Immigration News & Analysis https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Prosecutorial Discretion Could Get You Out of Removal Proceedings Aggravated Felony Watch Asylum Applicant Not Required to Corroborate Testimony that Contact Us About Us Immigration Judge Finds ISAP is a Form of Custody BIA Has Authority to Expand List of “Particular Serious Crimes” Which Would Limit Asylum Claims 365-Day Sentence Considered One Year, Even if Served During Leap Year New Streamlined Procedures for Applying for Unlawful Presence Waivers Fraud by Immigration Consultant May Toll Deadline for Asylum Cases State Conviction for Drug Offense Can be Basis for Removal Even if Conviction Is Expunged Late TPS Registrant for Derivative Benefits Must Meet All Initial Requirements Ninth Circuit Lays Out Procedure for Appeal of Denial of Bond Hearing Parent of Formerly Abused Children Qualify for VAWA Alien in Prolonged Detention Entitled to Bond Hearing to Determine Appropriateness of Continued Detention BIA Has Jurisdiction to Hear Motions to Reopen For Petitioners Abroad BIA Modifies Meaning of “Date of Admission” for Removal Purposes TPS Only Temporarily Waives Grounds For Inadmissibility Immigration Judge May Not Request Corroborating Evidence For Convictions In Removal Hearings Government Must Provide Copies of an Immigrant’s A-file in Removal Proceedings BIA Accepts More Reasonable Method of Establishing Nationality for American Corporations Petty Offense Exception Applies to Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law Bites the Dust Second Minor Drug Possession Conviction Is Not Aggravated Felony for Immigration Purposes Moral Turpitude Watch Cancellation of Removal Applicant Entitled to Full and Fair Hearing Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Imputation of Parent’s LPR Status for Minor Child Ninth Circuit Clarifies Eligibility for “Grandfathering” of 245(i) Benefits for Spouses Naturalization Applicants May Have Their Case Decided by Federal Court An Immigration Judge May Release Petitioner from Having to Wear a GPS Ankle Device Stepchild Qualifies As Relative for Purposes of Cancellation of Removal Notice of Immigration Hearing Must Be Served on Counsel of Record. Person Who Suffered Mistreatment for Opposing Government Corruption Eligible for Asylum Deferred Judgment with Suspended Fine Not Considered Conviction for Purposes of Removal Special Rules Cancellation of Removal for Battered Spouses Available to Permanent Residents Religious Conversion Is a Basis for Qualifying for Exception to Rule That Asylum Application Must Be Filed Within One Year. Criminal Defendants Must Be Advised of Immigration Consequences of Plea Bargain. Moral Turpitude Watch BIA finds INA Requires No Overt Act to Advance Conspiracy In Order to Be Removable Immigrations Judges May Require Asylum Applicants to Produce Corroborating Evidence Attempted Kidnapping Deemed to be Aggravated Felony for Purposes of Removability Another Crime Added to the Moral Turpitude List Requirement for Federal Contractors to Use E-Verify Passes Legal Challenge (Updated) U.S. Opens Asylum Doors to Victims of Domestic Abuse Employer Not Responsible for Visa Fees and Recruiting Expenses for H-2B Workers Immigration Opportunities for Non-Minister Religious Workers Ending Soon U.S. Opens Asylum Doors to Victims of Domestic Abuse Companies in Arizona May Have Business Licenses Revoked for Hiring Unauthorized Aliens Crime of Violence Watch A Young Man’s Story About Being an Illegal Alien (With a Happy Ending)