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EOIR Announces Investiture of Nine New Immigration Judges

On February 1, 2016, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) announced the investiture of nine new immigration judges. The new immigration judges were appointed by U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch.

Interview with AILA's New Executive Director

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) released a short interview with the new Executive Director of AILA, Benjamin Johnson. Johnson spent the interview discussing his background in immigration law and what he hopes to achieve in his tenure as AILA Executive Director.

Donald Trump and Amnesty

Donald Trump's rise to the top of the Republican polls — where he sits with less than a week remaining before the first votes are cast — has been punctuated by his incoherent and inhumane immigration proposals. While I am loath to give Trump more attention than he already has...

My Thoughts on Implementation of Changes to the Visa Waiver Program

In this post, I will explain what DHS has announced and offer my thoughts on its policies, especially with regard to waiver consideration for people who do business in Iran.

NVC Sending Letters to Correct Erroneous Form I-130 Denials

On January 26, 2016, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reported that the Department of State’s (DOS’s) National Visa Center (NVC) has begun sending letters to immigrant visa applicants who were erroneously sent termination letters under section 203(g)...

The Supreme Court Grants Review of DAPA Case

The Supreme Court has granted review of the Fifth Circuit's decision to uphold an injunction against the DAPA program. In this blog post, I will explain what this development means, and the unusual decision by the Supreme Court to add an issue to the case which was not decided by the Fifth Circuit.

Presidential Primary Updates: Cruz and Clinton Win the Iowa Caucuses

After nearly a year of buildup and excessive coverage of every utterance of Donald Trump, the Iowa Caucus on February 1, 2016, marked the beginning of the 2016 Presidential Primaries. In this post, I will review the victories for Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton, offer my thoughts..

Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona Wants State Moved from the Ninth Circuit

The Associated Press reports that Governor Doug Ducey (R) of Arizona is pushing to have Arizona taken out of the appellate jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit Court of the Appeals.

New Rules for EB1B, E3, H1B1, and CW1

On January 15, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted new final rules to the Federal Register (81 FR 2068, 1/15/16). The new rules will affect the EB1B immigrant visa preference category and the H1B1, E3, and CW1 nonimmigrant visa categories.

Notes on November Q&A Between the National Benefits Center and AILA

On November 3, 2015, the USCIS National Benefits Center (NBC) conducted a question and answer session with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). In this post, I will briefly look at some of the more interesting points from the Q&A.

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