PM 25-20 - CANCELLATION OF DIRECTOR’S MEMORANDUM 23-02
In Tumi v. Higgins , Vermont Federal District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford ruled that USCIS' denial of Tumi's O-1A visa petition on behalf of famous designer Nicolas Baurain was arbitrary and capricious...
Here is the Memo; here is the Order. NOTE: Earlier today, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, Senior U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTED a Preliminary Injunction in WA v. Trump. I will post his Memo and...
PM 25-18 - CANCELLATION OF DIRECTOR’S MEMORANDUM 22-06 AND REINSTATEMENT OF POLICY MEMORANDUM 20-05 PM 25-19 - EOIR’S ANTI-FRAUD PROGRAM
Funez-Ortiz v. McHenry "For nearly ten years, a Honduran gang conducted a campaign of terror and violence in Honduras against Petitioner Melvin Funez-Ortiz and his family. The gang murdered several...
NAIJ, Apr. 20, 2020
"No one can doubt the gravity and complexity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recognized need for all Americans to take all necessary and reasonable precautions to prevent the spread of the virus, including taking steps to protect all immigration court participants, our overtaxed health care workers, and the public in general. Given the lack of any clear need for inperson detained hearings to proceed at this dangerous time, NAIJ strongly advocates for a temporary suspension of all in-person hearings for detained persons."