Author Archives: Mike Baker

DHS Outlines Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Mike Baker

Do you qualify? Click here to see the Brochure; and here to see the Flowchart posted by USCIS on its website. USCIS provides a number of humanitarian programs and protection to assist individuals in need of shelter or aid from … Continue reading →

Posted in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Deferred Action Process for Young People Who Are Low Enforcement, Deferred Action Status, Dream Act, Illinois DREAM Act, Prosecutorial discretion, significant misdemeanors | Leave a comment

Notice Regarding USCIS Centralized Filing for Waivers of Inadmissibility

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Mike Baker

Since June 4, 2012, individuals outside the U.S. who have been found inadmissible for certain visas by a U.S. consular officer and seek to waive an inadmissibility ground should no longer apply for a waiver at their foreign location, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Centralized Filing for Waivers of Inadmissibility, Ciudad Juarez, I-212, I-601, Waivers of Inadmissibility | Leave a comment

BIA Finds Municipal Court Judgment in Genuine Criminal Proceedings Is a “Conviction” and Marijuana Possession After Such a Conviction Is an Aggravated Felony: Matter of Cuellar-Gomez

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Mike Baker

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board) in Matter of Cuellar-Gomez, 25 I. & N. Dec. 850 (B.I.A. July 18, 2012), held that (1) a formal judgment of guilt of an alien entered by a municipal court is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggravated felony, BIA, Board of Immigration Appeals, Deportation for Drug Crimes, Marijuana Possession, What is conviction for immigration purposes, “single offense involving possession for one's own use of thirty grams or less of marijuana.” | Leave a comment

Illinois’ ‘Julie’s Law’ to stiffen consequences for extreme speeders starting July 1, 2013

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Mike Baker

The law, which takes effect July 1, 2013, bars judges from giving court supervision, a form of probation, to drivers found traveling more than 25 mph over the limit on a nonrural road or more than 30 mph on a … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Julie's Law' to stiffen consequences for extreme speeders, 25 mph over the limit, more than 30 mph on a highway, Speeding ticket in Illinois | Leave a comment

USCIS Issues Final Memorandum on Timeframes for Responses to RFEs

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Mike Baker

In July 2011, [FN1] U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released to the public an interim policy memorandum (IPM) dated July 7, 2011, changing the amount of time USCIS officers may provide an applicant or petitioner to respond to a … Continue reading →

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