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....
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 "On December 19, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim final rule (2016 interim rule) amending its regulations...
Camiel Becker writes: "I am writing to share a recent win I had at the AAO on an H-1B denial. The case involves an in-house Forensic Alcohol Criminalist for a California-based law firm. The California Service Center denied the H-1B petition, inter alia, on a finding that a three-year bachelor’s degree in a relevant field combined with more than ten years of progressive work experience did not equate to a four year US bachelor’s degree. In its denial notice, the CSC repeatedly refused to consider an educational credential evaluation based on a combination of work experience and education. The CSC claimed that pursuant to 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(D)(1) educational credential evaluators can only evaluate foreign degrees and cannot grant college-level credit for training and work experience. On appeal, the petitioner argued that the CSC misconstrued the regulatory framework and must consider an evaluation from a credible credential evaluation company that considers the equivalency of a combination of degree and work experience. The AAO sustained the appeal and approved the petition."