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...
Camila Palmer writes: "I wanted to share an IJ decision finding my client was a member of a PSG of "former honest police officers," distinguishing Matter of Fuentes. I think its a well-written decision and thought it might be useful to other practitioners, should you want to share it on Lexis/Bender's." [The IJ, Mimi E. Tsankov, wrote:]
"The BIA reasoned [in Matter of Fuentes] that the harm suffered by the respondent arose out of 'danger that one with ties to a participant in a violent struggle might expect if he ventures into an area of open conflict.' Conversely, in the instant case the persecution feared by Respondent is not simply a function of the nature of his employment; Respondent is entrenched in a 'rich stew of corruption' in which threats of harm arise not just from the criminals he was tasked with targeting, but from his superiors in the police force as well." [Final decision, July 2, 2015, no appeal.]
[Hats off to Camila Palmer, who rocks!]