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CA1 Finds Witnesses to Serious Crime Not a “Socially Visible” Group

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

The court found that the petitioner’s social group of witnesses to a serious crime whom the government is unable or unwilling to protect is not sufficiently “socially visible” to establish a particular social group.

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CA4 Finds BIA Applied Wrong Standard of Review

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

The court found that the BIA had reviewed the immigration judge’s factual findings, used to grant the petitioner’s request to defer removal, under a de novo standard of review instead of under the required clearly erroneous standard.

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CFR Article: A Modern Visa System for the U.S.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

Council on Foreign Relations article recommending a visa screening system that will benefit U.S. security and the economy by focusing scrutiny on high-risk travelers and speeding approval for low-risk travelers. Courtesy of Liam Schwartz.

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CA9 on Credibility Findings under the REAL ID Act

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

The court found that the BIA complied with its remand mandate by considering the REAL ID Act’s impact on the immigration judge’s finding that the petitioner’s claims were not sufficiently corroborated for his request for CAT relief.

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Texas Service Center Processing Time Report

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

TSC Processing Time Report released 1/26/12 with processing dates as of 11/30/11.

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California Service Center Processing Time Report

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

CSC Processing Time Report released 1/25/12 with processing dates as of 11/30/11.

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Nebraska Service Center Processing Time Report

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

NSC Processing Time Report released 1/25/12 with processing dates as of 11/30/11.

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Vermont Service Center Processing Time Report

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

VSC Processing Time Report released 1/25/12 with processing dates as of 11/30/11.

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CA3 on Breach of Employment Contract Claim and H-1B Visa Sponsorship

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

In an unpublished opinion, the court found that the appellant’s employment was “at-will,” rejecting the argument that the employer’s sponsorship of an H-1B visa implied a contract for a definite term.

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