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...
USCIS, Feb. 2, 2023
"... To promote consistency in the processing of asylee and refugee adjustment of status applications and reduce barriers that might impede refugees from timely filing for adjustment of status, USCIS is updating policy guidance to clarify that both asylees and refugees are required to satisfy the 1-year physical presence requirement at the time USCIS adjudicates the adjustment of status application, rather than at the time of filing. This update, contained in Volume 7 and Volume 12 of the Policy Manual, is effective immediately and applies to all adjustment of status and naturalization applications that are pending on February 2, 2023, and applications filed on or after that date. ..."