Vol. 23, No. 1 January 1, 2018 Daniel M. Kowalski, Editor-in-Chief
Inside This Issue Romance Is in the Air KATHRIN S. MAUTINO .............................................3 Legal Research for Asylum: A ‘‘Learning To Fish’’ Guide for Solid Results DR. ALICIA TRICHE ................................................7 IMMIGRATION NEWS...............................1, 11 State Department Issues Guidance on Travel Ban USCIS To Accept Applications Under International Entrepreneur Rule Erratum CASE DIGESTS (details on next page) ..........11 Federal Court Decisions BIA Decisions AAO Decisions WHD Decision BALCA Decisions GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS (details on next page) .................................... 16 APPENDICES ................................................ 18
State Department Issues Guidance on Travel Ban On December 4, 2017, the State Department issued guidance on the presidential proclamation barring the entry of nationals of six Muslim-majority countries after the Supreme Court stayed injunctions issued by federal district courts in Maryland and Hawaii. According to the State Department, previously scheduled visa appointments will not be cancelled, and individuals subject to the proclamation who currently possess a valid visa or travel document may generally still travel to the United States. Answers to frequently asked questions about the proclamation are available at https://travel. state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/new_court_ orders_on_presidential_proclamation.html.
USCIS To Accept Applications Under International Entrepreneur Rule On December 14, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it would soon begin accepting applications under the international entrepreneur rule initially promulgated under the Obama administration. The Department of Homeland Security had previously delayed the effective date of the rule until March 2018, but a federal district judge in Washington, D.C., vacated the decision to delay implementation. The rule will allow international entrepreneurs to apply for parole and grow start-up businesses using U.S. investments.
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23 Bender’s Immigration Bulletin EDITORIAL BOARD Valentine A. Brown David L. Cleveland Sandra Grossman Daniel C. Horne Kathrin S. Mautino M. Isabel Medina Cyrus D. Mehta Michael A. Olivas Angelo Paparelli Brian C. Schmitt Naomi Schorr Margaret D. Stock Alan Tafapolsky A. James Va´zquez-Azpiri Ronald Y. Wada Stephen Yale-Loehr
EDITORIAL STAFF Michael Bruno Editorial Director Ellen M. Flynn Molly J. Liskow Legal Editors Practice Area Content Ben Winograd Research Editor The articles in this Bulletin represent the views of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board or Editorial Staff of this Bulletin or of LexisNexis Matthew Bender. ISBN: 9780820527307 (print) ISBN: 978-1-5791-1707-8 (eBook)
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January 1, 2018 CASE DIGESTS IN THIS ISSUE:
Federal Court Decisions..................................................................................................... 11 Ramirez Matias v. Sessions (mistranslation) Alimbaev v. Att’y Gen. (review of credibility finding) Zavaleta-Policiano v. Sessions (persecution) Laryea v. Sessions (Texas evading arrest as CIMT) City of El Cenizo v. Texas (stay of injunction of S.B. 4) Baez-Sanchez v. Sessions (IJ’s authority while U petition pending) Garcia v. Sessions (eligibility for asylum) Martinez-Rodriguez v. Giles (forced labor, trafficking, RICO claims) City of Chicago v. Sessions (conditions on DOJ grant) BIA Decisions ...................................................................................................................... 14 Nonprecedent: Matter of Yee (persecution) Matter of Lopez Leal (Texas assault public servant as CIMT) Matter of Ortega-Carcamo (IJ failure to address issue) AAO Decisions .................................................................................................................... 15 Matter of T-I-S- (USA), Inc. (EB-3 professional eligibility) Matter of O-J-S- (TPS eligibility) WHD Decision..................................................................................................................... 15 Strates Shows, Inc. (dismissal without prejudice) BALCA Decisions ............................................................................................................... 16 Matter of Alfonso’s Pizzeria & Restaurant (proof that valid business entity when filed) Matter of H3 Technologies, LLC (ERP not most likely to recruit U.S. workers) GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS IN THIS ISSUE: Federal Register.................................................................................................................. 16 EOIR final rule implementing annual limit on suspension/cancellation relief DOS proposed rule on passports, consular reports of birth abroad DHS notices on extension of TPS for Honduras, termination of TPS for Nicaragua Presidential Proclamation 9683 on recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital DOJ Document.................................................................................................................... 17 AG Sessions Dec. 5, 2017, memo on commitment to speedy, efficient adjudication of immigration cases USCIS Policy Documents................................................................................................... 17 Nov. 29, 2017 memo on BALCA assignments.
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