DOJ, Sept. 21, 2023 "The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS). The settlement resolves the department’s determination...
DHS, Sept. 20, 2023 "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension and redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, due to...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/20/2023 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations affecting temporary agricultural (H...
Cyrus Mehta, Sept. 17, 2023 "The October 2023 Visa Bulletin was disappointing. There was some expectation that the Administration would radically advance the Dates for Filing so that many more could...
EOIR "EOIR to Host National Stakeholder Meeting for Law School Immigration Clinics SUMMARY: The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) invites faculty, staff, and students from law school...
Chen v. Garland
"Petitioner Zuowei Chen is a native of China admitted to the United States on a student visa in 2009. Chen now seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. If removed to China, Chen fears, he will be persecuted and tortured by Chinese authorities, who in 2008 allegedly imprisoned and violently beat him because of his Christian beliefs and practices. We find there are aspects of the agency’s decision that require clarification before we can meaningfully review Chen’s claims. Accordingly, we vacate the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals and remand for further explanation, consistent with this opinion."
[Hats off to Tamara Jezic! Listen to the oral argument here.]