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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services › Board of Immigration Appeals

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS... more +
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status.  less -
McDermott Will & Emery

Perseverance, Passion and Legal Focus Establish New Precedent for Immigration Cases

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THE CHALLENGE: When Jennifer Arguijo was 11 years old, she and her siblings left Honduras to join their mother and stepfather—a US citizen—in the United States. Four years later, she ran away from home to escape her...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Administrative Abuse of Discretion and Power "Beggars Belief"

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On January 23, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a scathing decision that has garnered much attention. (Baez-Sanchez v. Barr, No. 19-1642 (7th Cir. 2020). It was not the merits of the...more

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I’ll Never Go Back to Georgia - The Surprising Impact of Venue in Asylum Case Outcomes

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I have the opportunity in recent months to speak to Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officers who work along the border. No doubt there is a surge on the Border. Immigration Detention Centers are at full...more

Cozen O'Connor

Seventh Circuit Says No Asylum for Bisexual Man; Posner Dissents

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Last week, the Seventh Circuit declined to review the asylum application of a bisexual individual who applied for fear of persecution. Ray Fuller, 51, told an immigration judge and the Board of Immigration Appeals that he...more

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