USCIS, Aug. 29, 2024 "Effective Aug. 28, DHS is establishing a new C40 category on Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The C40 category is for individuals with a pending Form I...
Matter of R-T-P- "[W]e conclude that written amendments made by an Immigration Judge, upon the motion of DHS, to the time and place of the hearing on the notice to appear may satisfy the requirements...
USA v. Gomez "We have previously held that California Penal Code § 245(a)(1) constitutes a crime of violence, but our decisions are clearly irreconcilable with the Supreme Court’s ruling...
State Department, Sept. 5, 2024 "Starting on September 5, 2024, the Department will begin implementing two new visa classifications for noncitizens seeking to transit the United States to join a...
Prof. Mary Yanik , Sept. 4, 2024: "I write to share the exciting news that today our co-author team (Tulane, NIPNLG, NILC, Organized Power in Numbers, & Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center) have released...
State Department, Aug. 2, 2024
"The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has certified a class in the consolidated cases Farangis Emami, et al. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, et al., No. 18-cv-01587-JD, and Pars Equality Center, et al. v. Antony Blinken, et al., No. 18-cv-07818-JD, to allow certain visa applicants who were refused visas under Presidential Proclamation 9645 (“P.P. 9645”) to receive a one-time, non-transferable fee credit to submit a new visa application and (for eligible class members) to have the option to get a prioritized visa appointment. The fee credit may be used once towards any immigrant or nonimmigrant visa at any U.S. embassy or consulate. Class-wide relief will be available starting on August 12, 2024. “Relief” means the benefits specified in the court’s order. ... [more] ..."