuated between 6,000 and 7,500 per year, and this year the total is expected to exceed 60,000. More than 90 percent of those sheltered by the government are from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, with many driven north by pervasive violence and poverty in their home countries, according to the report.
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http://ow.ly/xVEFM Another win for Brian D. Lerner: Late filed AOS motion to reopen granted for couple who’s I-485 has been pending for 8 years. USCIS acknowledge that case was denied in error.
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http://ow.ly/xN5xJ The White House issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an interagency Unified Coordination Group led by FEMA to ensure unity of effort across the executive branch in responding to the humanitarian aspects of the influx of unaccompanied minors coming across the southwest border.
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http://ow.ly/xVDbM 212(c) granted for Client who was granted lawful permanent residency in 1983 and had several convictions including possession of a controlled substance and theft and also an arrest for attempted murder. Judge said it was a close call and trial attorney was initially going to reserve appeal but after some persuasion agreed to waive appeal.
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http://ow.ly/xN4He As reported by Vox, a new study from the Partnership for a New American Economy found that when companies have trouble getting visas for high-skilled immigrants, it’s bad news for the local tech sector, and for U.S.-born computer workers who don’t have college degrees.
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http://ow.ly/xN4tw As of May 30, 2014, USCIS receipted 24,704 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap for the second half of FY2014. This count includes 22,737 approved and 1,967 pending beneficiaries.
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http://ow.ly/xN4kp he Tenth Circuit upheld the BIA’s conclusion that the petitioner could not establish the requisite good moral character for cancellation of removal because he had already served a lawful period of confinement in excess of 180 days as a result of a conviction, and the nunc pro tunc order shortening the sentence did not impact the calculation of the confinement period.
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http://ow.ly/xN47w Effective immediately, USCIS will begin accepting DACA renewal requests while continuing to accept new DACA requests.
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