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...
Ben Winograd writes: "In this unpublished decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) found the respondent, a citizen of Mexico, qualified for withholding of removal based on his membership in a particular social group consisting of effeminate gay males with female gender identities. The Board also remanded for further consideration of the respondent’s asylum application because the immigration judge failed to provide an opportunity to explain the reasons for her failure to meet the one-year filing deadline. The decision was written by Member Teresa Donovan and joined by Member Linda Wendtland. Member Roger Pauley concurred with the decision except for the order remanding for consideration of whether the respondent qualifies for an exception to the one-year filing deadline." - Matter of M-G-O-, AXXX XXX 611 (BIA Feb. 4, 2014, unpub.) [Hats off to R. Andrew Free!]