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USCIS Extends Green Card Validity After Filing For Renewal
Effective Sept. 10, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who file a Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card. A Form I-90 receipt notices had previously provided a 24-month extension of the validity of a Green Card. …
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BORDER PATROL FALSELY IMPRISONED 9 & 14-YEAR-OLD US CITIZEN SIBLINGS
In 2019, a 9-year-old girl, Julia, and her 14-year-old brother, Oscar were in a car returning to the United States with their mother’s friend. They had to return to San Diego after a brief trip in order to attend school. When they arrived at the border at 7am the traffic was moving very slowly through…
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Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families (PIP Expansion)
USCIS sent out an email regarding the Biden Administrations recent executive action to allow the spouses of US citizens who have been living in the US for ten years and who entered without inspection to get parole in place in order to become eligible for adjustment of status allowing them to bypass the need of…
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SCOTUS DISGARDS CHEVRON DOCTRINE
In the decision issued on Friday, June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court significantly weakened the power of federal agencies to implement and enforce regulations. The court’s decision written by Chief Justice Roberts, overturns the Court’s 1984 finding in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council and will have a major impact on the Federal Government’s ability…
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Department of State v. Muñoz
In State Department v. Muñoz, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a U.S. citizen who said her constitutional rights were violated by the federal government when it denied a visa to her Salvadoran husband. Munoz and her husband, who she married in 2010 and has a child with, have been separated since 2015 while they…
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MATTER OF H-C-R-C- (2024 credibility & CAT)
Matter of H-C-R-C-, 28 I&N Dec. 809 (BIA 2024) (1) Applicants bear the burden of establishing their own credibility, and no statute or legal precedent compels an Immigration Judge to conclude that an applicant’s testimony is credible. (2) Rape is sufficiently severe to constitute torture and can never be a lawful sanction under the Convention…
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Choice of Law
In Matter of Garcia, 28 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2023) the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) held that the controlling circuit law in immigration court proceedings is the law governing the geographic location of the immigration court where venue lies. A year later the Board clarified this further in Matter of M-N-I-, 28 I&N Dec. 803…
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SCOTUS Limits Ability To Reopen & Rescind In Absentia Removal Orders
The Supreme Court issued a decision limiting the ability of noncitizens to reopen and rescind in absentia orders of removal issued against them in their June 14, 2024 decision, Campos-Chaves v Garland, 602 U.S. ___ (2024). The relevant portions of the Court’s decision are quoted below. You can read the entire decision at the Supreme Court’s Website.…
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Form G-1145 E-Notification
What is Form G-1145? Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, is a one-page form on which you provide your name, mobile phone number, and email address. You then submit the form with your petition or application that you are filing with USCIS so that you will receive an SMS or email informing you of when…
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Immigration Judge WebEx Links For Immigration Court (UPDATED 4/2024)
The table below has the Webex link for every Immigration Judge grouped by Court. Updated April 2024 with some additional IJ’s that were not on the prior list. HINT: Use Ctrl+F to search for IJ name. Arizona Eloy Immigration Court Judge Name Internet-Based Hearing Link ACIJ Irene C. Feldman (ICF) https://eoir.webex.com/meet/ACIJ.Feldman Robert Bartlemay Sr. (RCB) https://eoir.webex.com/meet/IJ.Bartlemay…
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NY Immigration Courts Closed Tomorrow, February 13, 2024
Check the EOIR Operational Status Webpage EOIR Operational Status Update An email sent out by EOIR states that the Broadway, Varick Street, and Federal Plaza Immigration Courts in New York City will be closed tomorrow, February 13, 2024. The Boston, Elizabeth, Hartford, New York – Broadway, New York – Federal Plaza, New York – Varick, and Newark…
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The Illogical Immigration Consequences of Drug Convictions
A conviction for a drug offense can have outsized legal consequences when it comes to obtaining employment, licensing, access to benefits and finding housing. Outside of the law it can have serious consequences In some cases minor marijuana offenses could result in eviction or the loss of employment or parental rights. These consequences can effect…
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