The Ninth Circuit Court finds that applicants for asylum and
withholding for removal have a constitutional right to testify fully on the
merits of their applications, and that the Immigration Judge violated the petitioner's right
to due process by limiting his testimony at his merits hearing and then denying
relief on adverse credibility grounds.
To read the ruling, please click: Oshodi v. Holder
Thursday, September 5, 2013
USCIS Working to Correct CPR Cards Issued with Incorrect Expiration Dates
Between July 22 and August 8, 2013, USCIS issued approximately 2,300 new
conditional permanent resident cards with an incorrect expiration date. Instead
of a two year validity period, those cards were issued with a ten-year validity
period.
If you were issued an incorrect Permanent Resident Card, please contact your immigration attorney to ensure that you do not have issues in possible future processes, such as seeking U.S. Citizenship through Naturalization.
If you were issued an incorrect Permanent Resident Card, please contact your immigration attorney to ensure that you do not have issues in possible future processes, such as seeking U.S. Citizenship through Naturalization.
Immigration Reformers Are Winning August
The Atlantic - Opponents of a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants had a plan to apply grassroots pressure on congressional Republicans in their home districts. Why did it fizzle?
Activists opposed to immigration reform were all set to spend this month putting pressure on lawmakers to kill the legislation. But it hasn't exactly been a show of force.
Last week, the Tea Party Patriots and NumbersUSA, two groups opposed to "amnesty" legislation, heavily publicized a rally in Richmond, Virginia, featuring Steve King, the firebrand Republican congressman who recently claimed most undocumented youth are "physically fit drug mules." But only a few dozen people showed up -- far short of the hundreds organizers had planned for.
To read the full article, please click: Immigration Reformers Are Winning August
Activists opposed to immigration reform were all set to spend this month putting pressure on lawmakers to kill the legislation. But it hasn't exactly been a show of force.
Last week, the Tea Party Patriots and NumbersUSA, two groups opposed to "amnesty" legislation, heavily publicized a rally in Richmond, Virginia, featuring Steve King, the firebrand Republican congressman who recently claimed most undocumented youth are "physically fit drug mules." But only a few dozen people showed up -- far short of the hundreds organizers had planned for.
To read the full article, please click: Immigration Reformers Are Winning August
Lawmaker pressed on immigration reform at town-hall meeting
The Hill - Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) faced off against more than three dozen immigration reform advocates at a packed town hall meeting at the Augusta County Government Center on Monday evening.
The 11-term congressman fielded questions ranging from government spying programs to background checks on gun purchases and defunding ObamaCare before a packed room of about 200 voters for nearly two hours.
But the focus of the evening for the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee was immigration reform, as Goodlatte defended his step-by-step approach and explained his desire to implement enforcement mandates before creating a pathway to legal status for people in the country unlawfully.
Jossimar Diaz-Castro, a 22-year-old Latino who is in the U.S. legally, pressed Goodlatte on why he wouldn’t take up the Senate-passed immigration bill when it has border security requirements written into it.
To read the full article, please click: Lawmaker pressed on immigration reform at town-hall meeting
The 11-term congressman fielded questions ranging from government spying programs to background checks on gun purchases and defunding ObamaCare before a packed room of about 200 voters for nearly two hours.
But the focus of the evening for the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee was immigration reform, as Goodlatte defended his step-by-step approach and explained his desire to implement enforcement mandates before creating a pathway to legal status for people in the country unlawfully.
Jossimar Diaz-Castro, a 22-year-old Latino who is in the U.S. legally, pressed Goodlatte on why he wouldn’t take up the Senate-passed immigration bill when it has border security requirements written into it.
To read the full article, please click: Lawmaker pressed on immigration reform at town-hall meeting
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Bipartisan Group Offers Recommendations on Immigration Overhaul
New York Times - The Bipartisan Policy Center’s immigration task force released a set of recommendations on Thursday for an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws and called on members of Congress to participate in a civil discussion aimed at finding areas of consensus.
