Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
A 10/29/10 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on human trafficking. Topics include the definition of human trafficking, anti-trafficking efforts, relief for victims, and an overview of legislation and policy issues related to human trafficking.
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The court held that res judicata did not bar the government from lodging new removability charges based on convictions it had not previously raised and that petitioner’s 212(c) waiver did not apply to the instant removal order. (Duhaney v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 8/24/10)
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The court held that res judicata did not bar the government from lodging new removability charges based on convictions it had not previously raised and that petitioner’s 212(c) waiver did not apply to the instant removal order. (Duhaney v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 8/24/10)
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The court denied petition for review in asylum case and directed a copy of the opinion to the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation, finding a lack of evidence of diligent efforts on counsel’s part to meet multiple court deadlines. (Umezurike v. Holder, 7/9/10)
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The court held that under 8 C.F.R. § 1240.26(i), it cannot stay a grant of voluntary departure after a petitioner seeks judicial review because the grant has already terminated. (Patel v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 8/24/10)
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The court remanded the case for the BIA to clarify whether it considered the date that petitioner was first admitted as a conditional permanent resident in its finding that he was ineligible for §212(c) relief (Gallimore v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 8/16/10)
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS executive summary from the 11/09/10 teleconference on overseas filings of Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. USCIS indicated that it is reviewing options to have all I-130 forms adjudicated domestically, as more than 95% of all I-130 forms are filed in the U.S.
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Update on Ciudad Juarez provided by DOS and USCIS officials at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) family immigration conference in El Paso, TX, Nov. 3-4, 2010.
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The court held that a false representation of citizenship by an alien for the purpose of obtaining private employment is a “purpose or benefit” under the INA, done, at the very least, for the “purpose” of evading §1324a’s provisions. (Ferrans v. Holder, 7/12/10)
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Posted on November 18, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The court found that INA §240(c)(2) which provides that the alien “shall have access” to non-confidential A-file documents compelled the government to provide such documents to Petitioner without requiring him to file a FOIA request. (Dent v. Holder, 11/9/10)
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