Lerner Immigration Blogger

• AILA Chapters File Amicus Brief in Padilla Retroactivity Case February 22, 2012
  An amicus brief, filed by the AILA South Florida and Central Florida Chapters in the Supreme Court of Florida, arguing that the holding in the Supreme Court case Padilla v. Kentucky applies to all pending and future state postconviction proceedings. Tagged: Atty.Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Attorney, Padilla v. Kentucky Amicus Brief […]
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• How can I get the Green Card through employment without waiting years? February 20, 2012
  How can I get the Green Card through employment without waiting years? Question: I have a Master’s Degree in Economics and would like to know if there is anyway I can get the Green Card through employment without waiting years. Answer: There is what is known as the EB-2 category. This is the second employment […]
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• NCLR Statement on Economy and Latino Children February 20, 2012
  National Council of La Raza (NCLR) press release applauding Congress for extending the payroll tax cut and not including a restriction to the Child Tax Credit that would have severely affected millions of hardworking, taxpaying Latino families and their children. Tagged: Atty.Brian D. Lerner, Child Tax Credit, Economy, Immigration Attorney, Latino, National […]
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• BIA Remands Humanitarian Asylum Case to IJ February 20, 2012
  In a case on remand from the Eighth Circuit, the Board found that further fact-finding may be necessary to determine whether the Albanian respondent should be granted humanitarian asylum based on past persecution and remanded to the IJ. Tagged: Albanian, Atty.Brian D. Lerner, BIA, Humanitarian Asylum, Immigration Attorney, Remand […]
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• EOIR Notice of Meeting on Recognition and Accreditation February 20, 2012
  Advance copy of EOIR notice announcing it is considering changes to regulations governing the recognition of organizations and accreditation of representatives, and will host public meetings on the issue. The notice will be published in the Federal Register on 2/17/12. Tagged: Accreditation, Atty.Brian D. Lerner, Changes, EOIR, Immigration Attorney, Notice, […]
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• USCIS Filing Tips for N Forms February 17, 2012
  USCIS’s Lockbox provides filing tips for Forms N-600, N-600K, and N-336, to help stakeholders ensure that applications are properly accepted at the Lockbox facility. Tagged: Atty.Brian D. Lerner, Filing, Immigration Attorney, N-Forms, Tips, USCIS […]
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• EB-5 Conference February 17, 2012
  April 20-21, 2012 Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas Tagged: April, Atty.Brian D. Lerner, Conference, EB-5, Immigration Attorney […]
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• CA3 on False Claims to Citizenship February 17, 2012
  The court found that the petitioner did not make a false claim to U.S. citizenship for the purposes of INA § 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) when he allegedly told the city police that his place of birth was Puerto Rico. Tagged: Atty.Brian D. Lerner, Citizenship, False Claims, Immigration Attorney […]
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• DHS Fact Sheet on Counting Changes on Nonimmigrant Admissions February 17, 2012
  February 2012 DHS Office of Immigration Statistics fact sheet providing an indication of the overall impact on counting changes by displaying trends in nonimmigrant admissions compared to trends in the number of individuals admitted each year during 2001–2010. Tagged: Atty.Brian D. Lerner, Counting Changes, Fact Sheet, Immigration Attorney, Nonimmigrant Admi […]
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• DOS Alert: Limited NIV Processing During Summer Olympics February 17, 2012
  E-mail from the U.S. Embassy, London notifying AILA members of limited NIV services during the upcoming Summer Olympic Games, as well as an expansion of the Visa Reissuance Program to include H-1 and H-4 visa applicants. Tagged: Atty.Brian D. Lerner, H-1, H-4, Immigration Attorney, London, NIV Services, Summer Olympic Games, Visa Reissuance Program […]
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