Immigration Law

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Child Status Protection Act for Over-21 Derivatives: Implementing De Osorio v. Mayorkas
Posted on 4 Feb 2013 by LexisNexis Immigration Law Community Staff

By David Froman Holding a key provision of the CSPA unambiguous, the Ninth Circuit, en banc , approved the two-petition approach for aged-out derivative beneficiaries of family preference petitions. "Vertical" conversion offers a viable alternative... Read More

Tags: David Froman , cspa , De Osorio v. Mayorkas , Second Circuit , immigration , Child Status Protection Act , bia , Khalid v. Holder , Fifth Circuit , Matter of Wang , immigration law

News Excerpts From The Dec. 15, 2013, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin
Posted on 3 Dec 2013 by LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff

Federal Judges Required to Provide Immigration Warnings During Plea Stage | Under changes to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that took effect December 1, federal judges are required to advise defendants of potential immigration consequences... Read More

Tags: cspa , Student and Exchange Visitor Program , Bender’s Immigration Bulletin , Department of Homeland Security , Mayorkas v. Cuellar de Osorio , immigration , Child Status Protection Act , Padilla v. Kentucky , Khalid v. Holder , Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure , sevp , E-Verify , USCIS , U.S. Supreme Court , Matter of Wang , ICE , immigration law