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DOS guidance relating to the consular notification obligations

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

Department of State (DOS) guidance relating to the consular notification obligations of federal, state, and local officials when a foreign national is arrested and detained, requires a guardian, dies or is seriously injured, or is involved in a ship wreck or plane crash on U.S. territory

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To rebut past persecution for withholding of removal

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

Whether a fundamental change has occurred to rebut past persecution for withholding of removal is a fact-specific inquiry, tailored to the petitioner’s claim. It is insufficient to rely on information about general country changes. (Imelda v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 7/12/10).

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Post-conclusion Voluntary Departure

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

An alien is not precluded from post-conclusion voluntary departure under INA §240B(b)(1), where the request is raised for the first time after IJ issuance of the removal order, but prior to the conclusion of the hearing.

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I-9 Guidance in related to discrimination issues

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

Guidance regarding I-9 and immigration-related discrimination issues in response to the invalidation of pre-July 1, 2010 Puerto Rico birth certificates.

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Criminal charges for Employers knowingly hiring undocumented immigrants

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

ICE announcement that the owner and a top executive of a metal casting company in Ventura County were arrested on federal criminal charges for knowingly hiring undocumented immigrants. The charges carry a maximum penalty of up to six months in prison.

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Criminal charges for Employers knowingly hiring undocumented immigrants

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

ICE announcement that the owner and a top executive of a metal casting company in Ventura County were arrested on federal criminal charges for knowingly hiring undocumented immigrants. The charges carry a maximum penalty of up to six months in prison.

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Salvadorians who are eligible to re-register for TPS

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

USCIS reminds Salvadorians, who are eligible to re-register for TPS but who have not filed their applications, to follow the late re-registration guidance. A Spanish version of the notice follows the English version.

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28 in New Orleans facing criminal charges or deportation as a result of Operation Community Shield

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

ICE announcement that 28 individuals from the New Orleans area with ties to the MS-13 and Latin Kings transnational street gangs are facing criminal charges or deportation as a result of Operation Community Shield.

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Conviction for false claim of citizenship

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

CA4 affirmed conviction for false claim of citizenship, finding that a former TPS beneficiary’s misrepresentation of his immigration status on the I-9 employment eligibility form as a citizen was material (U.S. v. Garcia-Ochoa, 06/15/10).

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Former Employee of Armenian Consulate Pleads Guilty on Fraud

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

A former employee of the Armenian consulate in Los Angeles pleaded guilty to selling “letters of refusal,” for as much as $37,000. The letters are issued by embassies and consulates and state that a country will not issue a travel document for a particular individual.

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