Sebastian-Sebastian v. Garland "[T]he Board found that Sebastian-Sebastian failed to demonstrate a nexus between her particular social groups and the harm she faced. In its denial of CAT protection...
Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, Dec. 8, 2023 "A federal judge in San Diego on Friday approved a settlement that prohibits U.S. officials from separating migrant families for crossing the U.S....
USCIS, Dec. 8, 2023 "The employment-based (EB) annual limit for fiscal year (FY) 2024 will be higher than was typical before the pandemic, though lower than in FY 2021-2023. We are dedicated to...
Elliot Spagat, Associated Press, Dec. 8, 2023 "A federal judge was poised Friday to prohibit separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively...
In an unpublished decision dated Dec. 4, 2023 a panel of the Ninth Circuit remanded for a new hearing. The facts are stunning...unless you practice immigration law: "Because Lead Petitioner credibly...
Bernie Pazanowski, Bloomberg, Nov. 2, 2020
"The Trump administration’s new public charge rule, which expanded the definition of immigrants who are inadmissible to the U.S. because of doubts they could be self-sustaining, has been struck down by a federal judge in Chicago. The rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act, meaning it must be vacated, Judge Gary Feinerman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said Monday. ... “The government is sure to appeal to the Seventh Circuit and try to get a stay of this decision even though the appellate court has already ruled the plaintiffs are likely to win,” said Stephen Yale-Loehr, a professor of immigration law practice at Cornell Law School."