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Excerpts from the March 1, 2013, Bender's Immigration Bulletin
Posted on 21 Feb 2013 by LexisNexis Immigration Law Community Staff

Supreme Court: Padilla Did Not Create New Rule: No Retroactive Application to Cases on Collateral Review On February 20, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Chaidez v. United States. The majority of the Court held that the decision in Padilla... Read More

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News Excerpts From the April 15, 2015, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin
Posted on 1 Apr 2015 by LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff

ICE Announces Safeguards for Releases of Noncitizens with Convictions | On March 18, 2015, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it would implement additional safeguards prior to releasing noncitizens with criminal convictions from... Read More

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Excerpts from the June 1, 2012, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin: ELIS Launches
Posted on 23 May 2012 by LexisNexis Immigration Law Community Staff

ELIS Launch On Tuesday, May 22, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched the initial release of its new electronic immigration system, USCIS ELIS. ELIS is the agency’s first-ever online immigration system created to modernize... Read More

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Excerpts From the June 1, 2013, Bender's Immigration Bulletin
Posted on 23 May 2013 by LexisNexis Immigration Law Community Staff

Payment of USCIS Immigrant Visa Fee via USCIS ELIS USCIS has moved the online payment of the USCIS Immigrant Fee to its Electronic Immigration System ( USCIS ELIS ). Customers must now pay the $165 fee using USCIS ELIS after they receive their immigrant... Read More

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