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USCIS Registration Requirement for Non-U.S. Citizens: What You Need to Know

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Mike Baker

USCIS Registration Requirement On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Interim Final Rule requiring certain non-U.S. citizens to register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This rule is set to take effect on … Continue reading →

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Recent Cases United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit (October 2017-December 2018. CA7)

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Mike Baker

Alvarenga-Flores v. Sessions Citation Case Number: No. 17-2920 Decision Date: August 28, 2018 Federal District: Petition for Review, Order of Bd. of Immigration Appeals Holding: Petition denied Record contained sufficient evidence to support IJ’s denial of application for asylum relief, … Continue reading →

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CA7 lacked jurisdiction to review BIA denial of discretionary 212(h) waiver where alien was involved in violent or dangerous crime

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Mike Baker

Bd. did not err in reversing IJ’s grant of alien’s application for waiver of inadmissibility under section 212(h) of INA, where: (1) alien became removable based on his prior conviction on charge of unarmed bank robbery, which, in turn, resulted … Continue reading →

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CA7 upholds IJ denial of Kyrgyzstan political asylum application

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Mike Baker

Record contained sufficient evidence to support IJ’s denial of alien’s asylum petition on grounds that alien was not credible, even though alien claimed that he faced persecution for his political activism as member of youth wing of political opposition party … Continue reading →

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Cancellation of Removal for Non-Lawful Permanent Residents under INA Section 240A(b)(1)

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Mike Baker

Statutory Eligibility. To be eligible for cancellation of removal under INA § 240A(b), the applicant must establish that s/he (1) has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than 10 years immediately preceding … Continue reading →

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