by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 30, 2013 | Immigration, Uncategorized |
I just talked with the BIA clerk’s office about how it will operate tomorrow if the government shuts down. They said that in-person filing will not be possible, so do not take your notices of appeal or briefs to their office to file them in-person. The...
by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 30, 2013 | Immigration, Uncategorized |
This year’s diversity visa lottery begins on October 1, 2013. And for the first time ever “Diversity Visa applicants may include same-sex spouses in their initial entries or add spouses acquired after their initial registration. Those spouses who...
by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 30, 2013 | Immigration, Uncategorized |
On September 27th, the Department of Justice posted a “contingency plan” outlining how the agency will conduct its business if the governments shuts down at the end of the day today. By all accounts, if the Senate doesn’t do something today to...
by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 27, 2013 | Immigration, Uncategorized |
I just received awesome news from a fellow immigration practitioner that the First Circuit has rejected the “Departure Bar” to motions to reopen proceedings in a new decision called Perez Santana v. Holder. The phrase “Departure Bar”...
by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 17, 2013 | Immigration, Uncategorized |
Although this decision is unpublished, the Second Circuit’s decision in Ngassaki v. Holder last week is important, because Circuit Courts don’t often rule on change of venue motions. In this case, the immigrant was in court in Buffalo but asked the...
by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 16, 2013 | Immigration, Uncategorized |
The Board’s deadlines are strict: a Notice of Appeal (EOIR-26) must be received within 30 days of the immigration judge’s decision, and briefs must be received by the date ordered by the briefing schedule. While the Board might excuse a late brief if a...
