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CONSTRUCTION CO WITH 12
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YRS PROBATION
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EADS WILL HAVE THEM ISSUED
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LOTTERY TO BEGIN OCTOBER 2.
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9.17.09
MAN WHO COUNTERFEITED 3 MLLION IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS
GETS 57 MONTHS >>[See
ICE
REPORT]
9.17.09
CONSTRUCTION CO WITH 12 EMPLOYEES TO PAY OVER $180K
IN CRIMINAL PENALTIES/5 YRS PROBATION >>[See
ICE
REPORT]
9.17.09
LABOR CONDITION APPLICATONS FOR H1B; NEW INFORMATION
>>[See DOL
FAQs]
9.17.09
EL SALVADOR TPS RE-REGISTRANTS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED
EADS WILL HAVE THEM ISSUED
>>[See USCIS
REPORT]
9.17.09
DIVERSITY LOTTERY TO BEGIN OCTOBER 2
>>[See STATE
DEPT. RELEASE]
8.10.09 H1Bs and H2Bs STILL AVAILABLE
<<[See
USCIS Release on H2B
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MERCADO-ZAZUETA . CANCELLATION . REMAND . Five
Years Residence . MEXICO . Imputed to minor .
Rejecting
BIA precedent in Escobar, Ramirez-Vargas, and
others, CA9 rules that an unemancipated minor
can be considered a permanent resident for purposes
of satisfying the five-year residency requirement
for cancellation during the time the child's parent
was a permanent resident and living with the child.
[Mercado-Zazueta,
CA9 September 8, 2009]
SAQR
. CRIME INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE . REMAND . Reckless
Homicide . KENTUCKY . Case is remanded
for reasoned opinion regarding whether reckless
homicide in violation of Kentucky Revised Statute
§ 507.050 is a CIMT. [Saqr,
CA6 September 9, 2009]
CHEN
. ADVERSE CREDIBILITY . REMAND . Family Policy .
CHINA . Inconsistencies - pre 2005 . Inconsistencies
in age and other aspects the IJ relied on in making
adverse credibility determination can be explained
by fabrications made to hide an illegally young
marriage and other violations of family law in China.
None of the inconsistencies go to the heart of the
claim; case is not governed by Real ID Act of 2005.
[Chen,
CA9 September 9, 2009 unpublished]
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Short stays of one week to six months
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8.11.09
COLORADO FIRM ORDERED TO STOP CHARGING FOR USCIS
FORMS >>[See
DENVER
POST STORY]
8.10.09
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR SWORN IN ON SATURDAY
8.10.09 USCIS ANNOUNCES EMAIL ACCESS TO SERVICE
CENTERS FOR CASE FOLLOW UP
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9.11.09
TEMPORARY INVESTOR STATUS PROPOSED FOR THOSE COMING
TO COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN MARINA ISLANDS >>[See
USCIS
REPORT]
7.30.09
P1S VISA FOR SUPPORT PERSONNEL FOR ATHLETES, ARTISTS
& ENTERTAINERS
>>[See USCIS MEMO]
7.7.09
PHYSICAL THERAPIST EDUCATION EQUIVALENCY COMMENTS
>>[See
FCCPT
LETTER]
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Permanent Residence
Families, Employment, Self-Sponsors
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Naturalization
Three to five years after permanent residence
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9.11.09
OCTOBER VISA BULLETIN >>[See
CURRENT
BULLETIN]
9.09.09
USCIS REVISES POSITION ON SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO INCLUDE LESS THAN 100% TRANSFERS
(may not apply to EB1 Petitioners)>>[See USCIS
FIELD MEMO]
9.09.09
USCIS
RELEASES NEW PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES OF
U.S. CITIZENS >>[See
USCIS
INSTRUCTIONS]
8.11.09
USCIS REVISED GUIDANCE FOR RELIGIOUS WORKERS' CONCURRENT
FILINGS POST 2002
>>[See USCIS
MEMO]
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8.10.09
USCIS MEMO ON MILITARY/US EMPLOYEE SPOUSES APPLYING
FOR NATURALIZATION WHILE STILL A CONDITIONAL RESIDENT
>>[USCIS
MEMO]
7.06.09
ANOTHER ROUND OF FAQ FOR MILITARY >>[See
USCIS
FAQ]
5.13.2009
USCIS CLARIFIES "RESIDENCE" FOR NATURALIZATION
APPLICANTS>>[See
USCIS
ANSWER]
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Removal
Crime, detention, bond, removal proceedings
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Country Conditions
How country conditions affect applications
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9.11.09
FINGERPRINTS TAKEN AT BOOKING ARE MATCHED AGAINST
FBI AND ICE/DHS DATABASES IN LA, SD, AND IMPERIAL
COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA >>[See ICE
REPORT]
8.11.09
ICE ANNOUNCES OVERHAUL OF DETENTION SYSTEM
>>[See ICE
REPORT]
5.20.2009
PRES.
