TRAC, Apr. 2024 "At the end of March 2024, 3,524,051 active cases were pending before the Immigration Court."
Sanchez-Perez v. Garland "One day after he pleaded guilty to violating a Tennessee domestic-violence law, the federal government initiated removal proceedings against Jose Yanel Sanchez-Perez. Ultimately...
In a letter dated April 12, 2024 the State Department and USCIS discuss "concerns about biometrics collection for applicants for T nonimmigrant status and petitioners for U nonimmigrant status abroad...
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 "This final rule adopts and replaces regulations relating to key aspects of the placement, care, and services provided to unaccompanied...
Bouarfa v. Mayorkas Issue: Whether a visa petitioner may obtain judicial review when an approved petition is revoked on the basis of nondiscretionary criteria. Case below: 75 F.4th 1157 (11th Cir....
"Because the Regulation is ultra vires, Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment is GRANTED to the extent it seeks to strike 8 C.F.R. §§ 204.5(m)(4) and (11). ... Here, Defendants’ sole basis for denial of the petition was the Regulation, which this Court has struck, and they have offered no alternative ground for denial of the petition. Therefore, any remand would be futile. ... Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that Defendants grant the petition." - Shalom Pentecostal Church v. Beers, Sept. 16, 2013. [Hats off to Bill Stock, who rocks!]