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Obama’s “Justice Department” Appeals Landmark Ninth Circuit Victory to the Supreme Court
Today, the Justice Department placed the brakes on the dreams of thousands of intending young immigrants. It appealed the landmark Ninth Circuit Child Status Protection Act victory (de Osorio v. Mayorkas) to the Supreme Court. The cert petition is here. 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 …
Call for Stories: Are You An Aged-Out Son/Daughter of a Legal Permanent Resident?
Given the Ninth Circuit has agreed to re-hear the Child Status Protection Act issue, I’m looking for actual cases of where children have aged out of a petition filed by their grandparents (F-3) or uncles/aunts (F-4), and the parents immigrated Read More …
Ninth Circuit to Re-Hear CSPA Case En-Banc
Here’s some exciting news while I’m in the middle of exams: the Ninth Circuit has agreed to re-hear De Osorio v. Mayorkas, the Child Status Protection Act case, en-banc. The prior district court decision may not be cited as precedent in Read More …