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The New York Times reports that House Speaker John Boehner has shifted blame for a lack of immigration reform from his own party back to President Obama. However, both Republicans and Democrats suggest that a narrow window for reform could open early in the summer, if Congress and the President build cooperative good will on smaller bills in the coming weeks.

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http://ow.ly/wFyHZ Minneapolis Star-Tribune: ACLU Calls for End of “ICE Holds” in Minnesota
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Minnesota sent letters to every county sheriff in Minnesota urging them to stop holding immigration detainees for ICE. by Brian D. Lerner

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http://ow.ly/wxE0m As of April 25, 2014, USCIS receipted 21,693 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap for the second half of FY2014. This count includes 18,805 approved and 2,888 pending beneficiaries.

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http://ow.ly/wxDSe The Ninth Circuit found that the petitioner was not categorically removable under INA §237(a)(2)(B)(i) because the Hawaii statute of conviction criminalized at least two substances that were not listed in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and that under the modified categorical approach, the record did not establish that the conviction involved a controlled substance listed in the CSA.

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The Associated Press reports that House Speaker John Boehner drew criticism from the left and right Friday over comments mocking his own Republican lawmakers for their reluctance to take up immigration legislation.

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http://ow.ly/wxDtF A new CBP website now allows nonimmigrant travelers to access arrival and departure records going back five years from the request date. CBP states that this website may eliminate the need for travelers to file FOIA requests for this information.

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Got a crime? You might not be inadmissible.

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http://ow.ly/wp9om Recent Win for Brian D. Lerner:

Board granted sua sponte motion to reopen 2006 order based on changed country conditions in Egypt and eligibility for adjustment of status. Client was previously found not credible and his case, with a different office, went all the way up to the 9th Circuit.

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http://ow.ly/wg5BO The New York Times reports that last week, after a U.S. magistrate judge in Portland, Oregon ruled that an immigrant’s rights had been violated when she was held in a county jail based on a federal immigration detainer, sheriffs in nine Oregon counties announced that they would no longer hold people in jail based on detainers.

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http://youtu.be/C4EH5QxJj7o Learn how to fight against the permanent bar.

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