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First Immigration Judge to join EOIR in 2011

EOIR press release announcing that Chief Immigration Judge Brian M. O’Leary invested David H. Paruch on 1/7/11. Judge Paruch is the first immigration judge to join EOIR in 2011 and will preside in Detroit, Michigan. The announcement also includes biographical information.

USCIS Field Offices that are closed on Monday 1/10/11

USCIS announcement that the Field Offices in Fort Smith, AR, Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, and Memphis, TN, are closed on Monday, 1/10/11. For the latest information on office closings, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

Application or petition submitted to the wrong service center or lockbox

USCIS Liaison committee reminds practitioners that USCIS will not reject an application or petition if it is submitted to the wrong service center or lockbox in most cases. However, exceptions apply for certain premium processing cases and H-1B petitions.

PERM and iCERT systems are currently down

PERM and iCERT systems are currently down. DOL is aware of the problem.

Guidance on the approval of petitions and applications after the death of the qualifying relative

A 12/16/10 USCIS policy memorandum providing guidance on the approval of petitions and applications after the death of the qualifying relative in light of the new section 204(l) of the INA.

Secure Communities is now activated in Sedgwick County-Kansas

ICE press release announcing that Secure Communities is now activated in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Sedgwick is the first county in Kansas to use Secure Communities.

Review the denial of Voluntary Departure

The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to review the denial of voluntary departure for a petitioner who received passport stamps from an undercover agent as part of a sting operation to target corrupt immigration officials. (Pawlowska v. Holder, 10/22/10)

USCIS has suspended the requirement

USCIS has suspended the requirement that H-1B, H-1B1, L, O-1A petitioners complete the export controls/ITAR questions on the I-129 form until February 20, 2011.

DOJ Office of Immigration Litigation July 2010 Bulletin

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL) July 2010 Bulletin covers the application of the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule in removal proceedings, Guatemalan women as a particular social group for purposes of asylum, and summaries of court decisions.
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DOJ Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL) August 2010 Bulletin

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL) August 2010 Bulletin covers terrorist exemptions under the INA, whether women in China who have been subjected to forced marriage and involuntary servitude can constitute a particular social group for purposes of asylum, and more.

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