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Immigration In 2020
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The past year has arguably been the Trump administration’s most successful one in its quest to restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, overhaul the nation’s legal immigration system, crack down on undocumented immigrants, alter America’s status as a safe haven for refugees and challenge decades of bipartisan consensus that robust immigration is key to America’s…

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Uscis Reaches H-2B Cap For First Half Of Fy 2020
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Release Date: Nov. 20, 2019 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2020. Nov. 15 was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2020. USCIS will…

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Proposed Two New Rules For Immigrants And Asylum Seekers
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On November 14, 2019, the Trump Administration published two proposed rules that will detrimentally impact individuals who are seeking to legally live and work in the United States. One would adjust USCIS’s fees by a weighted average increase of 21 percent, add new fees, and make other changes. 2. DHS proposed rule which would make…

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Asylum Seekers’ Rights In Expedited Removal Cases
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What occurs when a person subject to expedited removal has fled their country of origin due to fear of persecution? A noncitizen seeking asylum to flee persecution in their country of origin are not subject to expedited removal. If a noncitizen states to a CBP officer that they fear returning to their country or origin,…

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Enhancing State And Local Involvement In Refugee Resettlement
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President Document Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 1, 2019/ President Document Executive Order 13888 of September 26, 2019 Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Refugee Resettlement By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered…

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Immigration Law Experts Debriefed Press On “Port Courts” And Due Process Concerns
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AILA Doc. No. 19091234 | Dated September 12, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP), a policy also known as “Remain in Mexico,” which requires individuals seeking asylum at our southern border to remain in Mexico while their U.S. removal proceedings are pending.…

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The 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement Under The Trump Administration
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Settlement agreements are contracts. A fundamental component of a contract is the existence of mutual assent. This means all of the parties are on the same page when it comes to what is being agreed upon. In essence, a settlement agreement equates to “We pay you money and you stop suing us. Plus, we don’t…

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Cancellation Of Removal For Non-Permanent Residents
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Cancellation of removal is a form of discretionary relief from removal (deportation). There are four forms of cancellation of removal relief: cancellation of removal for LPRs, cancellation of removal for non-permanent residents, cancellation for battered spouse or child, and cancellation of removal pursuant to section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment of Status and Central American…

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To End The “Catch And Release,” The Attorney General Ordered “No More Bond For Asylum Seekers.”
The Law Offices of Norka M. Schell, LLC

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – No More Bond for Asylum Seekers. The Trump administration on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, took another significant step to discourage migrants from seeking asylum, issuing an order that could keep thousands of asylum seekers in jail indefinitely while they wait for resolving their asylum requests. The decision follows a decision by a…

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How People Get Placed In Removal Proceedings
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Anyone in the United States in violation of immigration law is vulnerable to being placed in removal proceedings. Some of the most common methods of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) identification and enforcement are: Juana, from Mexico, entered the United States on July 1, 2008, without inspection. She has no driver’s license but drives…

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