Here is the Nov. 9, 2023 CA1 decision at issue, 86 F.4th 443. Here is the Round Table's Amicus Brief. Nutshell: "We write to provide the Court with additional context regarding the importance...
Annor v. Garland "David Annor, a citizen of Ghana and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, used his business to funnel the proceeds of a “romance fraud scheme” to militiamen...
Matter of F-C-S- "Regarding the respondent’s two remaining proposed particular social groups, we will remand to the Immigration Judge for further development of the record. The Immigration...
MALDEF, Mar. 12, 2024 "Texas residents and a local nonprofit organization are challenging the state’s new anti-immigrant law, known as S.B. 4, in federal court as unconstitutional. MALDEF...
New closing date: April 12, 2024 USAJOBS Open & closing dates: 03/13/2024 to 04/212/2024 Salary: $156,924 - $204,000 per year 1 vacancy in the following location: Falls Church, VA
"Upon review, the AAO finds that the applicant has established a sufficient connection between the battering and subjection to extreme cruelty she suffered at the hands of her former spouse and her departure and reentry to the United States that gave rise to inadmissibility under section 212(a)(9)(C)(i) of the Act. Section 212(a)(9)(C)(iii) of the Act. The AAO finds the record to support that her entry was connected to her "battering or subjection to extreme cruelty" at the hands of her former spouse, as required by section 212(a)(9)(C)(iii) of the Act. Accordingly, the applicant has shown that she meets the requirements for a waiver under section 212(a)(9)(C)(iii) of the Act. The AAO finds that the compelling circumstances in the present matter warrant a favorable exercise of discretion. ... The factors weighing in favor of granting the applicant permission to reapply for admission to the United States include the fact that she has an approved Form 1-360 petition as a VAWA self-petitioner, the fact that she and her two young sons have established significant ties to their community in Spokane, Washington, and, most importantly, the fact that the applicant remains under threat of death or serious harm if she returns to Mexico. The AAO finds that these factors outweigh the fact that the applicant entered the United States within 10 years of having been removed pursuant to a section 235(b)(1) proceeding. As such, the AAO concludes that a favorable exercise of discretion is warranted." - Matter of X-, Feb. 4, 2013.
Hats way off to Philip Hornik!