News
[09/05]
San Francisco delays rollout of ID card program
[09/03]
Immigration issues resurface on some state ballots
[08/28]
Judges refuse to rehear W. Pa. ex-Nazi guard case
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Articles
Asylum
A foreign national may develop a well-justified fear of returning to his or her home country. In such cases, the individual may choose to apply for refugee or asylum status with the U.S. Both categories receive similar rights and protections from the government, but vary based on the individual's location when he or she makes the application. Refugee and asylum status comprise the only significant bases for immigration to the U.S. without family or employment support.
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Obtaining and Keeping Your Green Card Dos & Don'ts
The process of obtaining a green card can be time consuming and complicated. In almost all cases, it will take supreme patience. Not all foreign individuals are eligible to work in the United States, but if you are, following this list will better protect your green card status.
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Case Summaries
[09/05]
US v. Medina-Beltran
In an immigration case, an enhanced sentence is affirmed where: 1) the government's decision not to move for reduced sentencing was not arbitrary; and 2) separation of powers between the judicial and executive branches is not violated by section 401(g) of the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act of 2003, which requires the government to make a motion in order for a defendant to receive a reduced sentence under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
[09/04]
Rodriguez v. US
In an action for attorney's fees interpreting the Equal Access to Justice Act, an award of attorney's fees is affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part for recalculation where some, but not all, of the government's defenses were in bad faith.
[09/04]
Bakarian v. Mukasey
In an immigration case in which the government sought removal of petitioner as having been convicted of crimes of moral turpitude, petition for review of denial of cancellation of removal and waiver of inadmissibility is denied where: 1) petitioner did not meet the continuous-residence standard for eligibility of a cancellation of removal; and 2) petitioner's failure to raise the application of the stop-time rule before the BIA was not excused by futility, and the court therefore lacked jurisdiction to hear the issue on appeal.
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