Immigration Law

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News Excerpts From the April 15, 2014, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin
Posted on 3 Apr 2014 by LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff

USCIS Clarifies “Reason to Believe” Standard for I-601A Provisional Waivers | On March 18, 2014, USCIS sent an e-mail to stakeholders seeking to cure confusion surrounding the regulation that prohibits the granting of provisional waivers... Read More

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News Excerpts From the April 1, 2014, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin
Posted on 23 Mar 2014 by LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff

DHS Issues Final Regulations on Sexual Abuse in Detention Centers | On March 7, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security issued a long-awaited set of final regulations applying standards required under the Prison Rape Elimination Act Standards to... Read More

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Executive Order Blocking Entry into U.S. of Certain Persons Contributing to Situation in Ukraine
Posted on 9 Mar 2014 by Daniel M. Kowalski

" ... By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including ... section 212(f)[*] of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) ... I hereby find that the unrestricted... Read More

Tags: 212(f) , entry , Ukraine , Executive order

White House Blocks Visas for Certain Persons Contributing to Situation in Ukraine
Posted on 6 Mar 2014 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Executive Order, Mar. 6, 2014 : BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International... Read More

Tags: Ukraine , visas , Obama , Executive order

Executive Order Blocks Visas re Ukraine, Crimea
Posted on 31 Dec 2014 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Executive Order 13685 of December 19, 2014 Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United... Read More

Tags: Crimea , Ukraine , visas , Executive order , Russia

October 2013 Consular Corner
Posted on 1 Nov 2013 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Liam Schwartz has sobering news regarding DV cases in the Ukraine in the October 2013 issue of Consular Corner . Read More

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