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Immigration Court, Take II
My partner and I both woke up at 5 a.m. and we made our way down to San Francisco for my second Master Calendar hearing yesterday. It takes about 1.5 hours to get from Antioch to downtown San Francisco in Read More …
The Aftermath of De Osorio v. Mayorkas
We seem to have a running bet on whether De Osorio v. Mayorkas is getting appealed to the Supreme Court. Neither the Government nor the Respondents sought cert. in the other CSPA cases from the Second and Fifth Circuits so Read More …
Victory! Ninth Circuit Overturns Matter of Wang
It’s about to rain green-cards. The Ninth Circuit just overturned Matter of Wang in Cuellar de Osorio v. Mayorkas: “We conclude that the plain language of the CSPA unambiguously grants automatic conversion and priority date retention to aged-out derivative beneficiaries. The BIA’s interpretation Read More …
I Don’t Even Know What To Call This
Janet Napolitano and the Department of Justice is quite angry at DreamActivist at the moment. They’ve filed a brief in response to the the amici in Cuellar De Osorio and they appear pissy. In fact, at one point in their Read More …
Aging Out of a Dysfunctional Immigration System
I’ve been buried in emails for the past 24 hours, trying to answer questions and ascertain whether someone would qualify for adjustment of status if not for BIA’s interpretation of the Child Status Protection Act under Matter of Wang. Since Read More …