Mark Nevitt, Lawfare, Oct. 11, 2023 "[D]id President Biden have to build this section of the border wall? Second, was waiving this flurry of environmental laws required? Yes and no. Yes: The president was legally obligated to use the money from an earlier...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 10/05/2023 "The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure...
Melissa del Bosque, The Border Chronicle, Aug. 1, 2023 "Chad Wolf’s Illegitimate Border Wall Waivers: A Q&A with Scott Nicol President Biden Could Instantly Make Good on His Campaign Promise to Stop Border Wall Construction by Cancelling Trump...
Phong v. Garland (unpub.) "Petitioner Kai Hong Phong seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summary dismissal of his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) determination that Phong is ineligible for asylum, protection under the Convention...
Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 27 / Friday, February 8, 2019 "The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction...
DHS published this notice today in the Federal Register regarding border barriers (fencing and roads) near Calexico, California. Read the long list of federal statutes and regulations DHS has waived, thanks to IIRAIRA, the REAL ID Act and the Secure Fence Act...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/12/2017 - Determination Pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as Amended "The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined...
Former INS/CBP official John B. Klow writes on the Admissibility Review Office: "Back in the days of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the immigration benefits and enforcement agency operated within the Department of Justice, processing of...
"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new rule that will allow certain people who have U.S. citizen family members, but who must leave the U.S. as part of the process of becoming eligible for lawful permanent residence, to complete a...
" Today, the USCIS finally published the much-awaited rule on the unlawful presence waiver (I-601A), which will take effect on March 4, 2013. We previewed this development in this blog in October 2012. This is an enormous development. The so...
"Federal officials announced Wednesday a rule change expected to allow eligible [unauthorized] immigrants to begin legalizing their status without having to face long separations from their spouses and children who are in the United States legally. U.S. Citizenship...
Final Rule: Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver Process - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 @ 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State invite you to participate in a stakeholder teleconference to discuss...
USCIS, Jan. 2, 2013 - " Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the posting of a final rule in the Federal Register that reduces the time U.S. citizens are separated from their immediate relatives (spouse, children and parents...
"A few weeks ago when Juan Perez of Sunnyside and his wife, Diana Blanco De La O, celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary, the couple couldn't give each other that anniversary's traditional gift of flowers. They couldn't share a romantic dinner...
"High school senior Elizabeth Olivas is coming home. After getting caught up on an immigration technicality in her native Mexico, the Frankfort Indiana High School homecoming queen will get to walk with her classmates at graduation on Saturday. The...