DHS has temporarily changed H-2A rules to minimize disruption of agriculture caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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DHS has temporarily changed H-2A rules to minimize disruption of agriculture caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS Announces It Will Reject Form I-800 for the Republic of the Congo
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced that because DOS is not processing Hague Adoption Convention cases from the Republic of the Congo, and because U.S. consular officers cannot issue the Hague Adoption Certificate or Hague Custody Certificate, USCIS will reject Form I-800 petitions filed for children from the Republic of the Congo.
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Judge Orders ICE to Consider Releasing All Immigrants at Risk of Dying if Infected by Coronavirus
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
CBS News reports that yesterday, a federal judge in California ordered ICE to actively and rapidly review the cases of all detained immigrants at increased risk of severe illness or death if they contract the coronavirus and determine whether they should be released. Coronavirus cases among the more than 31,000 immigrants held by ICE surged to 220 on Monday, with the agency reporting 96 new cases across the country. Join the Immigration Justice Campaign in calling on Congress to demand that ICE take steps to stem the spread of COVID-19 in detention facilities.
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NAIJ Submits Motion to File Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against ICE and EOIR for Handling of Immigration Cases During COVID-19 Crisis
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) submitted a motion to file an amicus brief in NIPNLG, et. al. v. EOIR, et. al., a case filed by AILA, the Immigration Justice Campaign, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG), and several detained individuals challenging EOIR’s operation of in-person immigration court hearings and ICE’s conditions of confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Law360 reports that, according to the NAIJ, more than half of the immigration courts nationwide have so far reported contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients or contact with individuals experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Plaintiffs also submitted a supplemental brief in support of their emergency motion for a temporary restraining order in the case.
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Today’s COVID-19 Roundup
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Today, the CDC published a notice of a new order extending the suspension of entry of certain persons traveling from Canada and Mexico through land ports of entry (POEs) through May 20, 2020. CBP also published notices continuing temporary travel restrictions for land POEs on the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico.
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USCIS Is No Longer Issuing Form N-560AB
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced that, effective April 10, 2020, it is no longer issuing Form N-560AB, Certificate of Citizenship. USCIS is now issuing Form N-560A for all Certificates of Citizenship associated with Forms N-600, N-600L and Child Citizenship Act adopted children. Previously issued Forms N-560AB remain valid.
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DHS Issues Final Rule Revising Regulations on Service of Process
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DHS published a final rule revising procedural requirements in the regulations related to service of process of summonses, complaints, and subpoenas. The rule is effective today, April 23, 2020.
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The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a decision in Matter of J-J-G-, 27 I&N Dec. 808 (BIA 2020).
Posted on April 18, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
on this BIA case:
The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a decision in Matter of J-J-G-, 27 I&N Dec. 808 (BIA 2020).
Headnotes:
(1) The exceptional and extremely unusual hardship for cancellation of removal is based on a cumulative consideration of all hardship factors, but to the extent that a claim is based on the health of a qualifying relative, an applicant needs to establish that the relative has a serious medical condition and, if he or she is accompanying the applicant to the country of removal, that adequate medical care for the claimed condition is not reasonably available in that country.
(2) The Immigration Judge properly determined that the respondent did not establish eligibility for cancellation of removal because he did not demonstrate that his qualifying relatives will experience hardship, including medical, economic, and emotional hardship, that rises to the level of exceptional and extremely unusual.
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I don’t see how that changes anything
(1) The exceptional and extremely unusual hardship for cancellation of removal is based on a cumulative consideration of all hardship factors, but to the extent that a claim is based on the health of a qualifying relative, an applicant needs to establish that the relative has a serious medical condition and, if he or she is accompanying the applicant to the country of removal, that adequate medical care for the claimed condition is not reasonably available in that country.
(2) The Immigration Judge properly determined that the respondent did not establish eligibility for cancellation of removal because he did not demonstrate that his qualifying relatives will experience hardship, including medical, economic, and emotional hardship, that rises to the level of exceptional and extremely unusual.
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BIA Rules on Firm Resettlement Bar to Asylum
Posted on April 18, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The BIA ruled that for determining the firm resettlement bar to asylum, a viable and available offer to apply for permanent residence in a country of refuge is not negated by an individual’s unwillingness to satisfy the terms of acceptance.
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A US appeals court has ruled that one attack can be enough for an asylum claim.
Posted on April 11, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
A gay man from Ghana was brutally attacked for his sexual orientation before he escaped and made his way to the U.S. Immigration judges denied his claim in part because there were not multiple attacks. On appeal, a federal appeals court ruled that the man must have his claim reconsidered, saying a single attack can be sufficient for an asylum claim depending on the circumstances.
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