Posted on January 8, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
On December 12, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction on the rule that ended fee exemptions for many poor immigrants seeking citizenship. The previous rule allowed a fee exemption for anyone on government aid or who could show financial hardship (such as medical expenses or unemployment). The blocked rule eliminated fee waivers for government benefits and allowed waivers only to those who could show hardship or who were making no more than 150% of the federal poverty guidelines, meaning that many poor immigrants would have to pay the $725 fee. The main reason for the injunction was that the Trump administration disregarded the law when it did not seek or consider public comment on the new rule.
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Posted on December 10, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Naturalization application approved at interview with several public charge issues
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Posted on July 8, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The BIA found the respondent removable, holding that it is not necessary to show his intent in order to establish that he is deportable for making a false representation of U.S. citizenship, and also because a Form N‑550 does not confer citizenship status if it is acquired unlawfully.
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Posted on January 15, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a judge revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of Baljinder Singh and canceled his Certificate of Naturalization, reverting him to lawful permanent resident status and rendering him potentially subject to removal proceedings at DHS’s discretion. This case was the first denaturalization to result from the DHS initiative Operation Janus.
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Posted on March 27, 2017 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Second Circuit upheld the BIA’s decision affirming the IJ’s finding that the LPR petitioner, who was born in the Dominican Republic to unwed parents, was ineligible for derivative citizenship through his father’s naturalization, because he was not a legitimated “child” as the term is defined in INA §101(c)(1) and used in former INA §321(a).
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Posted on October 27, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Posted on February 15, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review, finding that the government satisfied its burden to rebut the petitioner’s claim of citizenship by “clear, unequivocal, and convincing” evidence. In a divided decision, the en banc court affirmed the district court’s determination that the petitioner is not a United States citizen, and is thus deportable.
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Posted on February 15, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Sometimes fighting in Court as to whether you are a U.S. Citizen is not nearly as easy as it might seem.
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review, finding that the government satisfied its burden to rebut the petitioner’s claim of citizenship by “clear, unequivocal, and convincing” evidence. In a divided decision, the en banc court affirmed the district court’s determination that the petitioner is not a United States citizen, and is thus deportable.
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Posted on January 23, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Application for U.S. citizenship granted for client with a conviction for lewd acts which occurred 1 year after he received his green card.
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Posted on January 23, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
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