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	<title>Law Offices of Michael D. Baker</title>
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	<description>Blog: Immigration, Criminal, DUI lawyer, Chicago, Illinois</description>
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		<title>212(h) discretionary waiver: Matter of E. W. Rodriguez, 25 I&amp;N Dec. 784 (BIA 2012) Interim Decision #3749</title>
		<link>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/05/04/212h-discretionary-waiver-matter-of-e-w-rodriguez-25-in-dec-784-bia-2012-interim-decision-3749/</link>
		<comments>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/05/04/212h-discretionary-waiver-matter-of-e-w-rodriguez-25-in-dec-784-bia-2012-interim-decision-3749/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 19:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[212(h)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[212(h) waiver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aggravated felony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Board of Immigration Appeals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[212(h) discretionary waiver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(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, &#8230; <a href="http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/05/04/212h-discretionary-waiver-matter-of-e-w-rodriguez-25-in-dec-784-bia-2012-interim-decision-3749/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>USCIS Processing Time Information Chicago IL Field Office</title>
		<link>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/04/12/uscis-processing-time-information-chicago-il-field-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[N-400 Application for Naturalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[N-600 Application for Certification of Citizenship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USCIS Processing Time Chicago IL Field Office]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/04/12/uscis-processing-time-information-chicago-il-field-office/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vartelas v. Holder (03/28/2012) &#8211; Supreme Court</title>
		<link>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/30/vartelas-v-holder-03282012-supreme-court/</link>
		<comments>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/30/vartelas-v-holder-03282012-supreme-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(13)(C)(v)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rights of lawful permanent residents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rosenberg v. Fleuti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The court held that if the basis for inadmissibility is a pre-April 1, 1997 plea, and if the LPR&#8217;s trip/s outside the U.S., taken at any time, are &#8220;brief, casual and innocent,&#8221; then the person is treated like a returning &#8230; <a href="http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/30/vartelas-v-holder-03282012-supreme-court/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DHS prosecutorial discretion enforcement policies and practices.</title>
		<link>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/22/dhs-prosecutorial-discretion-enforcement-policies-and-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/22/dhs-prosecutorial-discretion-enforcement-policies-and-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prosecutorial discretion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/22/dhs-prosecutorial-discretion-enforcement-policies-and-practices/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A View Through The Looking Glass: How Crimes Appear From The Immigration Court Perspective</title>
		<link>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/18/a-view-through-the-looking-glass-how-crimes-appear-from-the-immigration-court-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/18/a-view-through-the-looking-glass-how-crimes-appear-from-the-immigration-court-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggravated felony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGGRAVATED FELONY CASE SUMMARY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIMT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citizenship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crime involving moral turpitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOW CRIMES APPEAR FROM THE IMMIGRATION COURT PERSPECTIVE]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/18/a-view-through-the-looking-glass-how-crimes-appear-from-the-immigration-court-perspective/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seventh Circuit Upholds Warrantless Search of Cell Phones-USA v. Abel Flores-Lopez</title>
		<link>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/03/seventh-circuit-upholds-warrantless-search-of-cell-phones-usa-v-abel-flores-lopez/</link>
		<comments>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/03/seventh-circuit-upholds-warrantless-search-of-cell-phones-usa-v-abel-flores-lopez/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fourth Amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS Surveillance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Police currently have wide latitude to search the contents of cell phones &#8211; including text messages, voice mails, photos, Internet browsing history, and reams of other data &#8211; when searching an arrestee incident to arrest. In the Flores-Lopez case, an &#8230; <a href="http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/03/03/seventh-circuit-upholds-warrantless-search-of-cell-phones-usa-v-abel-flores-lopez/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Immigration Good for America?</title>
		<link>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/26/is-immigration-good-for-america/</link>
		<comments>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/26/is-immigration-good-for-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Cato Journal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/26/is-immigration-good-for-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage Fraud Doctrines.</title>
		<link>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/25/marriage-fraud-doctrines/</link>
		<comments>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/25/marriage-fraud-doctrines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjustment of Status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Act of 1986]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Fraud]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/25/marriage-fraud-doctrines/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making a false tax return &#8220;involv[ing] fraud or deceit&#8221; when the loss to the government exceeds $10,000 is an aggravated felony.</title>
		<link>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/24/making-a-false-tax-return-involving-fraud-or-deceit-when-the-loss-to-the-government-exceeds-10000-is-an-aggravated-felony/</link>
		<comments>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/24/making-a-false-tax-return-involving-fraud-or-deceit-when-the-loss-to-the-government-exceeds-10000-is-an-aggravated-felony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggravated felony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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), &#8230; <a href="http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/24/making-a-false-tax-return-involving-fraud-or-deceit-when-the-loss-to-the-government-exceeds-10000-is-an-aggravated-felony/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I-601 Provisional Waiver Is Not in Effect</title>
		<link>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/22/i-601-provisional-waiver-is-not-in-effect/</link>
		<comments>http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/22/i-601-provisional-waiver-is-not-in-effect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[I-601]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Provisional Waivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unlawful Presence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waivers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://mikebakerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/22/i-601-provisional-waiver-is-not-in-effect/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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