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Maryland Commission Report on Common Sense Immigration Policy

A report from the Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland evaluating the economic contributions of the state’s foreign-born, immigration law enforcement issues facing local communities & the use of E-Verify to verify workers’ immigration status.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/topics/immigration-policy-law

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USCIS Director Mayorkas Statement on Citizenship & Integration Grant Program Funding

A public statement from USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas on the 2012 funding for the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program, with a one-time investment to fund the grant program in 2012, with a two-year period of performance, without raising fees for the time being.

https://www.uscis.gov/

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H-1B Beneficiary Attestation

H-1B Beneficiary attestation used by the U.S. Consulate in Hyderabad and received by AILA liaison. Beneficiaries sign the attestation if they will be working for a consulting company.

https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states

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CBP Teleconference on Automation of Form I-94

CBP invitation for a 2/16/12 stakeholder teleconference to discuss the automation of Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record) and potential impacts on state/local benefit-granting agencies and employers.

https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states

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Prosecutorial Discretion Toolkit

A toolkit for use in planning/hosting local pro bono legal services clinics to address the needs of pro se respondents who may be eligible for prosecutorial discretion. Serves as a start to finish “how-to” guide for the group processing workshop model of pro bono clinic.

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card

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CA9 on Continuous Physical Presence Requirement

The court found that the petitioner was not eligible for cancellation of removal because he had been subject to a “formal, documented process” sufficient to break continuous physical presence.

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/citizenship-and-naturalization#:~:text=Naturalization%20is%20the%20process%20by,and%20Nationality%20Act%20(INA).

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District Court Orders Disclosure of DOJ Emails

The court ordered the government to disclose Department of Justice emails communicating the policy for returning immigrants who are wrongfully deported while their judicial appeals are pending.

https://www.usa.gov/immigration-and-citizenship

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DOL Announces Final Rule on Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens

DOL final rule, to be published in the Federal Register on 2/21/12, amends the regulations governing the certification of H-2B temporary or seasonal workers, and the enforcement of the obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/employment/temporary-worker-visas.html

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CA7 Reverses Harboring Conviction

The court found that no trier of fact could reasonably find that the defendant had “harbored” her boyfriend based on the stipulated facts, noting that harboring was not the same as merely providing a place to stay.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-130

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CA9 Finds Petitioner Suffered Past Persecution as an Infant

The court found that the petitioner suffered past persecution as an infant in Guatemala where his indigenous family suffered severe persecution, and where the petitioner suffered serious deprivations directly attributable to the persecution.

https://www.uscis.gov/

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