On Sep. 16, 2016, the CBP announced that it apprehended 56 undocumented Cuban migrants landing along South Florida’s coastline over the previous week. The Cuban nationals will be processed by the CBP and then be issued NTAs before an IJ for further proceedings under the Cuban Migration Agreement of 1995 and the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966.
On December 16 of last year, the EB5 immigrant investor program was extended for nine months as part of the omnibus appropriations bill. That extension lasts until September 30, 2016, and at the present moment, there are questions with regard to subsequent extensions for the EB5 immigrant investors program.
Submitted by Eliza Grinberg on September 15, 2016 - 5:17pm
In the Matter of Ibarra, 26 I&N Dec. 809 (BIA 2016), the BIA held that INA aggravated felony provision for a “theft offense” in sec 101(a)(43)(G) includes extortionate takings. The Board found that a California statute for robbery by force or fear is categorically an aggravated felony theft offense under INA 101(a)(43)(G).
Presidential candidates have an obligation to the voters to share information regarding their health. A candidate for President is not only asking the American people to entrust him or her with the heaviest responsibility of any elected official in the United States, but is also doing so of his or her own volition. Beyond the often discussed possibility that a President may die in office, information about a candidate’s health may raise more basic questions of his or her fitness to discharge the manifold duties of being President.
In a news release from Sep. 13, 2016, the USCIS urged prospective H2B employers seeking to hire “returning workers” with employment start dates in FY-2017 to identify those workers and provide the H2B Returning Worker Certification. There is uncertainty as to whether Congress will reauthorize the returning worker provisions, set to expire on September 30, 2016.
The debate over the reauthorization of the EB5 program, which is otherwise slated to expire on September 30, 2016, has also been making news both in Congress and on this site. However, there are many smaller immigration programs and details that are worth careful attention as well. For example, as I noted in my blog about the debate over EB5 reauthorization, the Conrad 30 Waiver program and the Special Immigrant Non-Minister Religious Worker Program are also slated to expire on September 30, 2016, although both are likely to be extended. In this article, I will discuss an interesting blog post regarding the Conrad 30 Waiver program.
The Eighth Circuit issued a precedent decision in Rodriguez-Quiroz v. Lynch concerned an alien who was charged as deportable for having entered without being admitted or paroled. The Court ruled that the alien was prejudiced when the IJ denied the alien in the case the opportunity to testify regarding the preparation of the draft and final record of deportable alien immigration forms.
Submitted by Eliza Grinberg on September 13, 2016 - 1:00am
On Sep. 2, 2016, the USCIS set the FY-2017 cap for CW-1 nonimmigrants at 12,998. The CW-1 program is a special nonimmigrant work visa program for the Northern Mariana Islands. It will remain in effect until Dec. 31, 2019. In order to qualify for CW-1 status, the nonimmigrant must be ineligible for any other nonimmigrant work classification under U.S. law.
