The court found that termination of asylum under 8 CFR §208.24 does not “mark the consummation of a decision-making process” and is therefore, not a final agency action for purposes of APA jurisdiction.
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Although the Guatemalan government was willing to protect Petitioner in exchange for her testimony in a murder trial, the fact that it relocated her to Mexico is an admission that it could not actually protect her.
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Effective 12/1/11, all E visa applications will be processed in Rome. All new E visa applications submitted after 12/1/11, should be sent to the E Visa Section in Rome by following the directions available on the web. Cases will be processed in the order received.
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Department of State updates to the visa reciprocity tables, including an updated documents section for Syria and new military records information for Belarus.
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Department of State updates to the visa reciprocity tables, including an updated documents section for Georgia and new police record information for Papua New Guinea.
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U.S. dedicating the new consulate compound in Dubai, UAE. The new facility creates a secure and sustainable workplace for approximately 280 people. DOS hopes that the Consulate Office Building with multimedia center increases U.S. interaction with the Emirati people.
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DOS press release announcing that on 11/19/11, the U.S. and Russia continued to work on a visa issuance agreement that would allow tourists and business travelers from both the U.S. and Russia to receive visas with validity periods of 36 months, valid for multiple entries.
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The court held that a conviction for residential burglary under Cal. Penal code §459 is a crime of violence under 18 USC §16(b) and is therefore a bar to withholding of removal as a particularly serious crime.
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The court found that Petitioner’s due process rights were violated when government counsel was unprepared at the merits hearing and the IJ took over cross-examination and ceased functioning as a neutral arbiter.
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The BIA found exceptional circumstances to permit respondent’s late-filed asylum application, reversed the IJ’s finding that DHS rebutted the well-founded fear presumption, and found that the IJ failed to follow Matter of A-T-.
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