Visa Bulletin for October 2019 Lawsuit Challenges New Secret 'Credible Fear' Directives: M.M.V. v. Barr Supreme Court Stays Asylum Injunction: Signal on the Merits or Procedural Snag? Supreme Court Grants Trump Administration Request for Stay: East Bay Sanctuary Covenant Cyrus Mehta: Federal Courts May Not Have the Last Word in Reviewing Denial of NIW Asylum EAD Proposed Rule CA3 Remand on 'Particularly Serious Crime,' CAT: Luziga v. Atty. Gen. Unpub. BIA Categorical Approach CIMT Victory (Texas, Burglary) Lawsuit Targets Termination of Medical Deferred Action CA9 on Rights of Derivative EB-5 Beneficiaries: Mu v. Barr CA3 Derivative Citizenship Victory: Tineo v. Atty. Gen. H-1B Proposed Rule (Sept. 4, 2019) More Environmental Laws Waived for Border Barriers in Texas Parole Into Guam Rescinded for Certain Russians CA1 Reopening Victory: Perez-Tino v. Barr (Guatemala; Changed Country Conditions) CA4 Vacates Castro-Tum Increasing Numbers "Remain in Mexico" Awaiting Immigration Court Hearings: TRAC USCIS to Tighten 'Residence' Definition for Citizenship OFLC Announces H-2A Procedure Changes CA9 on Continuance, Good Cause: Pleitez-Lopez v. Barr EOIR Interim Rule (Aug. 26, 2019) Major Changes at EOIR Spark Strong Reactions CA5 Asylum Remand: Peña Oseguera v. Barr Matter of Singh, 27 I&N Dec. 598 (BIA 2019)
ACLU Report Highlights Death, Abuse and Neglect at Colo. ICE Jail Former IJs File Amicus Brief in Padilla v. ICE The Cost of Outsourcing Refugees - Jeffrey S. Chase Border Courts Swamped With New Asylum Cases Expert: Will 'Court of Public Opinion' Sway White House, Supreme Court on Asylum Rules? Report: Citizenship Delayed: Civil Rights and Voting Rights Implications in the Backlog in Citizenship and Naturalization Applications Migratory Notes 131 (Sept. 12, 2019) Members of Congress Query DoD and DHS re Naturalization of Noncitizen Servicemembers Supreme Court Allows Feds to Enforce Restrictive Asylum Rule Nationwide Public (Including Media) Denied Access to Border Courts Migrant 'Protection' Protocols: A Report from the Front Lines Expert: US Unlikely to Ease Visa Restrictions for AI Talent Judge Restores Nationwide Block of New Asylum Rule AILA Policy Brief: DHS and DOJ Are Opening Secretive Port Courts Along the Southern Border Lawsuit Challenges Unlawful Application of Muslim Ban Groups Sue Feds for Unlawfully Ignoring Human Toll on Asylum Seekers Government Report: Separated Kids Traumatized Migratory Notes 130 (Sept. 5, 2019) Confusion, Delays as Videos Replace Interpreters in Immigration Court Trump Backtracks on USCIS Medical Deferred Action Migratory Notes 129 (Aug. 29, 2019) Abrupt USCIS Policy Shift Threatens Sick Kids with Deportation International Students Face 'Discourage, Delay, Deny' Visa Hurdles Under Trump Recent H-1B Case Brings Hope