Immigration Law

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Elizondo-Badilla v. Holder

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Monday, May 6, 2013

Evidence of threats may be insufficient to prove past persecution.

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Moody v. Holder

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Monday, May 6, 2013

An immigrant's conditional permanent resident status may end, if a married couple fails to file a joint petition to remove conditions, prior to the second anniversary of the immigrant's receipt of conditional permanent resident status.

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Patino v. Holder

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Monday, April 15, 2013

An immigrant who applies for voluntary deportation, prior to the conclusion of deportation proceedings, may not be eligible for consideration for voluntary deportation, pursuant to 8 United States Code §1229c(b), which covers applications filed at the conclusion of deportation proceedings.

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Paz v. Holder

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Monday, April 8, 2013

A petitioner possesses the burden to prove that his deportation will cause exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a child, pursuant to 8 United States Code §1229a(c)(4)(A)(i)-(ii).

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Labrosciano v. Holder

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Monday, April 8, 2013

An individual who pleads guilty under the Alford doctrine to purchase of marijuana with intent to transfer may not be entitled to a waiver of inadmissibility, pursuant to 8 United States Code §1182.

Employment and Immigration Law

Monday, January 28, 2013

Out-of-state employees can be sanctioned for misuse of Connecticut computers; U.S. Supreme Court to issue key decision in university case; NLRB redefines its role as organized labor force declines; Employer inflexibility frowned upon in enforcement of ADA; Employer inflexibility frowned upon in enforcement of ADA, and more.

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Berrios v. Holder

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Monday, December 10, 2012

An I-130 petitioner possesses the burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the marriage was bona fide at inception and not "entered into for the primary purpose of circumventing the immigration laws," pursuant to Matter of Laureano, a 1983 decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

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Kedra v. Holder

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Monday, October 29, 2012

An immigration judge can order a continuance, if a petitioner establishes "good cause," pursuant to 8 Code of Federal Regulations §1003.29.

Employment and Immigration Law

Monday, October 22, 2012

Fluctuating workweeks, corporate image, social media, paid sick leave, NLRA and much more employment and immigration issues.

News

Doctors Can Clear Immigration Hurdles

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Friday, October 19, 2012  |  by LAUREN M. SIGG

Foreign nationals who receive graduate medical education/training in the United States in J-1 status are subject to a two-year home residency requirement, which requires a two-year stay in their home country at the end of their education/training. Unless this requirement is fulfilled or waived, the physician is ineligible to change status to other non-immigrant visa categories, obtain an H or L visa, or adjust status to become a legal permanent resident.