Episode 121 - Recap of 2019 Agency Actions, Laws & Regulations
Reviewing Major Immigration Law & Action Events in 2019 w/ Attorneys Nicholas Mireles and John Khosravi
Show Notes:
CBP
CBP Refusing to Review L-1 Renewal Petitions at the Canadian Border USCIS and CBP Extend Form I-129 Pilot Program for Canadian L-1 Nonimmigrants (https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-and-cbp-extend-form-i-129-pilot-program-canadian-l-1-nonimmigrants-0) How biometric data-sharing with U.S. is barring Mexican workers from Canada (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/temporary-foreign-workers-mexico-maritime-seafood-plants-1.5120724) Rampant migrant illnesses force U.S. Border Patrol to seek help, change procedures (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/31/migrant-illnesses-run-rampant-forcing-u-s-border-patrol-seek-help/2454759002/) Trump ordered 15,000 new border and immigration officers — but got thousands of vacancies instead (https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-border-patrol-hiring-20190126-story.html) CBP Announces Change in I-94 Permit Application Process for Travelers at Tecate Port of Entry (https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-announces-change-i-94-permit-application-process-travelers-tecate) The Pentagon will deploy another 3,750 troops to Mexican border (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/03/the-pentagon-will-deploy-another-3750-us-troops-to-mexican-border.html) Federal judge blocks use of billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build border wall DROPPED: S. Homeland Security proposes face scans for all citizens leaving or entering airports (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7749035/U-S-homeland-security-proposes-face-scans-U-S-citizens.html) S. doubles number of 5-year bans on travellers from Canada (https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5381653?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar&__twitter_impression=true) USCIS Issues Guidance on Adjustment of Status by Aliens Whose Conditional Permanent Residence Has Been Terminated (https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-issues-guidance-adjustment-status-aliens-whose-conditional-permanent-residence-has-been-terminated) Some DHS/USCIS Proposed Fee Increases: I-129(L): $815 (from $460) I-129(O): $715 (from $460) I-131A: $1,010 (from $575) I-193: $2,790 (from $585) I-485 Combo: $2,195 (from $1,225) I-601A: $906 (from $630) I-929: $1,515 (from $230) N-335: $1,755 (from $700) N-400: $1,170 (from $640) Acting Secretary McAleenan Announces End to Widespread Catch and Release (https://www.dhs.gov/news/2019/09/23/acting-secretary-mcaleenan-announces-end-widespread-catch-and-release) Nine Chinese Arizona State University students are detained and denied entry into US (IRAN too) (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7431883/Nine-Chinese-Arizona-State-University-students-detained-denied-entry-US.html) CBP Clarifies ID Check Policy on Planes (https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-07-11/cbp-clarifies-id-check-policy-on-planes) CBP’s Airport Facial Recognition Program (https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2019/05/cbps-airport-facial-recognition-not-surveillance-program/157373/) British marketing manager visiting girlfriend in Chicago is locked up for 24 hours, deported then banned from US for life after immigration officials scour his phone and find month-old text saying ‘I am moving to be with you’ (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7048611/British-marketing-manager-visiting-girlfriend-deported-life-moving-text.html) More lawyers, reporter stopped and questioned at border by U.S. officials (nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna984256)
USCIS
Public Charge: Federal Judge Enjoins DHS’s Public Charge Rule and Required Use of Related(https://www.natlawreview.com/article/federal-judge-enjoins-dhs-s-public-charge-rule-and-required-use-related-forms) Increased Litigation for Denials and Delays on Naturalization Applications (https://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/civil/544/) Revealed: Thousands of requests by men to bring child brides as young as 14 into United States were approved over the past decade (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6581069/US-approved-thousands-child-bride-requests.html) USCIS Implements Two Decisions from the Attorney General on Good Moral Character Determinations (https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-implements-two-decisions-attorney-general-good-moral-character-determinations) Naturalized Citizens face potential deportation due to family members activities https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/30/trump-immigration-citizenship-green-cards-face-deportation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&__twitter_impression=true