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...
Mohamed v. Jaddou
"Plaintiff Rabi Awil Mohamed came to the United States as a refugee in 2015 and has been seeking derivative refugee status via I-730 petitions for his family since arrival. After filing his initial Complaint, United States Customs and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) approved his I-730 petitions and sent them to the Department of State (“DOS”) for processing in Ethiopia. Mr. Mohamed maintains an unreasonable delay claim against Ur M. Jaddou, Director of USCIS, and Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (collectively the “defendants”). USCIS argues that by approving and sending the petitions to DOS, any claims against Director Jaddou are moot because USCIS can take no further action. DOS then argues that upon the dismissal of the claims against USCIS, Mr. Mohamed’s unreasonable delay claim against Secretary Bitter fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Because the claims against Director Jaddou are not moot and Mr. Mohamed has pled sufficient facts to sustain a claim of unreasonable delay, the Court will deny the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss."
[Hats off to Alexandra Zaretsky, Melissa Shay Keaney and Marc Prokosch!]