The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has recently inquired with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as to why it has been taking so long to get Receipt Notices for applications lately. The Service has responded by stating the reasons for the delays and ways of dealing with these technical issues. When applications are […]
The court held that a false representation of citizenship by an alien for the purpose of obtaining private employment is a “purpose or benefit” under the INA, done, at the very least, for the “purpose” of evading §1324a’s provisions. (Ferrans v. Holder, 7/12/10) AILA Doc. No. 10120660.
In a memo issued on November 1, 2010, President Obama stated that the U.S. will not be providing financial assistance to Burma, Zimbabwe, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, Eritrea or Iran until these countries begin to comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2009. As of right now, these countries are […]
On October 20, 2010, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) launched its new and improved website. The site now not only looks better, but functions much better as well. The new improvements include: An Action Center that helps one to find a representative, an immigration court, or a free attorney; A place to submit […]
This week, after two years of planning and discussion with our Administration, the U.S. Department of Interior formally launched the process that will bring renewable wind energy generation to the waters off the coast of Ocean City. The announcement marks another step forward for our new economy. By harnessing the outstanding wind resources off of […]
The new filing fees go into effect on November 23, 2010 AILA is aware that the USCIS Fact Sheet does not list the filing fee for a child under 14 years of age. However, the Federal Register notice announcing the new filing fees indicate that where the child under the age of 14 is applying […]
By Danielle L.C. Beach Recently the Board of Immigration Appeals determined that a single conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude that qualified as a petty offense did not “stop-time” under INA 240A (d)(i) although it did make the alien removable under INA 237(a)(2)(A)(i). This is very significant as the applicant could apply for Cancellation […]
A brief article on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions.
One of the best movies I’ve seen this year is directed by Oscar-nominated Australian Bruce Beresford (“Driving Miss Daisy”). It is based on the true story of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin who comes to perform with the Houston Ballet on a three month cultural exchange program. This story includes love, kidnapping, communism versus capitalism, […]
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will be giving grants of almost $8 million to organizations that prepare immigrants for the citizenship process. Last year, USCIS only awarded $1.2 million to 13 organizations that help to prepare immigrants for citizenship. This year, however, USCIS is awarding $7.8 million to 75 […]