F-1: Federal Court Enjoins Aug. 2018 USCIS 'Unlawful Presence' Policy Memo: Guilford College v. USCIS (https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/immigration/b/insidenews/posts/federal-court-enjoins-aug-2018-uscis-unlawful-presence-policy-memo-guilford-college-v-uscis) International Student Enrollment Drops for Second Year, Report Says (https://www.wsj.com/articles/international-student-enrollment-drops-for-second-year-report-says-11549515660) How to Respond to Social Security No-Match Letters (https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/how-to-respond-to-social-security-no-match-letters.aspx?) Public Charge: 4th Cir. drops Public Charge Injunction. Just 2nd Cir. Left USCIS Expands Guidance Related to Naturalization Requirement of Good Moral Character (https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-expands-guidance-related-naturalization-requirement-good-moral-character?utm_source=rss-feed&utm_campaign=News%20Releases USCIS Announces Implementation of Electronic H-1B Registration Process Department of Labor On Steroids: Minimum Wage for H‑2A Farm Workers Now Raised On Average to 57% Higher Than State Minimum Wage Rates Employers Have Paid $5 Billion In H-1B Visa Fees Since 1999 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/04/01/employers-have-paid-5-billion-in-h-1b-visa-fees-since-1999/amp/) IT Consulting Industry Hardest Hit by Jump in H-1B Denials (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/it-consulting-industry-hardest-hit-by-jump-in-h-1b-visa-denials) Homeland Security Faces Suit Over H1B Visa Delay (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/homeland-security-faces-suit-over-h1b-visa-delay) Asylum and I-918 Form Issue USCIS Proposes More Effective and Efficient Processing of Work Authorization Requests for Asylum Applicants (no more 30-day): (https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-proposes-more-effective-and-efficient-processing-work-authorization-requests-asylum-applicants?utm_source=rss-feed&utm_campaign=News%20Release) USCIS to Deter Frivolous or Fraudulent Asylum Seekers from Obtaining Work Authorizations (https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-deter-frivolous-or-fraudulent-asylum-seekers-obtaining-work-authorizations?utm_source=rss-feed&utm_campaign=News%20Releases) US immigration using Google Translate to process social media posts of refugee applicants (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-immigration-refugee-google-translate-asylum-migrants-facebook-twitter-a9123941.html) DHS Fake Social Media Account to Monitor Your Activity (https://www.am22tech.com/dhs-fake-social-media-account-to-monitor-your-activity/) USCIS To Bar Attys From Migrants Before Removal To Mexico (https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/1123004/uscis-to-bar-attys-from-migrants-before-removal-to-mexico?nl_pk=3d58be1d-130f-45ab-8328-a9ad142de766&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immigration The US let in ZERO refugees last month for the first time since records began (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7680347/The-let-ZERO-refugees-month-time-records-began.html) Matter of H-G-G-, Adopted Decision on TPS (https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2019/Matter_of_H-G-G-_Adopted_Decision_2019-01_AAO_July_31_2019.pdf) USCIS Updates Fee Payment System Used in Field Offices (https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-updates-fee-payment-system-used-field-offices) USCIS Now Accepting Copies of Negative P Visa Consultations Directly from Labor Unions (https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-now-accepting-copies-negative-p-visa-consultations-directly-labor-unions) USCIS to Close the Moscow Field Office EB-5 Price Hike USCIS workers already dealing with immigration paperwork backlog got asked to volunteer for ICE (https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/18/1872792/-USCIS-workers-already-dealing-with-immigration-paperwork-backlog-got-asked-to-volunteer-for-ICE) Fee hikes going to ICE Alert: D.O.L. Phasing Out iCert DOL Changing methodology for certifying U and T visas(https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trump-wage-chief-adds-visa-hurdles-for-trafficking-victims)
F-2a Filing Chart USCIS Clarifies Position on the 90-day rule (8 USCIS-PM J.3 - Chapter 3 - Adjudicating Inadmissibility) "Although referred to by DOS as a “rule” in its Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), the 90-day rule is not a regulation. It is DOS guidance to its officers, and as such, the 90-day rule is not binding on USCIS officers. However, USCIS officers must examine all of the factors in an applicant’s case. After such review, USCIS officers may find that an applicant made a willful misrepresentation, especially if the violation or inconsistent conduct occurred shortly after the consular interview or admission to the United States." https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-j-chapter-3#footnotelink-8
