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Conditional Green Card Holder Eligibility for §212(c) Relief

The court remanded the case for the BIA to clarify whether it considered the date that petitioner was first admitted as a conditional permanent resident in its finding that he was ineligible for §212(c) relief (Gallimore v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 8/16/10)

Overseas filings of Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

USCIS executive summary from the 11/09/10 teleconference on overseas filings of Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. USCIS indicated that it is reviewing options to have all I-130 forms adjudicated domestically, as more than 95% of all I-130 forms are filed in the U.S.

USCIS San Diego Chapter Liaison Minutes

San Diego Chapter USCIS Liaison Minutes from 11/16/10. The minutes address adjudication of I-130 petitions for beneficiaries in removal proceedings; advance notice to applicants for lengthy interviews; reminder about CIS fee increase; and stakeholder meeting on December 7.

Update on Ciudad Juarez Consulate

Update on Ciudad Juarez provided by DOS and USCIS officials at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) family immigration conference in El Paso, TX, Nov. 3-4, 2010.

False Representation of Citizenship by an Alien

The court held that a false representation of citizenship by an alien for the purpose of obtaining private employment is a “purpose or benefit” under the INA, done, at the very least, for the “purpose” of evading §1324a’s provisions. (Ferrans v. Holder, 7/12/10)

New USCIS Fee Schedule takes effect on 11/23/10

DHS final rule on the USCIS Fee Schedule, with correction to the fee for filing Form I-131, for a refugee travel document for an adult age 16 or older. The new fee schedule takes effect on 11/23/10. (75 FR 69851, 11/16/10) (75 FR 58962, 9/24/10)

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End of Religious Worker I-360

USCIS interim memo for comment on the treatment of religious worker I-360/I-485 concurrent filings in light of the Ninth Circuit’s mandate overturning the injunction in Ruiz-Diaz v. U.S.

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Court reversed the termination of Petitioner’s immigrant visa for failure to apply within one year

The court reversed the termination of Petitioner’s immigrant visa for failure to apply within one year. INA §203(g) and 22 CFR §42.67(b) require notice “to the alien” but DOS sent notice only to the attorney and the I-130 petitioner. (Singh v. Clinton, 8/20/10).

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E-2 Visa Applications

The British Are Coming! Or Are They? This panel will discuss the effect of the recession on the adjudication of E-2 visa applications at the U.S. Embassy in London.

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ICE statistics on the 287(g) program

ICE statistics on the 287(g) program including individuals identified for removal between 2006 and October 2011. ICE released the statistics on the online FOIA Reading Room.

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