(News and views from IBLF staff and attorneys)
On July 19, 2019 the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision finding that the Virginia offense of participating in criminal street gang activity is not categorically a crime involving moral turpitude.
The Virginia statute, Va. Code § 18.2-46.2(A), which prohibits participation in a criminal street gang, is as follows:
The Fourth Circuit issued a published decision (which means it has precedential value which must be followed by judges within the 4th Circuit) which finds a claim of asylum based on the Salvadoran government's inability to protect a woman from domestic violence is a proper basis for a grant of asylum.
The USCIS has issued policy guidance to define Extreme Hardship as it should be applied by immigration officers adjudicating waivers and other applications which require such a showing.
Anuncio de la expansión de la dispensa I-601A
El 29 de julio de 2016, el Servicio de Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció una expansión de la elegibilidad de la dispensa I-601A (por presencia ilegal) a todos las personas que legalmente sean elegible.
The US CIS has just announced in the Federal Register its proposed new fee schedule, which will significantly increase the cost of immigration filings. This announcement is available at
On December 23, 2014, the US Fourth Circuit Ct of Appeals issued a published opinion remanding with instructions to vacate a Removal Order based on conviction under Virginia's larceny statute.
Por más de dos décadas, el servicio de inmigración, ahora conocido como USICS, por sus cifras en inglés, ha renovado el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) para ciertos países.
The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has restored Administrative Closure as an inherent power of Immigration Court judges, effectively overruling the current administration's attempt to preclude this standard procedure. This tool permits adjudication of pending applications by temporarilly suspending immigration court proceedings.
El pasado 8 de enero de 2018, el Secretario de la Seguridad Nacional, anunció la decisión de terminación del TPS, por sus siglas en inglés (Estatus de Protección Temporal), para los nacionales de El Salvador. Para proceder con una transición adecuada dicha terminación se retrasará 18 meses, es decir, dicho estatus finalizará el día 9 de septiembre de 2019.
Dear Friends,
Today, January 8, 2018, the Administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvadorans as of March 9, 2019. If a current TPS holder whose card is expiring this year wants to renew authorization to work, he or she will be required to re-register and apply for employment authorization which will expire on March 9, 2019.
