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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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http://www.californiaimmigration.us The U.S. district court in Washington state granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, finding that even though the plaintiff had entered without inspection, his subsequent grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) rendered him “inspected and admitted” into the U.S. for purposes of INA §245(a).

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The New York Times reports that a Pentagon plan to allow a small number of young immigrants who grew up in the United States without legal status to enlist in the military has been delayed by the White House, to avoid any conflict with House Republicans considering whether to move on immigration legislation

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http://ow.ly/xN4UO U.S. Consulates in Canada are temporarily suspending third country national (TCN) processing during the peak demand period of June, July, and August 2014. TCN applicants with appointments already scheduled at a post in Canada during these months will not be affected.

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