Matter of Thakker, 28 I&N Dec. 843 (BIA 2024) (1) The assumption in Matter of Jurado that a retail theft offense involves an intent to permanently deprive a victim of their property is inconsistent...
USCIS, Sept. 19, 2024 "We have received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2025. Sept...
Lopez Orellana v. Garland "The question presented here is whether the Louisiana accessory-after-the-fact statute, LA.REV. STAT. § 14:25, is a categorical match for the generic federal offense...
USCIS, Sept. 18, 2024 "Effective Sept. 10, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 36 months...
Singh v. Garland "Petitioner Varinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, seeks rescission of a removal order entered in absentia. We previously granted Singh’s petition because the government...
OSC, Mar. 31, 2016 - "This is in response to your letter of February 10, 2016, to the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (“OSC” or “Office”). In your letter, you seek guidance on an employer’s obligations to comply with the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b, when verifying employees’ citizenship status under U.S. export control laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Specifically, you ask whether an employer or contractor may require employees to present documents establishing their citizenship or immigration status to ensure the employer’s compliance with U.S. export control regulations. You also seek this Office’s views on whether it is permissible for employers, including staffing agencies, to ask job applicants or newly-hired employees the following questions: ..."