Consular/Department of State
DOS Adds Social Media Handle Questionnaire to Visa Applications Trump's travel ban has blocked more than 30,000 people from entering US, State Dept official says (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-travel-ban-30000-people-blocked-muslim-state-department) New System make it somewhat smoother US Diversity Visa Applicants Suffer “Passport” Requirement Rule (https://frontpageafricaonline.com/news/liberia-us-diversity-visa-applicants-suffer-passport-requirement-rule/) American-Born Woman Who Joined ISIS Is Not a Citizen, Judge Rules (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/us/hoda-muthana-isis-citizenship.html) 20 charged in California in crackdown on 'birth tourism' for expectant mothers from China (http://usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/31/feds-crack-down-birth-tourism-expectant-mothers-china/2734788002/) Judge rules both twin sons of gay couple are Americans after one was denied citizenship following birth to a surrogate in Canada (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6732473/Judge-grants-citizenship-twin-son-gay-couple.html) Federal court orders State Department to issue the country’s first nonbinary passport https://thinkprogress.org/federal-court-nonbinary-intersex-passport-gender-marker-7ad1abce4e65/ US orders non-essential government staff to leave Iraq immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7031269/US-orders-non-essential-government-staff-leave-Iraq-amid-escalating-tensions-Iran.html) Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Caracas, Venezuela (January 24, 2019) - Emergency Services Only (https://ve.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-caracas-venezuela-january-24-2019/) White House: No TPS Asylum Relief for Venezuelans (https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/13/white-house-no-tps-asylum-for-venezuelans/) United States changes its B2 visa policy for Cuban citizens (https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article228009679.html) E Visa for New Zealand and Israel startedReciprocity Changes: UAE $1,125 (F-1) Australia hike, other France: Gone down in time Israel Visa Reciprocity Update (Length of Stay) L-1/L-2: 48 months (from 60) E-1 (not E-2): 52 months (from 60) FAM Update for 90 Day Rule (https://fam.state.gov/FAM/09FAM/09FAM030209.html
(U) Activities that May Indicate A Possible Violation of Status or Conduct Inconsistent with Status
(1) (U) In General:
(a) (U) In determining whether a misrepresentation has been made, some questions may arise from cases involving aliens in the United States who have performed activities that are inconsistent with representations they made to consular officers or DHS officers when applying for admission to the United States, for a visa, or for another immigration benefit. Such cases occur most frequently with respect to aliens who, after being admitted to the United States, engage in activities for which a change of status or an adjustment of status would be required, without the benefit of such a change or adjustment of status.
(b) (U) The fact that an alien's subsequent actions are inconsistent with what was represented at the time of visa application, admission to the United States, or in a filing for another type of benefit does not automatically mean that the alien's intentions were misrepresented at the time of either the visa application or application for admission to the United States. To conclude there was a misrepresentation, you must make a finding that there is direct or circumstantial evidence sufficient to meet the "reason to believe” standard, which requires more than mere suspicion and is akin to probable cause. See In re Jose Manuel Isabel Diaz (BIA Dec. 30, 2013). If the activities happened within 90 days after the visa application and/or application for admission to the United States (typically you are looking at activities after entry into the United States), please see paragraph (2) below regarding the 90 day rule.
(c) Unavailable
(2) (U) Inconsistent Conduct Within 90 Days of Admission to the United States:
(a) (U) If an alien engages in conduct inconsistent with his or her nonimmigrant status within 90 days of visa application or admission to the United States, as described in subparagraph (2)(b) below, you may presume that the applicant made a willful misrepresentation (i.e., you may presume that the applicant's representations about engaging in only status-compliant activity were willful misrepresentations of his or her true intentions in seeking a visa or admission to the United States). You must provide the applicant with the opportunity to rebut the presumption of misrepresentation by verbally presenting the applicant with your factual findings as to why you believe he is ineligible 6C1.
