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.
Two immigrants from Africa have just recently completed marathons in incredibly mind-baffling amounts of time. Gebre Gebremariam, who is 26 years old and from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He finished the New York City Marathon in 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 13 seconds – that means he ran over 1/3 of a mile per minute! Edna […]
On October 26, 2010, the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) implemented Secure Communities to all the counties of West Virginia this past October. Secure Communities is ICE’s new system of mainly using biometrics to identify immigrants that are in the U.S. illegally and/or are guilty of committing crimes. ICE is now working with […]
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 […]
A draft proposal to be released Wednesday by the chairmen of President Obama’s bipartisan commission on reducing the federal debt calls for deep cuts in domestic and military spending starting in 2012, and an overhaul of the tax code to raise revenue. Those changes and others would erase nearly $4 trillion from projected deficits through […]
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 […]
Department of State that issues Visa numbers have good news for family-based classifications but the news is bad for employment-based classifications. In recent years the demand for visa numbers in family based categories has declined. AILA-DC met with Charles Oppenheimer who works for the State Department Visa Control and Reporting Division responsible for producing the […]
