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White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Take Action to Ease Deportation Policies
On August 18, 2011, the White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced steps that the Administration is taking to focus its efforts on removing criminal and other “high-risk” individuals and not “low-priority cases,” such as … Continue reading
Illinois Governor signed into law the Illinois DREAM Act
On August 1, 2011, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law S.B. 2185, the Illinois DREAM Act, which among other things adds new 110 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 947/67 to create a privately funded scholarship program for high-school graduates from … Continue reading
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CSPA “Effective Date” includes all beneficiaries of previously approved visa petitions except those with applications adjudicated prior to the CSPA’s enactment. Arobelidze v. Holder (7th Circuit)
On August 6, 2002 President Bush signed the Child Status Protection Act. This law addresses the problem of minor children losing their eligibility for certain immigration benefits as a result of UCIS processing delays. (when children of U.S. citizens turn … Continue reading
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BIA Finds California Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony Is a Crime of Violence
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board) held in Matter of Ramon Martinez, 25 I. & N. Dec. 571 (B.I.A. July 15, 2011), that a violation of § 220 of the California Penal Code (assault with intent to commit … Continue reading
BIA Finds § 212(h) Waiver Not Available to Overcome Bar to Cancellation of Removal
Matter of BUSTAMANTE, 25 I&N Dec. 564 (BIA 2011) The bar to cancellation of removal in section 240A(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(C) (2006), which precludes an alien who has been convicted of an offense … Continue reading
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