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Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box, May 14, 2024 "In “What if the Job Has Changed Since the Labor Certification Was Approved Many Years Ag o” we discussed strategies for noncitizen workers...
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EOIR, May 10, 2024 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced the appointment of 20 immigration judges—18 immigration judges who joined courts in California, Georgia...
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NILC, NIPNLG, UWU, Tulane Clinic, Mar. 24, 2023
"This Practice Manual is intended for immigration practitioners representing workers applying for Labor-Based Deferred Action. ... The manual is intended for authorized immigration practitioners and is not a substitute for independent legal advice provided by immigration practitioners familiar with a client’s case. Practitioners should independently confirm whether the law has changed since the date of this publication. The authors of this practice manual are Mary Yanik (Tulane Immigrant Rights Clinic), Jessica Bansal (Unemployed Workers United), Ann Garcia (National Immigration Project (NIPNLG)), and Lynn Damiano Pearson (National Immigration Law Center). The authors would like to thank Bliss Requa-Trautz (Arriba Las Vegas Workers Center), Cal Soto (National Day Laborer Organizing Network), Debbie Smith and Claudia Lainez (Service Employees International Union), Shelly Anand, Elizabeth Zambrana, and Alessandra Stevens (Sur Legal Collaborative), Angel Graf (Immigration Center for Women and Children), Stacy Tolchin (Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin), Audrey Richardson (Greater Boston Legal Services), Anna Hill Galendez (Michigan Immigrant Rights Center), Michelle Lapointe (National Immigration Law Center), Lisa Palumbo (Legal Aid Chicago), Kristen Shepherd (University of Georgia School of Law Community Health Partnership Clinic), Laura Garza (Arise Chicago), and Christina Maloney (Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc.) for their review and contributions to the practice manual."