(b) (U) Inconsistent Conduct: For purposes of applying the 90-day rule, conduct that violates or is otherwise inconsistent with an alien’s nonimmigrant status depends on the nonimmigrant status the applicant has/had and the activities of the applicant in such status, including, but not limited to:
(i) (U) Engaging in unauthorized employment on B1/B2 nonimmigrant status. (Note: Certain activities may not constitute unauthorized employment, such as those permissible under 9 FAM 402.2-5(E), and you should clarify an applicant's employment activities when make a 6C1 finding under the 90 day rule);
(ii) (U) Enrolling in a course of study, if such study is not authorized for that nonimmigrant classification (e.g., B1/B2 status);
(iii) (U) A nonimmigrant in B status, marrying a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident and taking up residence in the United States. (Note: to establish that an applicant took up residence in the United States before/after marrying a U.S. citizen or LPR, post may take into account whether the applicant signed a long-term lease or obtained a mortgage, bills in the applicant’s name, whether the applicant obtained a local driver’s license, and any other evidence that may support a finding that the applicant took up residence in the United States); or
(iv) (U) Undertaking any other activity for which a change of status (NIV to NIV) or an adjustment of status (NIV to IV) would be required, without the benefit of such a change or adjustment. (Note: Simply filing for a change of status or adjustment of status is not in itself sufficient to support a presumption of misrepresentation under the 90 day rule; the alien must also engage in conduct inconsistent with authorized status without the benefit of such a change of status. Moreover, if an alien engages in the activities for which he/she was admitted, such as to study on a F1 visa, but also engages in unauthorized work without seeking an employment authorization document (EAD), then that is insufficient to justify a presumption of a misrepresentation.)
(c) (U) In cases where you are unsure whether a particular activity is inconsistent with nonimmigrant status or whether a violation occurred, you may request an AO from CA/VO/L/A.
(d) (U) A consular manager must review all 6C1 findings of ineligibility under the 90 day rule.
(3) (U) Inconsistent Conduct After 90 Days: If an alien violates or engages in conduct inconsistent with his or her nonimmigrant status more than 90 days after admission to the United States, no automatic presumption of willful misrepresentation arises. If you determine that the alien misrepresented his or her purpose of travel at the time of the visa application or application for admission, you should apply a traditional 6C1 analysis. See 9 FAM 302.9-4(B).
(U) Rebuttal Burden is on the Alien: The burden of proof falls on the alien to rebut the consular officer's findings of a material misrepresentation based on a violation of status/inconsistent conduct within 90 days of admission. The alien must establish to the satisfaction of the consular officer that his or her true intent at the time of the presumptive willful misrepresentation was consistent with his or her nonimmigrant status. You must provide the alien the opportunity to rebut by verbally presenting the applicant with your factual findings.(1) Unavailable
(2) (U) If you are satisfied that the applicant did not make a material misrepresentation, and the alien is otherwise eligible, process the case to conclusion.
(3) Unavailable
Visa Bulletin F-1 jumped 2 years F-2A Current / others movement too
ICE
ICE Ran Fake College to Target Undocumented Immigrants ICE told hundreds of immigrants to show up to court Thursday — for many, those hearings are fake (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-court-ice-agents-hundreds-of-immigrants-fake-court-dates-2019-01-30-live-updates/) Trump Is First to Use PATRIOT Act to Detain a Man Forever >Through ICE (https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-invokes-patriot-act-to-detain-palestinian-adham-amin-hassoun-forever?fbclid=IwAR048Y32u6dNKRAtclMHNXjobyVREPMR4qiaCkcnX3pEcV_Lcdddtlr6ngg) ICE in New York has a spy tool to hunt undocumented immigrants via their cell phones (https://www.univision.com/local/nueva-york-wxtv/ice-in-new-york-has-a-spy-tool-to-hunt-undocumented-immigrants-via-their-cell-phones) ICE is reportedly using fake Facebook accounts to track undocumented immigrants and lure them into sting operations (https://amp-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.businessinsider.com/ice-used-fake-facebook-accounts-for-raids-report-2019-10?usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D&_js_v=0.1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fice-used-fake-facebook-accounts-for-raids-report-2019-10) STEM OPT ICE Inspections Begin (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/ice-knocking-on-doors-of-companies-hiring-foreign-tech-students) ICE Arrests Hundreds in Mississippi Raids Targeting Immigrant Workers (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/us/ice-raids-mississippi.html) ICE releases US citizen, 18, wrongfully detained near border (https://www.apnews.com/82d8d010d0214d3981c2700fa2db3b87) ICE mined driver's license databases in Utah, Vermont and Washington using facial recognition technology to analyze millions of Americans' photos without their knowledge (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7224591/ICE-mined-state-drivers-license-databases-using-facial-recognition-technology.html)
