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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http://youtu.be/v54k9q2Urbo The Walsh Waiver and New Caselaw making it more difficult – but not impossible.
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http://ow.ly/xxAIY What to do after the Green Card and USC? Get a Trust and Will and protect your family.
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http://ow.ly/xlWAk Section 402(a)(2) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-248, 120 Stat. 587, 622, which bars the approval of a family-based visa petition filed by a petitioner who has been convicted of a “specified offense against a minor” and has not shown that he poses “no risk” to the beneficiary, does not have an impermissible retroactive effect when applied to convictions that occurred before its enactment.
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http://ow.ly/xlVRo (1) In a visa petition case involving the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-248, 120 Stat. 587, the petitioner bears the burden of proving that he has not been convicted of a “specified offense against a minor.”
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http://ow.ly/xlVRo (1) In a visa petition case involving the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-248, 120 Stat. 587, the petitioner bears the burden of proving that he has not been convicted of a “specified offense against a minor.”
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