Posted on March 27, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The BIA held that adjustment of status (AOS) to lawful permanent residence constitutes an admission for purposes of deciding removability under §237(a)(2)(A)(iii), and that the crime of sodomy by force in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice is an aggravated felony.
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Posted on March 26, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of FY2014. The final receipt date for new H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2014 was March 14, 2014.
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Posted on March 24, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Posted on March 21, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Associated Press reports that after a meeting with Latino lawmakers late last night, President Obama announced that he is directing Jeh Johnson, Secretary of DHS, to review America’s deportation program, with an eye toward making it more humane
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DHS and state dep. reopen Central American Minors program
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Posted on March 17, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DHS released several existing use-of-force policies today, including the 2004 departmentaluse-of-force policy, the 2004 ICE use-of-force policy, and a redacted 2010 CBP Use of Force Policy Handbook. It also released a March 7, 2014 memorandum from Michael Fisher, Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, clarifying existing CBP policies on its use of safe tactics and techniques.
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DHS officially issues statement on 2019 public charge rule
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Posted on February 28, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Court has held that the statute is not ambiguous and that its plain wording does not require a noncitizen to maintain his asylum status to apply for adjustment of status under INA §209(b), and vacated the BIA’s decision ordering removal.
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Posted on February 11, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Medical condition can be basis for asylum. The Fourth Circuit vacated and remanded, finding that the petitioner, who suffered severe harm in hospitals and prisons in Tanzania, qualified for asylum based on his membership in the particular social group of individuals with bipolar disorder who exhibit erratic behavior.
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Posted on February 10, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Posted on February 8, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Sixth Circuit reversed the BIA’s holding that the petitioner was bound to the concession of removability made by his prior attorney, reversed the IJ’s finding that the petitioner was removable, and remanded for the BIA to decide whether the offense of felonious assault under Michigan law is a crime involving moral turpitude.
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The court reversed the decision of the IJ and BIA
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Posted on February 7, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
More on Immigration Reform possible. According to The New York Times, the House Republican leadership’s outline of immigration principles will call for a path to legal status, but not citizenship, for many of the 11 million adult undocumented immigrants in this country. For immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, however, Republicans would offer a path to citizenship.
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Immigration reform and DAPA. What is it?
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