Organization
Former Trump chief of staff John Kelly joins the board of a company that operates the largest facility for detaining migrant kidshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6990877/Ex-Trump-aide-board-company-detains-migrant-kids.html Trump Names Former Obama Border Patrol Chief To Head ICE (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-morgan-named-ice-chief_n_5ccefbd9e4b0548b735bab2a) ICE Union Loses Bid to Review Overtime Policy Determination (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/ice-union-loses-bid-to-review-overtime-policy-determination) Judges and DOS quitting The American Bar Association says US immigration courts are 'on the brink of collapse' (https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/20/politics/american-bar-association-immigration-court/index.html?no-st=1553137002) Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns (https://www.wsj.com/articles/homeland-security-secretary-kirstjen-nielsen-resigns-11554674345) Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley almost got into a bar fight with DHS chief Ken Cuccinelli (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7736111/Ex-Maryland-Governor-Martin-OMalley-DHS-chief-Ken-Cuccinelli-fight-migrant-policy.html) CBP Won't Install Non-Confirmed Leaders Photos (https://m.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/No-confirmation-no-photo-Customs-and-Border-14846574.php) Ken Cuccinelli expected to be elevated to acting deputy secretary of Homeland Security Immigration hardliner Julie Kirchner resigns from Department of Homeland Security(https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/28/politics/julie-kirchner-resigns/index.html)
New Guys Wolf? Kevin McAleenan Resigns as Acting Homeland Security Secretary (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/us/politics/kevin-mcaleenan-homeland-security.html) USCIS Field Operations Directorate (FOD) Realigns Districts 16 districts from 24 The Top US Asylum Official Has Been Pushed Out By The Trump Administration (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/uscis-asylum-lafferty-out-reassigned-cuccinelli-trump) State Department Hiring Freeze Had Broad, Significant Impacts, OIG Found (https://www.fedmanager.com/featured/3411-state-department-hiring-freeze-had-broad-significant-impacts-oig-found) Passport Processing at State Slows as Staffing Levels Fall (https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2019/08/passport-processing-state-slows-staffing-levels-fall/159141/) Lawmakers Respond To 'Vile,' Secret Facebook Group Created By Border Patrol Agents (https://www.npr.org/2019/07/02/737930088/lawmakers-respond-to-vile-secret-facebook-group-created-by-border-patrol-agents) Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sandersis resigning (https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/06/25/john-sanders-acting-customs-border-protection-commissioner-resigning-ip-vpx.cnn) Cuccinelli Named Acting Director of USCIS Citizenship and Immigration Services union blasts Trump's pick to head agency "The resignation of Francis Lee Cissna as Director of USCIS and the possible appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as his successor spells the end of legal immigration as it currently exists," Danielle Spooner, the president of the American Federation of Government Employees union representing USCIS employees, said in a statement to CNN. "It has become clear that the goal of this Administration is to end immigration all together. How better to do that then by appointing as the leader of USCIS someone who knows nothing about immigration, Adjustment of Status or Naturalization, and whose sole purpose is to destroy the agency that grants these benefits."https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/445686-citizenship-and-immigration-services-union-blasts-trumps-pick-to-headSociety:
Undocumented immigrants will be able to get N.J. drivers licenses (https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/12/undocumented-immigrants-will-be-able-to-get-nj-drivers-licenses-as-murphy-signs-new-law.html) Undocumented immigrants can now apply for driver's licenses in New York state (https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/16/us/new-york-license-undocumented-immigrants-trnd/index.html Federal court blocks Trump administration's plan to add a citizenship question to 2020 census (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/15/federal-court-blocks-citizenship-question-on-2020-census.html) DHS to Share Information with Census (https://www.dhs.gov/publication/dhsallpia-079-department-homeland-security-dhs-immigration-related-information-sharing) The Incredibly Complicated, Potentially Insurmountable Legal Situation Facing 21 Savage (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/21-savage-ice-arrest-legal-situation-791267/) Pentagon planning to scrutinize recruits with green cards US fertility rate is below level needed to replace population, study says (https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/health/us-fertility-rate-replacement-cdc-study/index.html?no-st=9999999999) Where Does Illegal Immigration Mostly Occur? Here's What The Data Tell Us https://www.npr.org/2019/01/10/683662691/where-does-illegal-immigration-mostly-occur-heres-what-the-data-tell-us?