In a recent decision entitled Matter of R-T-P, 28 I & N Dec. 828 (BIA 2024), the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a ruling that will have a significant impact for individuals entangled in the immigration court system. The case revolves around…
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Anybody involved in, or in danger of being placed into removal proceedings should know that a very important government memo came out last week. Policy Memorandum 21-25, issued by Director David Neal, provides additional guidance to EOIR adjudicators…
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The year 2021 presented immigrants in the United States with some major ups and downs. At the start of his presidency, President Biden wasted no time reversing many of Trump’s most controversial immigration policies. Biden’s administration has al…
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Now that the Public Charge is a reality, anybody intent on applying for permanent residence must understand that immigration just got a whole lot harder. Under the new guidelines, which some have loosely called a “wealth test,” immigratio…
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In yet another decision diluting the Supreme Court’s holding in Perreira v. Sessions, the Board of Immigration Appeals recently ruled that a Notice to Appear that does not include the address of the Immigration Court or where the government wil…
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Individuals with problematic immigration cases may already be aware of the three and ten-years bars, which typically apply after a person has accrued the requisite “unlawful presence” and then departed the United States. If a person is de…
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Earlier last month, we wrote about USCIS implementing the new Notice to Appear Policy Memorandum released on June 28 of this year. According to a bulletin released late last week, the second phase of expansion is scheduled to take place November 19,…
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On September 18, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued Matter of S-O-G & F-D-B, 27 I & N Dec. 462 (A.G. 2018), the latest in a trifecta of cases curtailing the authority of immigration judges. Under this new ruling, judges are strictly…
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Over the Labor Day weekend, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) quietly released an important decision that has a significant impact on individuals hoping to file “Pereira motions.” In Matter of Bermudez-Cota, 27 I & N Dec. 441 (BI…
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Following on the heels of Castro-Tum, the Attorney General has issued another ruling that erodes the judicial independence of our immigration judiciary and further mechanizes the courtroom into an assembly line. In Matter of L-A-B-R, 27 I & N Dec…
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