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On April 15, 2015, the federal district court for the Northern District of Florida issued an order effectively permitting DOL to continue issuing H-2B labor certifications under its 2008 H-2B regulations through May 15, 2015.

The H-2B program

H-2B Cap

H-2B countries

H-2B temporary worker

The New York Times reports on a U visa bill that would require California law enforcement to verify within 90 days cooperation with law enforcement by undocumented immigrants who are victims of violent crime. If passed, California would be the first state to mandate that law enforcement sign U visa certifications in a particular timeframe.

U visa

Certification of U visa

U visa lawyer

Get the U visa

All but two federal circuit courts have rejected Matter of Koljenovic: The 8th Circuit upheld the BIA, and the 1st Circuit has not ruled.

Aggravated felonies

What is an aggravated felony?

Aggravated felony bar

Felony immigration violations

Thousands of DACA Recipients Are Losing Their Work Permits

Thousands of DACA recipients are suddenly losing their ability to work legally, because USCIS is struggling to renew their employment authorization documents on time. Over 11,000 young immigrants, roughly 5% of the total number of DACA renewals that USCIS has approved so far, have had their DACA status and work permits expire in spite of having applied on time.

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https://californiaimmigration.us/evidence-need-order-prove-various-requirements-physical-presence-daca/

Court Defers to BIA’s Interpretation of Good Moral Character Requirements

The Fifth Circuit held that the BIA did not err in concluding that a petitioner cannot establish good moral character if he has been incarcerated for 180 days or more, regardless of the nature of the underlying crime of conviction. The court also upheld the BIA’s interpretation that INA §240A(b)(1) requires the petitioner to establish good moral character during the 10 years immediately preceding the final administrative decision of the IJ or BIA on the petitioner’s application, as opposed to the 10 years preceding service of the NTA.

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https://californiaimmigration.us/eoir-rescinds-policy-memo-on-case-processing-at-the-bia/

USCIS announced that it has received enough petitions as of March 26, 2015, to reach the H-2B cap for FY2015. As such, USCIS will reject any new H-2B petitions that request a start date before October 1, 2015, and were received after March 26, 2015.

H-2B petition

H-2B Cap

The H-2B application

H-2B temporary worker

AAO Sustains appeal of Form I-212

In a nonprecedent decision, the AAO sustained an appeal of a Form I-212, finding that although the applicant was removed in 2012 for being an intending immigrant, there is no indication she misrepresented her intentions or willfully violated the terms of a prior admission in 2011 as a B-2 visitor.

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https://californiaimmigration.us/bia-on-ina-%c2%a7-212h-waiver-eligibility-for-alien-found-inadmissible-based-on-drug-paraphernalia-offense/

TPS for El Salvador coming up! Don’t delay

USCIS posted a reminder that Monday, March 9, 2015, is the deadline for current El Salvador Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries to re-register for the 18-month extension of TPS that runs from March 10, 2015, through September 9, 2016.

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Congress stops playing games and passes a clean Bill to fund DHS

Last week, the Senate passed a DHS appropriations measure that did not include the House amendments that would block DAPA implementation and DACA expansion by a vote of 68-31. Today, in a surprising move, Speaker Boehner allowed for the Senate-passed version of the DHS funding bill to be voted on in the House. The bill passed with bipartisan support in the House, 257-167 (with 75 Republicans joining 182 Democrats), and will now be sent to President Obama’s desk for his signature. The bill will fund DHS through September 2015. The bill that passed does not include language that would prohibit the implementation of the President’s November 2014 executive actions on immigration.

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https://californiaimmigration.us/dhs-officially-issues-statement-on-2019-public-charge-rule/

The Preliminary Injunction of Expanded DACA by Texas Judge