Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The court found that possession of less than one ounce of marijuana in a drug-free zone in violation of Utah Code Ann. §58-37-8(2)(a)(i) and (4)(a)(ix) is not “simple possession” that would qualify for a waiver under INA §212(h). (Olivan-Duenas v. Holder, 1/26/11)
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) press release announcing the 10th anniversary of the BIA Pro Bono Project. The Project was implemented in 2001 to improve access to legal information and increase pro bono representation for individuals being detained while their immigration cases are under appeal.
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
BALCA found that the recruitment report, showing that more than 90% of the applications received came from the Employee Referral Program (ERP), was adequate documentation of the ERP as a method of recruitment notwithstanding the undated notice of the program. (Matter of AQR Capital, 1/26/11).
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
ICE notice of an additional 30-day comment request on the extension of the validity of the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance information collection, File No. OMB-6.
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
ICE notice of an additional 30-day comment request on the extension of the validity of Form I-352, Immigration Bond.
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
A 1/18/11 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report presenting information and data on key geographic, demographic, social, and economic characteristics and trends of the foreign-born population residing in the U.S. that is relevant to prominent immigration policy issues.
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Reports that the new on-line appointment system for consulates in Mexico is not working.
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS 1/27/11 interim memo for comment providing field guidance on the eligibility for members of the National Guard to naturalize under section 329 of the INA.
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DHS remarks by Secretary Janet Napolitano on the overall state of our homeland security, including major initiatives involving border security and immigration in the coming year, such as strengthening the legal immigration system, and rolling out E-Verify “Self Check.”
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS draft memo for comment clarifying that applicants for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) cannot be found ineligible for certain grounds of inadmissibility.
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