IMMIGRATION BLOG

May 5, 20231 min read

Late Appeals Decision on Morales Morales

The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a decision in Matter of MORALES-MORALES, 28 I&N Dec 714 (BIA 2023). (1) The Board of...

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Mar 24, 20231 min read

New Decision on Matter of Garcia regarding Venue BIA 2023

The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a decision in Matter of GARCIA, 28 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2023). For choice of law purposes, the...

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Mar 28, 20221 min read

Children and Immigration - March 17, 2022

One-Third of New Immigration Court Cases Are Children; One in Eight Are 0-4 Years of Age (excerpt from Trac Immigration) "Published March...

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Mar 28, 20221 min read

EB-5 New Changes on the Horizon- March 10, 2022

The Senate approved a reauthorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program – the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (“Integrity Act”) –...

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Sep 20, 20201 min read

ICE RESUMES DEPORTATON ARRESTS AFTER COVID-19 - New York Times 9/12/2020

The New York Times reported that ICE is resuming arrests. The wide-ranging immigration operation, which had been underway for many weeks...

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Sep 19, 20201 min read

Stay Issued by Second Circuit Injunction against USCIS f New Public Charge Rules 9/11/2020

On September 11, 2020 the Second Circuit three-judge panel stayed all implementation of the district court’s injunction on the new...

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Apr 13, 20202 min read

DELAYS IN EXTENTION OF STAY/CHANGE OF STATUS FILINGS FROM USCIS. 4/13/2020

"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognizes that there are immigration-related challenges as a direct result of the coronavirus...

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Dec 13, 20193 min read

USCIS Expands Guidance Related to Naturalization Requirement of Good Moral Character -December, 2019

The following are excerpts from USCIS regarding USCIS Policy Manual guidance on "moral character" ... regarding unlawful acts that may...

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Sep 30, 20191 min read

MILITARY OVERSEAS NATURALIZATIONS NEW POST ON MILITARY BASES

USCIS announced four new posts for naturalization services for service members and their eligible families overseas. Processing can be...

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Aug 30, 20193 min read

Inadmissibility Based on Public Charge

August 14, 2019 - Public charge is a term used in immigration law to refer to a person who is primarily dependent on the government to...

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Jul 31, 20191 min read

July 16, 2019-Asylum Interim final rule

DHS and DOJ Interim Final Rule Barring from Asylum Eligibility Individuals Who Transit Through a Third Country Without Seeking Protection...

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Jul 31, 20191 min read

July 26, 2019 Changes in the investor's EB-5 visa

July 26, 2019 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published its long-awaited final rule making several significant...

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Jun 28, 20191 min read

Emergency Border Spending Bill - June 26, 2019

Today, the Senate passed an emergency border spending bill, acting just one day after the House passed its own emergency spending...

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May 20, 20191 min read

H-1B visa will now add Texas Service Center for processing

The Federal Register announced today as follows: On May 20, 2019, the Texas Service Center will begin processing Form I-129, Petition for...

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May 11, 20191 min read

How Atlanta became a ‘Pioneer’ of Immigration Enforcement

IMMIGRATION - Last year NPR (National Public Radio reported a piece on how Atlanta became a ‘Pioneer’ of Immigration Enforcement and...

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May 10, 20192 min read

USCIS Updates Form I-797 Receipt Notices for Form I-751 and Form I-829

What Does This Mean for Legal Residents? Certain residents of the United States that are nationals of other countries are given...

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May 8, 20192 min read

Immigration - May 8, 2019

TRUMP ON ASYLUM USA TODAY REPORTED On May 8, 2019, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday -A three-judge panel of that court handed...

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May 5, 20231 min read

Late Appeals Decision on Morales Morales

The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a decision in Matter of MORALES-MORALES, 28 I&N Dec 714 (BIA 2023). (1) The Board of...

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Mar 24, 20231 min read

New Decision on Matter of Garcia regarding Venue BIA 2023

The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a decision in Matter of GARCIA, 28 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2023). For choice of law purposes, the...

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