Obtaining Records through a FOIA from the Board of Immigration Appeals
Sep 06, 2010
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides the public access, with certain exceptions, to federal agency records. The Office of General Counsel, Executive Office for Immigration Review, responds to...
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Legitimation in the various U.S. States as determined in the Foreign Affairs Manual
Sep 06, 2010
Legitimation for derivation of citizenship purposes will differ with each State as well as each Country. Here is an excerpt from the Foreign Affairs Manual on their interpretation of several of the U.S...
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Overview of meaning of 'Naturalization' for purposes of Derivative Citizenship
Sep 06, 2010
Under
the pre-Child Citizenship Act case law, any form of naturalization, be
it by the Agency, a court, or by operation of law under treaty or
statute, could be the basis for derivative citizensh...
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Motions to Reopen under SORIANO
Aug 30, 2010
As a result of the decision in St. Cyr, the Executive Office for Immigration Review published regulations governing reopening of proceedings for aliens who were denied INA
212(c) relief because of ...
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Relief under 212(c) in Removal or Deportation Hearings
Aug 30, 2010
Under
former INA 212(c), lawful permanent residents (LPRs) facing certain
grounds of exclusion and deportation were eligible to seek relief from
deportation if they could establish seven years of ...
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Deportation Hearings with the Order to Show Cause issued prior to 1996 and Suspension of Deportation
Aug 30, 2010
For persons in former deportation proceedings suspension of deportation is still available. There was and is no suspension in pre-IIRIRA exclusion cases.
There are a few statutory prerequisites: the a...
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Cancellation of Removal for Non-Permanent Residents in Removal or Deportation Hearings
Aug 30, 2010
An
applicant for cancellation of removal must show that he has been a
person of good moral character during the requisite period. The Act
contains seven classes of persons who are precluded from sho...
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An Overview of a Deportation Case
Aug 30, 2010
Being put into deportation or removal proceedings is not the end of the process. It does not mean automatic deportation. In fact, there are several forms of relief that one can fight for in order to ei...
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The Forms of Relief in a Removal Hearing
Aug 30, 2010
In a Removal hearing, there are several forms of relief that you can apply for in order to obtain residency.
A person who is found inadmissible or deportable may have several
forms of relief availabl...
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What is Removal?
Aug 30, 2010
Remove Generally
Removal is a proceeding used to enforce the departure of
inadmissible persons seeking admission or of persons who have been
admitted to the United States but are deportable. Provi...
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