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Changes to the Procedures for the 3 and 10 Year Bar Waivers Proposed

On January 6 DHS announced, in a notice to be published in the Federal Register on January 9 that it will be issuing new regulations for how unlawful presence waivers will be processed for certain immediate relatives who are...more

ICE - New Immigration Detainer Form

Immigration Detainer - ICE may issue a document commonly referred to as a “detainer” to a local jail or correctional facility when it is seeking custody of an individual in that facility for purposes of instituting removal...more

Prosecutorial Memorandum from John Morton at Immigration and Customs Enforcement -

ICE Memo on Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities - ICE 6/17/11...

One of ICE's central responsibilities is to enforce the nation's civil immigration laws in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). ICE, however, has...more

In the Matter of Mai Luong

In Removal Proceedings = Respondent's Written Pleading

Although this pleading is still pending, it appears that the merits are in its favor. USCIS has yet to interview the married couple involved. But it would appear that the facts of their bona fide marriage are sufficient to...more

Siskind's Immigration Bulletin - March 25, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Openers 2. ABCs of Immigration: J-1 Visas – J Waivers of Physicians 3. Ask Visalaw.com 4. Border and Enforcement News 5. News From The Courts 6. News Bytes 7. International Roundup 8. Legislative...more

Rossi/Anguenoth

Reply of Petitioner and Beneficiary to CIS's Request for Evidence

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services ("CIS")demanded that the beneficiary, a citizen of France, prove that she entered the United States legally. Her passport (with stamp proving legal entry) had been stolen a few years...more