OBAMA'S BUDGET HAS 30% INCREASE FOR ICE ENFORCEMENT
IN LOCAL JAIL>>[See
YAHOO
STORY]
5.20.2009 I-90 MEMORANDUM >>[See
USCIS
MEMO]
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5.13.2009
HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS IN SRI LANKA ADDRESSED BY
DOS AGAIN >>[See
DOS
REPORT]
4.28.2009
. TPS FOR BURUNDI ENDS MAY 2 >>[See
USCIS
INFO]
4.28.09
ASYLUM ALERT . DEPT of STATE and SRI LANKA
Dept of State calls for an end of hostilities in
Sri Lanka >>[DOS
REPORT]
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Employers
I-9's, enforcement, etc.
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Criminal Issues
Crimes that lead to removability
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9.09.09
USCIS REVISES POSITION ON SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO INCLUDE LESS THAN 100% TRANSFERS
(may not apply to EB1 Petitioners)>>[See
USCIS
FIELD MEMO]
9.09.09
I-9 AUDITS ISSUED TO 352 BUSINESS TODAY
9.09.09
MANY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS MUST USE E-VERIFY SYSTEM
AS OF 9.8.09 >>[See USCIS
RELEASE
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COLORADO
FIRM ORDERED TO STOP CHARGING FOR USCIS FORMS
>>[See
DENVER
POST STORY]
4.20.09 CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE . Child
Porn Conviction is CIMT >> [CA9
April 20, 2009]
4.20.09 AGGRAVATED FELONY . Assault under California
Penal Code §
69 is not Crime of Violence
>>[CA9
April 20, 2009, unpublished]
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Multinational Executives
Permanent and temporary visas
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Family/Fiances
Get your family here to the U.S.
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9.09.09
USCIS REVISES POSITION ON SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO INCLUDE LESS THAN 100% TRANSFERS
(may not apply to EB1 Petitioners)>>[See USCIS
FIELD MEMO]
7.06.09
MEMO ON INVESTORS
>>[See USCIS
MEMO on INVESTORS]
3.20.2009
INVESTOR PILOT PROGRAM EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER
>> [USCIS
Release]
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9.09.09
USCIS
RELEASES NEW PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES OF
U.S. CITIZENS >>[See
USCIS
INSTRUCTIONS]
8.11.09
MARRIAGE FRAUD CHARGES FOR MORE THAN 50 INDIVIDUALS
IN OHIO
>>[See ICE
REPORT]
5.13.2009
USCIS CLARIFIES THAT MARRIAGES IN A REFUGEE CAMP
MAY BE VALID FOR IMMIGRATION.
>>[See
USCIS
ANSWER]
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Consular Affairs
Information/Reports from U.S. Posts
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4.30.09
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IN RHODE ISLAND WANTS EMPLOYERS
PLEDGE . >>
[See BOSTON.COM
STORY]
3.9.09
ARIZONA EMPLOYMENT LAW STANDS >> [See
East
Valley Tribune Story]
10.10.08
TEXAS REQUIRES LEGAL STATUS FOR DRIVERS LICENSE
>>[NEWS
STORY]
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04.28.09 US EMBASSIES IN MEXICO CLOSED FOR SWINT
FLU
04.23.09 MEXICO . Department
of State letter with instructions on processing
cases thru Cuidad Juarez. >>[See DOS
INSTRUCTIONS] [See USCIS
INSTRUCTIONS]
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Students/Scholars
Come to study or train
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Work in the U.S. as a permanent resident
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