Immigration News
Four Recent Asylum Wins at Powers Law Group
This past month, the Powers Law Group received wonderful news that four of our clients received asylum approvals! The Powers Law Group received 2 approvals from the Houston, Texas Asylum Office, 1 approval from the Arlington, Virginia Asylum Office and 1 approval from Newark, New Jersey Asylum Office. All four asylum approvals were filed affirmatively.
The Notice to Appear (NTA) Memorandum Is Now In Effect
By Attorney Cynthia Milian Earlier this year, we wrote to you addressing the recent changes coming to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and their expanded authority to issue Form I-862, also known as the Notice to Appear (NTA). This stems from the June 28, 2018 Memorandum, Updated Guidance for the Referral of Cases
Göçmenlik Mahkemesi İstatistikleri ve Yeni Göçmenlik Yargıçları
Avukat Cynthia Milian tarafından Göçmenlik Araştırmaları Merkezi geçtiğimiz günlerde Göçmenlik Mahkemesi, Göçmenlik Dairesi İcra Dairesi (EOIR) ve Göçmenlik Temyiz Kurulu (BIA) önünde bekleyen davaların sayısı hakkında bir çalışma yürütmüştür. Raporlar, beklemede olan dosyaların sayısının artmış olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu istatistiklerin yayınlandığı tarih itibariyle, göçmenlik mahkemelerindeki yaklaşık 328 göçmen yargıcının önünde bekleyen 697,777 dosya veya yargıç başına
Las estadísticas de las cortes de migración y los nuevos jueces de migración
Por La Abogada Cynthia Milian El Centro de estudios de Migración llevo a cabo recientemente un estudio en el número de casos pendientes en la Corte de Migración, en la Oficina Ejecutiva de Migración (EOIR) y en la junta de Apelación de Migración (BIA). El reporte reconoce que el número de casos pendiente han incrementado.
Immigration Court Statistics and The New Immigration Judges
By attorney: Cynthia Milian The Center for Immigration Studies recently conducted a study on the number of cases pending before the Immigration Court, Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The reports acknowledge that the number of cases pending have only increased. As of the date those statistics were
Hace Más Fácil La Denegación De Su Aplicación
Por La abogada Nadia Khalid El 11 de Septiembre del 2018 el Centro de Servicios de Migración y Ciudadanía de los Estados Unidos (“USCIS”) presento una nueva política que permitirá a los adjudicadores de visas negar solicitudes o peticiones sin antes emitir una solicitud de evidencia adicional (“RFE”) o entregar un aviso de intención de
USCIS Makes it Easier to Deny Your Application
By Attorney Nadia Khalid On September 11, 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) introduced a policy that will allow visa adjudicators to deny visa applications or petitions without first issuing a request for additional evidence (“RFE”) or delivering a “notice of intent to deny” (“NOID”). The idea behind this policy is to deter
The Process of Re-calendaring Administratively Closed Cases—Which Cases are Priority and What Can I Do Now?
By Attorney Cynthia Milian Around June 2018, we wrote about the case of Castro-Tum, where it was held that Immigration Judge’s (IJ’s) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) do not have the general authority to suspend indefinitely immigration proceedings by administratively closing a case. Therefore, administrative closure is not something that is generally available in
Approval for 245i Adjustment of Status and Retention of F2B Preference
Only mere hours after a grueling interview in the Houston Field Office and a gross mistake by USCIS, we received news that our client had been approved for his adjustment of status. Petitioner became a U.S. citizen before the client’s preference became current. Realizing the preference as an unmarried son and daughter of a legal
Successful Matter of Quilantan Approval in Houston, TX after previous denial
August 20, 2018, was a very memorable day in the life of our client, a Mexico-born individual who genuinely believed that they were a U.S. citizen their entire life. Having been birthed by a midwife and registered late in the valley (Texas), the client had a U.S. birth certificate and lived in the U.S. as