“We should refrain from demonizing individuals or organizations for positions that may not align directly with either our views or our opinions on the best method for resolving these important matters,” the center wrote in a statement Thursday. “Instead, we encourage a respectful dialogue that acknowledges these concerns and moves forward to find common ground.”
To read the full article, please click: Bipartisan Group Offers Recommendations on Immigration
“We should refrain from demonizing individuals or organizations for positions that may not align directly with either our views or our opinions on the best method for resolving these important matters,” the center wrote in a statement Thursday. “Instead, we encourage a respectful dialogue that acknowledges these concerns and moves forward to find common ground.”
To read the full article, please click: Bipartisan Group Offers Recommendations on Immigration
Deferred Action Immigration Program In First Year Aids More Than 400,000
Huffington Post - One year ago on Thursday, undocumented young people turned out by the thousands across the country to apply for a new government program that allows them to stay in the U.S., work and remain safe, for now, from deportation.
A report released Wednesday by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program provides new information on the so-called Dreamers who applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals relief beginning on Aug. 15, 2012.
There are more than 557,000 of them, and nearly 72 percent -- 400,562 -- had been approved for the program as of the end of June. Those Dreamers came to the U.S. as children from around the world, although a majority were born in Mexico, according to the report authored by Brookings senior fellow Audrey Singer and analyst Nicole Prchal Svajlenka. Nearly three-quarters of those Dreamers had been in the country for more than a decade by the time they applied for deferred action, and one-third entered before they were 5 years old. Most applicants were ages 15 to 23, with only about one-quarter of them older than 24, the Brookings report found.
To read the full article, please click: Deferred Action Immigration Program In First Year Aids More Than 400,000
A report released Wednesday by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program provides new information on the so-called Dreamers who applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals relief beginning on Aug. 15, 2012.
There are more than 557,000 of them, and nearly 72 percent -- 400,562 -- had been approved for the program as of the end of June. Those Dreamers came to the U.S. as children from around the world, although a majority were born in Mexico, according to the report authored by Brookings senior fellow Audrey Singer and analyst Nicole Prchal Svajlenka. Nearly three-quarters of those Dreamers had been in the country for more than a decade by the time they applied for deferred action, and one-third entered before they were 5 years old. Most applicants were ages 15 to 23, with only about one-quarter of them older than 24, the Brookings report found.
To read the full article, please click: Deferred Action Immigration Program In First Year Aids More Than 400,000
McCain stubbornly believes the House can pass immigration reform
MSNBC - Senator John McCain isn’t ready to concede that House Republicans won’t pass real immigration reform. But he is watching the clock.
“It’s very important that we try to act before the end of this year,” McCain said at a town hall in Mesa, Arizona, on Tuesday. Waiting any longer will run into campaign season. But given looming battles over funding the government and increasing the debt ceiling, passing immigration legislation before 2014 may be unrealistic.
“I remain guardedly optimistic that our friends in the House of Representatives will agree to their legislative process and then we can get to conference,” McCain, who was joined by fellow Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake, told the audience. He cited the array of interests backing reform, including major business groups, labor unions, and evangelical organizations, as evidence of its momentum."
To read the full article, please click: McCain stubbornly believes the House can pass immigration reform
“It’s very important that we try to act before the end of this year,” McCain said at a town hall in Mesa, Arizona, on Tuesday. Waiting any longer will run into campaign season. But given looming battles over funding the government and increasing the debt ceiling, passing immigration legislation before 2014 may be unrealistic.
“I remain guardedly optimistic that our friends in the House of Representatives will agree to their legislative process and then we can get to conference,” McCain, who was joined by fellow Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake, told the audience. He cited the array of interests backing reform, including major business groups, labor unions, and evangelical organizations, as evidence of its momentum."
To read the full article, please click: McCain stubbornly believes the House can pass immigration reform
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)