Immigration Publications
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Immigration Judge Reports — Asylum
Published: Jun 23, 2009
"A series of reports by the Transactional Access Records Clearinghouse (TRAC) and others — all based on case-by-case data from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) — have found extensive disparities in how the nation's Immigration Judges decide the thousands of individual requests for asylum that they process each year. The
Matter of BARCENAS-BARRERA, Interim Decision #3647, 25 I&N Dec. 40 (BIA 2009)
Published: Jun 22, 2009
Matter of BARCENAS-BARRERA, Interim Decision #3647, 25 I&N Dec. 40 (BIA 2009) -
(1) An alien who willfully and knowingly makes a false representation of birth in the United States on a passport application is inadmissible under section 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(C) (ii) (2006), for making a false
Surviving Spouses Deferred Action Guidance
Published: Jun 19, 2009
Surviving Spouses Deferred Action Guidance: Neufeld memo, USCIS, June 15, 2009.
Immigrant Waivers: Procedures for Adjudication of Form I-601 For Overseas Adjudication Officers
Published: Jun 18, 2009
The Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility, is used by applicants for immigrant visas, non-immigrant fiancé visas, V visas, and adjustment of status to request a waiver of the following grounds of inadmissibility in the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA):
Section 212(a)(1) – health-related grounds;
Section
EOIR Provides Public Access to “Immigration Judge Benchbook"
Published: Jun 9, 2009
EOIR Provides Public Access to “Immigration Judge Benchbook”
"The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced today
that it has posted the “Immigration Judge Benchbook” (Benchbook)
online, as part of ongoing efforts to better meet the information needs
of the people it serves." EOIR, June 4, 2009.
AILF Applauds Attorney General Holder's Withdrawal of Bush Administration's No-Right-To-Counsel Decision
Published: Jun 8, 2009
AILF Applauds Attorney General Holder's Withdrawal of Bush Administration's No-Right-To-Counsel Decision (June 3, 2009)
"The American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) applauds Attorney General Eric Holder's withdrawal of a decision issued by outgoing Attorney General Michael Mukasey that purported to unravel decades of legal precedent on
Book navigates crosscurrents of immigration
Published: May 27, 2009
""American Passage: The History of Ellis Island" (Harper, 487 pages, $27.99), by Vincent J. Cannato: They used to hang pirates on a small island in New York harbor, near where the Statue of Liberty now stands. Today, after 63 years as a testing station for would-be immigrants, Ellis Island has become a huge memorial for millions of Americans
Weekly Round-Up of Immigration Related Legislation (5/26/09)
Published: May 27, 2009
The following immigration-related bills were introduced into the House of Representatives and the Senate this week:
H.R. 2261
Introduced by Rep. Maloney (D-NY) on 05/05/09
Summary: To designate Greece as a program country for purposes of the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Liberian Refugee