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The Hon. Paul W. Schmidt, former BIA Chairman, has this tribute to Sam Bernsen, who died at the age of 101 in July 2020. Here is a link to the Washington Post profile. And here is a link to a 1976 INS General Counsel Legal Opinion regarding Prosecutorial...

Hon. Paul Wickham Schmidt, July 30, 2020 - EXCLUSIVE "I’d seen his name on briefs and old court cases ( See, e.g., Vaccaro v. Bernsen , 267 F.2d 265 (5th Cir. 1959)). But, the first time I met Sam Bernsen was in January 1976, when I reported...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (Mealey’s) The time limits set forth for suits against the federal government in Section 2401(b) of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) are subject to equitable tolling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled April 22 in a 5-4 decision...

By Nolan Rappaport Former immigration official and congressional staffer Nolan Rappaport explains the lessons of the debate, passage, and results of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. Mr. Rappaport points out that advocates of comprehensive...

Legal Opinion from INS General Counsel Sam Bernsen to the INS Commissioner, July 15, 1976 . [From a FOIA request filed by Stephen W. Yale-Loehr .]

From legacy INS District 13 (N. Cal., Hawaii, Nevada, Utah) - Nov. 1944, Issue No. 1, The Span . Thanks to Daniel C. Horne for providing this. [Very large file; may take time to load/view.]