Posted on July 6, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS began accepting applications for employment authorization from certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident status. USCIS published a revised Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with an edition date of February 13, 2015, which contains the eligibility category (c)(26) for H-4 dependent spouses. While USCIS will continue to accept previous editions of the form, USCIS indicates that H-4 applicants should use the revised form to prevent delays or RFEs. On Sunday, a federal district court denied a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop DHS from implementing the H-4 final rule.
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Posted on June 2, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Waiver granted for client who entered the United States as the unmarried son of a U.S. citizen but was in fact married at the time. Client stays a lawful permanent resident and can now apply for his U.S. citizenship.
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Posted on June 2, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
2010 BIA order reopened sua sponte based on a change of law and whether a DUI in Arizona on a suspended license is a crime involving moral turpitude. Client is now eligible for cancellation of removal.
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Posted on May 18, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that USCIS Director León Rodríguez called on Congress to make the immigration system more just at a convention of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network yesterday. “The immigration system that we are working off of … was mostly built back in the 1960s, meaning that it is an obsolete and archaic scheme that does not reflect our economy, does not reflect our demographics, and does not reflect—above all—our values,” Director Rodríguez said. “Real justice will come when we have reform … that gives us a path to citizenship [for undocumented immigrants].”
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Posted on April 29, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
In a status update on its border security efforts, DHS indicated that the number of total apprehensions along the southwest border during the first six months of FY2015 was 151,805, which is down nearly 60,000 (or 28%) compared to the same period in FY2014. Additionally, total apprehensions along the southwest border—comprised of apprehensions of unaccompanied children, family units, and single adults—for FY2015 are at their lowest point in the past four fiscal years.
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Posted on April 29, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Posted on April 29, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS posted a reminder that beginning May 18, 2015, USCIS will accept only the new Form G-28 with an edition date of March 4, 2015, and will stop accepting the earlier version of the form. If a filing is submitted with an old version of the G-28 on or after May 18, USCIS will not accept the G-28 but will accept the application (if it meets the criteria) and send all notices and secure documents to the applicant.
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Posted on April 29, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS issued a reminder that beginning Friday, May 1, 2015, USCIS will accept only the new version of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, with an edition date of October 23, 2014. Any filings with previous editions of this form will be rejected.
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Posted on April 27, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
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.
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Posted on April 27, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
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.
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