RSS Feed- 212(h) discretionary waiver: Matter of E. W. Rodriguez, 25 I&N Dec. 784 (BIA 2012) Interim Decision #3749 May 4, 2012(1) In removal proceedings arising within the jurisdictions of the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits, an aggravated felony conviction disqualifies an alien from relief under section 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, … Continue reading → […]Mike Baker
- USCIS Processing Time Information Chicago IL Field Office April 12, 2012Posted: March 20, 2012 Below is a chart that shows the Form Number, Form Name and Processing Times for all of the forms that are processed at that office. (Note that not all offices process all types of applications and … Continue reading → […]Mike Baker
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212(h) discretionary waiver: Matter of E. W. Rodriguez, 25 I&N Dec. 784 (BIA 2012) Interim Decision #3749
(1) In removal proceedings arising within the jurisdictions of the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits, an aggravated felony conviction disqualifies an alien from relief under section 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, … Continue reading
USCIS Processing Time Information Chicago IL Field Office
Posted: March 20, 2012 Below is a chart that shows the Form Number, Form Name and Processing Times for all of the forms that are processed at that office. (Note that not all offices process all types of applications and … Continue reading
Vartelas v. Holder (03/28/2012) – Supreme Court
The court held that if the basis for inadmissibility is a pre-April 1, 1997 plea, and if the LPR’s trip/s outside the U.S., taken at any time, are “brief, casual and innocent,” then the person is treated like a returning … Continue reading
DHS prosecutorial discretion enforcement policies and practices.
CLINIC recently posted a Prosecutorial Discretion Toolkit on its website that contains the government documents, articles, sample letters and motions, practice advisories and other materials to help nonprofit attorneys, accredited representatives and advocates understand DHS prosecutorial discretion enforcement policies and … Continue reading
A View Through The Looking Glass: How Crimes Appear From The Immigration Court Perspective
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this Article is to provide a basic overview of a body of law that has been compared as second only to tax law in its complexity. Our goal is to highlight the major areas where criminal laws … Continue reading
Posted in Aggravated felony, AGGRAVATED FELONY CASE SUMMARY, BIA, CIMT, Citizenship, Crime involving moral turpitude
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Seventh Circuit Upholds Warrantless Search of Cell Phones-USA v. Abel Flores-Lopez
Police currently have wide latitude to search the contents of cell phones – including text messages, voice mails, photos, Internet browsing history, and reams of other data – when searching an arrestee incident to arrest. In the Flores-Lopez case, an … Continue reading
Is Immigration Good for America?
An Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Policy Analysis Volume 32 Number 1, Winter 2012 The Winter 2012 issue of the Cato Journal is devoted to answering a single question: “Is Immigration Good for America?” In 13 articles, 16 scholars answer with … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, the Cato Journal
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Marriage Fraud Doctrines.
This Article examines the astonishing array of doctrines used to determine what constitutes marriage fraud. It begins by locating the traditional nineteenth-century annulment-by-fraud doctrine within the realm of contract fraud, observing that in the family law context fraudulent marriages were … Continue reading
Making a false tax return “involv[ing] fraud or deceit” when the loss to the government exceeds $10,000 is an aggravated felony.
In removal proceedings against resident aliens who were convicted of willfully making and subscribing a false tax return under 26 USC section 7206(1) and aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return under 26 USC section 7206(2), … Continue reading
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I-601 Provisional Waiver Is Not in Effect
USCIS is considering changes that would allow certain immediate relatives (the spouse, children or parents of a U.S. citizen) who can demonstrate extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen spouse or parent to receive a provisional waiver of the unlawful presence … Continue reading
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