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190111 Arizona activist who gave migrant humanitarian aid acquitted in second trial (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/20/arizona-activist-migrants-trial-scott-warren) A federal judge in Kansas has ruled that a law making it a crime to "encourage" or "induce" immigrants to enter the country illegally is unconstitutional. (https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Kansas-judge-rules-that-immigration-law-is-unconstitutional-557888411.html) Census data shows a record 67.3 million people in the US speak a foreign language at home, including more than half of people in 90 cities (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7628519/Census-data-shows-record-67-3-million-people-speak-foreign-language-home.html) Justice Department Seeks To Punish National Association of Immigration Judges (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/us/immigration-judges-union-justice-department.html?searchResultPosition=1) State Department worker had secret other life as white nationalist Right Stuff leader, civil rights group says (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/state-department-worker-had-secret-other-life-white-nationalist-right-n1040101) Trump signs memorandum requiring immigrant sponsors to pay for social services (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-memorandum-requiring-immigrant-sponsors-pay-social-services)
EOIR/BIA/Courts:
District Court blocked DHS from expanding expedited removal (https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/litigation_documents/challenging_the_expansion_of_expedited_removal_preliminary_injunction_opinion.pdf) Department of Justice Prosecuted a Record-Breaking Number of Immigration-Related Cases in Fiscal Year 2019 (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-prosecuted-record-breaking-number-immigration-related-cases-fiscal-year) BIA: IJ Does Not Have to Specify Inconsistency that leads to a Denial in an Asylum case (https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1225926/download) BIA: Procedural Entry Good Even if False ID (https://www.scribd.com/document/380076481/Enriqueta-Popocatl-Jimenez-A208-370-486-BIA-April-19-2018?secret_password=lIfiaz2Amkm6LWsGKzcR&utm_source=Recent%20Postings%20Alert&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=RP%20Daily BIA Upheld 'Illogical' Deportation Ruling, 9th Circ. Says (https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/1144284/bia-upheld-illogical-deportation-ruling-9th-circ-says?nl_pk=3d58be1d-130f-45ab-8328-a9ad142de766&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immigration BIA Narrows CAT Qualifications (https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1224026/download) Judges Quietly Disrupt Trump Immigration Policy in San Diego (https://www.wsj.com/articles/judges-quietly-disrupt-trump-immigration-policy-in-san-diego-11574942400) ACTUALLY MORE: Government shutdown closes immigration courts adding to record-high 800,000 case backlog (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-closes-immigration-courts-adding-to-record-high-800000-case-backlog/) S. Immigration Courts’ Backlog Exceeds One Million Cases (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-immigration-courts-backlog-exceeds-one-million-cases-11568845885) High Court Rules 5-4 Against Immigrant Bond Hearings (https://www.courthousenews.com/high-court-rules-5-4-against-immigrant-bond-hearings/) A Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Changes To Bond Hearings In Boston Immigration Court (https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/11/27/saris-due-process-undocumented-immigrants-bail-bond?fbclid=IwAR283tDyUsroko85_VdJTB9CJMkXyhwheznwfjwjDBqfMt-QIhyiGvCTlmw) Immigration Judges Say Millions of Records Have Gone Missing (https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-11-07/immigration-judges-say-millions-of-records-have-gone-missing?__twitter_impression=true) 4th Circ. Strikes Down Limits On Immigration Case Closures (Castro Tum) (http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/181850.P.pdf) Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in Six New Board Members (https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1197631/download) EOIR Director Given Power To Decide BIA Cases In New Rule (https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/public-policy/b/newsheadlines/posts/eoir-director-given-power-to-decide-bia-cases-in-new-rule) BIA: Meritless Affirmative Asylum to get into Immigration Court will lead to case dimissal Quoted: God Bless America, and Her Lawyers https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/immigration-lawyers-travel-ban.htm
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