Posted on July 8, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The offense of delivery of a simulated controlled substance in violation of Texas law is not an aggravated felony, as defined by section 101(a)(43)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(B) (2006), but it is a violation of a law relating to a controlled substance under former section 241(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2)(B)(i) (1994).
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The new case to look at re: divisibility of criminal statutes in Immigration Court proceedings is Nijawan vs. Holder, 129 S. Ct. 2294
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Posted on July 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
On the CSPA, if the age has locked in, then actual petition can be filed after age-out
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
CSPA applies when an I-130 is filed for : 1) Child of an LPR under 18 years old; 2) Parent is a USC (by birth or naturalization); 3) Parent has legal and physical custody and 4) child is residing in the U.S.; 5) the child is under 18 when the parent naturalizes. You can see specifics at section 320(a)
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
A Step-Child need not prove any bona-fides at all with the Step-Parent when filing a petition.
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Posted on July 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOS issued a cable also that includes instructions for entering the names of suspected human rights violators and abusers into the Consular Lookout and Support System (CLASS).
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The US Chamber of Commerce issued a letter urging member of the Senate to oppose the “Employ America Act” (S. 2804) either as stand-alone legislation or as an amendment to other legislation.
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
President Obama’s appeal to Congress for a bipartisan overhaul of the nation’s broken immigration system in a speech delivered at American University School of International Service.
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