The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) issued an updated memorandum – Operating Policies and Procedures Memorandum 11-02: The Asylum Clock – to provide uniform
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USCIS Issues New Policy Memorandum on Issuing Notices to Appear
On November 7, 2011, the USCIS published a policy memorandum regarding the priorities that they will follow in placing certain immigrants in removal proceedings through
Read moreProsecutorial Discretion and Immigration Administrative Closure of Low Priority Removal and Deportation Cases
The Obama Administration and the Department of Homeland Security established a high-level joint DHS and Department of Justice (DOJ) working group to conduct a case-by-case
Read moreBIA on the DHS and TPS Applications – Matter of Henriquez Rivera, 25 I & N Dec. 575 (BIA 2011)
On August 8, 2011, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) held that an Immigration Judge may in appropriate circumstances require the Department of Homeland Security
Read moreBIA Addresses K-2 Age Out Eligibility for Adjustment of Status – Matter of Le, 25 I & N Dec. 541 (BIA 2011).
On June 23, 2011, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) concluded that the derivative child of a finacee visa holder is not ineligible for adjustment
Read moreFreire v. Holder: Second Circuit Remands to BIA to Reconsider Arriving Aliens Motion for Remand or Continuance
According to 8 C.F.R 1.1, the term arriving alien means “an applicant for admission coming or attempting to come into the United States at a
Read moreThe Adam Walsh Act, Effect of Certain I-130 Petitioner Criminal Convictions, and DHS Discretion for Eligibility
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is a federal statute that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on July 27,
Read moreBIA on Respondent Competency in Removal Proceedings in Matter of M-A-M-, 25 I & N Dec. 474 (BIA 2011)
On May 4, 2011, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) set forth a framework for the Immigration Judge to assess the competency of respondents in
Read moreBIA on Service of an NTA to a Minor 14 Years or Older in Matter of Cubor-Cruz, 25 I & N Dec. 470 (BIA 2011)
On April 29, 2011, the Board of Immigration held that service of an NTA on a minor 14 years of age or older at the
Read moreObama Hosts White House Meeting on Immigration Reform
On April 19, 2011, President Obama hosted a White House Meeting with 70 national leaders—including Mayor Bloomberg, former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others—to discuss the
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