Cyrus Mehta, Apr. 27, 2019 "In September 2017, the State Department abruptly amended the Foreign Affairs Manual to provide consular officers with broader grounds to find that foreign nationals misrepresented their intentions when they came to the... Read More
Matter of A.J. Valdez and Z. Valdez, 27 I&N Dec. 496 (BIA 2018) (1) An alien makes a willful misrepresentation under section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(C)(i) (2012), when he or she knows of... Read More
Cyrus Mehta & Sophia Genovese, Apr. 23, 2018 - " As we previously blogged , the State Department abruptly amended the Foreign Affairs Manual in September 2017 to provide consular officers with broader grounds to find that foreign nationals misrepresented... Read More
Alfaro v. Sessions, July 13, 2017 - "Roger Ricardo Alfaro seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) final order of removal. In its decision, the BIA affirmed an immigration judge’s finding that Alfaro is removable under... Read More
"[W]e acknowledge that the term "moral turpitude" is not in common usage, and it is unlikely that the average person is aware of its meaning and application in U.S. immigration law. ... There is no indication that this applicant was aware... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta and Sophia Genovese-Halvorson, Sept. 18, 2017 - "The State Department has abruptly amended the Foreign Affairs Manual to provide broader grounds to find that foreign nationals misrepresented their intentions when they came to the United... Read More
New 9 FAM 302.9-4(B)(3) (U) Interpretation of the Term Misrepresentation [as of Oct. 17, 2017] ... "g . (U) Activities that Indicate Violation of Status or Conduct Inconsistent with Status (1) (U) In General: (a) (U) In determining whether... Read More
"USCIS is issuing guidance on the fraud and willful misrepresentation grounds of inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) and the corresponding waiver under INA 212(i). This guidance, contained in Volume 8 and Volume 9 of the Policy Manual ,... Read More
Multiple errors by the BIA on multiple issues. Please read the case in full. Excellent lawyering by Joshua Bardavid ! - Yang v. Holder, Oct. 29, 2014 . Read More