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19 May Attorney Representation is Important for Prosecutorial Discretion

Posted at 18:43h in Uncategorized

The American Immigration Council reported that after ICE Director John Morton issued a memo last June outlining how and when ICE officials should exercise prosecutorial discretion in immigration cases, many were optimistic that the memo’s implementation would relieve backlogs and help the agency focus on higher priority immigration...

18 May Steps Taken Towards More Entrepreneurial Friendly Immigration Policy

Posted at 11:40h in Uncategorized

The American Immigration Law Council reported that while the U.S. economy continues to recover at a sluggish pace, the administration continues to emphasize immigration reform’s critical role in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in the U.S. This week, Cecilia Munoz, the Domestic Policy Council Director at...

09 May DOS on EB-1 and EB-2 Visa Availability

Posted at 23:14h in Uncategorized

The Department of State provided the following information regarding the recent priority date movement for China-mainland born and India EB-2 categories, as well as information on projections for visa availability in the EB-1 and EB-2 preference categories. The following information will be included in the...

09 May District Court Issues FOIA Ruling

Posted at 22:43h in Uncategorized

On May 7, 2012, the U.S. district court in the Northern District of California issued a final judgment and permanent injunction ordering USCIS to respond to requests for A files under the Freedom of Information Act within the statutory 20 day time limit and to...

09 May Immigrant Entrepreneurs on the Rise

Posted at 21:18h in Uncategorized

CNN reported that immigrants created 28% of all new firms last year. They were also twice as likely to start a new business when compared to those born in the United States. It's a notable shift. Nearly all new firms are small, and many...

08 May New Jersey Landlords Under No Obligation to Inquire About Immigration Status

Posted at 18:46h in Uncategorized

Latino Justice reported that immigration policy is a complex web of competing local interests and national norms that has seen its share of debate in New Jersey in recent years. As the federal administration struggles to pass comprehensive immigration reform some New Jersey governmental units...

04 May House VAWA Bill Threatens Protections for Immigrant Women and Children

Posted at 20:51h in Uncategorized

The American Immigration Council reported that this year, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is up for reathorization. Last week, the Senate passed a reauthorization (S. 1925)—which provides protection to people who are the victims of domestic violence, rape, trafficking, sexual assault, stalking, and similar crimes—by...

03 May Supreme Court to Decide the Retroactivity of Padilla v. Kentucky

Posted at 18:54h in Uncategorized

The Supreme Court granted certiarori in Chaidez v. United States to determine whether Padilla v. Kentucky applies retroactively to persons whose convictions became final before the decision was announced. Padilla held that criminal defendants receive ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment when their attorneys...

23 Apr US Supreme Court to Hear Case on Arizona Immigration Law

Posted at 23:16h in Uncategorized

Reuters reported that a clash over immigration law will go before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, pitting the state of Arizona against President Barack Obama in a case with election-year political ramifications for him and Republican rival Mitt Romney. In its second-biggest case...

23 Apr Thousands of Deportation Cases Closed under Prosecutorial Discretion

Posted at 23:15h in Uncategorized

The National Journal reported that a federal initiative that asked immigration authorities to focus their attention on immigrants convicted of crimes has resulted in the closure of more than 2,500 immigration cases nationwide between August and the end of March, according to a recent analysis...