“IMMIGRATION LAW CONNECTION”

Traditionally, Aliens in removal proceedings, who were beneficiaries of pending petitions, found themselves in lengthy drawn out legal limbo, pending the outcome of the pending petitions, which could provide relief from removal.
In a recent joint effort between ICE , EOIR, and USCIS,  this issue was examined and as a result guidance is now forthcoming, whereby [...]

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Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and
 the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), announced that ICE is
using a new biometric information sharing capability in every Florida 
county to help federal immigration officials identify aliens, both 
lawfully and unlawfully present in the United States, who are booked
 into local law enforcement’s custody for a [...]

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(DHS Secretary) Janet Napolitano granted deferred action for two years to widows and widowers of U.S. citizens—as well as their unmarried children under 18 years old—who reside in the United States and who were married for less than two years prior to their spouse’s death.
USCIS will suspend the adjudication of visa petitions and adjustment applications [...]

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The Associated Press has just reported that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (”ICE”) is ending the “Scheduled Departure” program when the trial run concludes Friday. According to the AP wire, only eight people participated in the program.
According to ICE, the purpose of the program was to give illegal immigrants under court order to leave [...]

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In following up to my recent August 7 post, on reflection, it seems that ICE’s efforts coax undocumented or out-of-status aliens out of the woodworks to come forward and essentially self-deport, it not only a ‘humanitarian’ measure, as advertised by ICE.
Reflecting further on this, one wonders why any of the estimated half-million aliens who could [...]

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the launch of a pilot program, Scheduled Departure, which will begin next week in five cities. The program allows fugitive aliens who have no criminal history and pose no threat to the community an opportunity to remain out of custody while they coordinate their removal with ICE.
The [...]

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In a very recent decision by the Federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, the court found a Foreign Student had not violated her student status, for purposes of seeking an adjustment of status, by switching from a private school to a public school, where the private school closed and ceased operations.
CASE SYNOPSIS:
Foreign Student entered the [...]

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