NILA, Apr. 24, 2024 "The National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA) and Innovation Law Lab are thrilled to announce that, in response to the lawsuit we filed against the United States Citizenship...
NILA, Apr. 24, 2024 "Today, three immigration attorneys and two individuals filed a prospective class action lawsuit in federal court, challenging U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP...
USCIS, Apr. 23, 2024 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the upcoming opening of international field offices in Doha, Qatar, and Ankara, Turkey, to increase capacity...
Rangel-Fuentes v. Garland "Cristina Rangel-Fuentes petitions for review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), arguing that under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 04/30/2024 "This final rule adopts and replaces regulations relating to key aspects of the placement, care, and services provided...
"Moldovan citizens Victor Sirbu and his wife Iulia Prodan applied for asylum in the United States, as well as for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Sirbu fears persecution by the Moldovan government based on his active and vocal opposition to the Communist Party. (Although the evidence indicates mistreatment of both Mr. Sirbu and Ms. Prodan for their anti-Communist political activities, Mr. Sirbu’s application is the lead one; Ms. Prodan’s application is derivative of his.) An immigration judge denied relief, finding that Sirbu’s evidence did not “compel a finding” of past persecution that could support asylum. The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed the denial. Sirbu and Prodan have petitioned for review. Because the immigration judge and then the Board applied the wrong legal standard in deciding whether Sirbu had shown past persecution for his political activities, we grant the petition for review and remand the case for further proceedings." - Sirbu v. Holder, May 20, 2013. [Hats off to attorney Serghei Potorac!]