Archive for the ‘Asylum’ Category
Monday, February 9th, 2009
The recent Obama-supported appointment of Ms. Gillibrand as a New York Senator and the administration’s appointment of Ms. Napolitano as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary have been a puzzle to majority of undocumented immigrant activists. Many feel that these appointments are calculated, and give an indication to which direction ...
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
In a landmark decision United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit opined that an alien seeking asylum must, with some exceptions, "demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the application [for asylum] has been filed within one year after the date of the alien's arrival in the United ...
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Thursday, January 15th, 2009
The Third Circuit has remanded back the Asylum application of a Chinese national for fresh evaluation in light of its opinion to BIA. The application was based on the petitioner's persecution by Chinese authorities for practicing Falun Gong. The Immigration Judge (IJ) earlier denied the petition and the same was ...
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009
USCIS has announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) re-registration has ended on Dec. 30, 2008. The re-registration privilege was provided to Nationals of Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Individuals failing to utilize this opportunity may submit their applications to the address listed in the Oct. 1, 2008 Federal Register along ...
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