Posted on November 13, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
On Friday, the Trump administration announced a proposal that would increase fees significantly for a range of immigration applications and forms, including citizenship and DACA renewals. The proposal would also institute a $50 fee for asylum applications and a $490 fee for work authorization. The proposal is expected to be officially published on November 14 and will have a month-long comment period.
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Posted on November 4, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Over 500 flights were canceled in October, leaving refugees in limbo. Now, the moratorium on refugee flights has been extended to November 5, meaning that no refugees have been resettled in the U.S. in October. Though these refugees have already been through the vetting process and were approved to come to the U.S., the indefinite delays are causing problems, both psychologically and procedurally. Experts say forcing the refugees to continue to stay in camps in Egypt and Nigeria is “re-traumatizing.” Some unaccompanied minors have turned 18 during the month-long extension, meaning that they are no longer minors and have to wait in the refugee camps indefinitely. Some refugees have medical exams and security checks with looming expiration dates. Since the moratorium technically has an end date, flights will continue to be re-booked for the refugees.
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Posted on October 8, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The White House released a document noting that President Trump is proposing a refugee ceiling of 18,000 for FY2020. Further, the president also issued an executive order instructing the federal government to settle refugees only in those jurisdictions in which both the state and local governments have consented to receive refugees under the DOS Reception and Placement Program. CNN reports that the proposed refugee ceiling would mark a “new historic low” and that the executive order could allow states and local jurisdictions to deny refugees entry.
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Posted on October 8, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
few weeks ago, reports emerged that DHS had begun utilizing CBP officers to conduct credible fear interviews, but the unprecedented shift in functions remains shrouded in secrecy. The American Immigration Council and Tahirih Justice Center recently filed a FOIA lawsuit to uncover more information about this move and how it’s altering the asylum process.
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Posted on September 10, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Trump administration has promoted six judges to the BIA — all of whom have high rates of denying immigrants’ asylum claims. “The [BIA’s] primary function is to ensure rule of law and impartiality, yet the [DOJ] cherry-picked judges from the harshest jurisdictions with the lowest asylum grant rates in the nation
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Posted on September 10, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Twelve senators sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr urging him to rescind his decision in Matter of L‑E‑A‑, which limits access to asylum for people fleeing persecution abroad because of their family ties, citing that his decision disregards decades of legal precedent.
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Posted on August 20, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO), blocking the implementation of the May 31, 2019, USCIS memo regarding updated procedures for asylum applications filed by unaccompanied children (UACs) for 14 days from issuance of the court’s order.
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Posted on August 20, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
9th Circuit rules Asylum 2.0 cannot go in effect. At the present time. It would harm those actually applying for asylum.
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Posted on July 31, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar issued an order enjoining the government from taking any action continuing to implement the July 16, 2019, DHS and DOJ joint interim final rule, entitled Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, and requiring the government to return to its pre-rule practices for processing asylum applications, pending final judgment or further order of the court.
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Posted on July 31, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The acting director of USCIS sent a message to asylum officers instructing them to elicit testimony for credible fear screenings to determine whether asylum seekers who provide evidence of private violence attempted to internally relocate in their home countries prior to traveling to the United States.
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