DOL, July 26, 2024 "On August 7, 2024, the Department of Labor will host a public webinar to educate stakeholders, program users, and other interested members of the public on the changes to the...
Atud v. Garland (unpub.) "Mathurin A. Atud petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings based on alleged ineffective...
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This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 07/25/2024 "On January 17, 2017, DHS published a final rule with new regulatory provisions guiding the use of parole on a case...
Lance Curtright reports: "After the 5th Circuit’s initial decision in Membreno, [ Membreno-Rodriguez v. Garland, 95 F.4th 219 ] my law partner Paul Hunker (a new AILA member!) reached out to...
EOIR, Jan. 13, 2020
"Section 7611 of the recently-enacted National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA), Pub. L. 116-92, established a new eligibility program for adjustment of status for certain Liberian nationals and their spouses, children, and unmarried sons and daughters. The NDAA did not prescribe a role for either the immigration courts or the Board of Immigration Appeals (the Board) in adjudicating applications under the new program; rather, authority over the new program is committed to the Secretary of Homeland Security (the Secretary). NDAA ยง 7611(a)-(i). Nevertheless, ancillary issues regarding the NDAA may arise in immigration proceedings, and the instant PM is intended to provide guidance for addressing those issues."