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Federal Agency Says Telephone Scams Target Refugees

Press release from HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) says that there are reports of refugee families victimized by the recent telephone scam targeting Bhutanese refugees have come in from Texas, Washington State, Colorado, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska.

Press release from HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement:

Press release from HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) says that there are reports of refugee families victimized by the recent telephone scam targeting Bhutanese refugees have come in from Texas, Washington State, Colorado, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska.

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DOS Terrorist Designation for Islamic Jihad Union

DOS notice stating that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has designated the group Islamic Jihad Union as a ‘foreign terrorist organization’ pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

https://www.heritage.org/immigration/heritage-explains/what-immigration-reform-should-look

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Sign-On Letter to Secretary Napolitano Expressing Concerns on Prosecutorial Discretion

On 2/9/12, AILA joined immigrants’ rights organizations in requesting that DHS Secretary Napolitano make changes to implement an effective and fair prosecutorial discretion policy.

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CA2 on False Claims of Citizenship on Form I-9

The court found the petitioner, who argued he had intended to claim nationality, not citizenship, when he checked a box marked “citizen or national” on a Form I-9, failed to meet his burden of proving he did not falsely claim citizenship.

The court found:

The court found the petitioner, who argued he had intended to claim nationality, not citizenship, when he checked a box marked “citizen or national” on a Form I-9, failed to meet his burden of proving he did not falsely claim citizenship.

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USCIS Hosts Entrepreneurs in Residence Information Summit

USCIS press release on Director Alejandro Mayorkas hosting an Information Summit to launch the USCIS Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) Initiative seeking to realize the full potential of immigration law to foster entrepreneurship and bolster American prosperity.

https://www.uscis.gov/

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AILA Files Amicus Brief on Social Visibility/Particularity Inquiries in Asylum Cases

AILA amicus brief filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the meaning of “particular social group” for asylum purposes, arguing that the “social visibility” or “particularity” should not constitute part of the social group inquiry.

AILA amicus brief filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the meaning of “particular social group” for asylum purposes

AILA amicus brief filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the meaning of “particular social group” for asylum purposes, arguing that the “social visibility” or “particularity” should not constitute part of the social group inquiry.

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How to apply for political asylum

USCIS Statement on EB-5 Tenant Occupancy Methodology

USCIS statement on stakeholder questions about the adjudication of petitions that for purposes of the job creation requirement have utilized what has been commonly termed a “tenant-occupancy” methodology.