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...
Shen v. Garland "Peng Shen, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. An Immigration Judge ...
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...
Filing of lawsuit by Hake & Schmitt induces State Department Waiver Review Division to issue favorable recommendation in de novo filing in an I-612 hardship waiver case
"The State Department Waiver Review Division (WRD) issued a not favorable recommendation on an I-612 hardship waiver application involving a U.S. citizen spouse and three U.S. citizen children. The applicant was subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement based on participation in a U.S. government-funded program (Fulbright). Plaintiffs filed a complaint for declaratory, injunctive, and mandamus relief on September 2, 2014. Early in the litigation, the government hinted that the filing of a de novo waiver application might be considered favorably. The de novo application was received at the WRD on March 4th and was given a Favorable Recommendation on March 10th. The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed shortly after a one-step adjustment of status application was receipted by the USCIS. Fabry et al. v. John Kerry et al., No. 14-cv-01261-JCH (D. Conn. Sept. 2, 2014)." -Brian C. Schmitt