Reno Designates Gay Asylum PrecedentIn the following June 16, 1994, memo, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno designated as precedent the Board of Immigration Appeals decision In Re Fidel Armando Toboso-Alfonso, which granted asylum to a gay man on the basis of persecution because of me...
June 27, 2011Adjudication of Petitions and Applications Filed by or on Behalf of, or Document Requests by, Transsexual IndividualsTo: REGIONAL DIRECTORS SERVICE CENTER DIRECTORS DISTRICT DIRECTORS, INCLUDING OVERSEAS DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSFrom: William R. Yates /s/ Assoc...
June 27, 2011Sen. McCain Blames Unauthorized Immigrants for Arizona WildfiresDuring a press conference Saturday, Sen. McCain blamed undocumented immigrants for the devastating wildfires sweeping through Arizona and southern states, suggesting they started fires to “divert law enforcement agents.”...
June 23, 2011Sen. Menendez Introduces Comprehensive Alternative to Enforcement-Only Immigration LegislationWhile some in Congress continue attempts to enforce a way out of our immigration problems, others, like Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), are offering balanced solutions that address n...
June 23, 2011ICE arrests over 2,400 convicted criminal aliens, fugitives in enforcement operation throughout all 50WASHINGTON – As part of the Obama administration'songoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminalaliens that threaten public and national security, U.S....
June 23, 2011New Regulations for J-1 Visa - Summer Work TravelQuestion Taken at the June 20, 2011 Daily Press BriefingQ: Please provide details on the specific aspects of the new regulations for J-1 visas. What is the intention of these newregulations? Are we confident that these ne...
June 23, 2011May 20, 2011 H-2B Cap CountAs of 5/20/11, USCIS receipted 27,788 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of the fiscal year. This count includes 25,975 approved and 1,813 pending petitions. ...
June 2, 2011June 1, 2011 H-2B Cap CountAs of 6/1/11, USCIS receipted 28,201 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the second half of the fiscal year. This count includes 26,655 approved and 1,546 pending petitions. ...
June 2, 2011Administration Uses Executive Authority to Keep Educated Grads in U.S. LongerBy H. Bob Sakaniwa, American Immigration Lawyer’s Association.As President Obama indicated in an immigration speech in El Paso, Texas, earlier this month, in a global marketplace, the United States ne...
June 2, 2011Controversy Over Deportation of Haitians ContinuesLast week, CBS refused to display an advertisement on its Jumbotron in Times Square denouncing the deportation of Haitians because it was too controversial. Deportations to a cholera-plagued and earthquake-devastated country should be...
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