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IMMIGRATION NEWS BITES FROM J. JOSEPH COHEN

May 20, 2022 – Supreme Court Rules Against Reviews - Many immigration decisions involve discretion by the immigration judge or other official in granting a benefit. In an appeal that originated in the immigration court, the U.S. Supreme Court…
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IMMIGRATION NEWS BITES FROM J. JOSEPH COHEN

June 10, 2021- The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, provided the Keynote address today at the multi-day Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has led a distinguished 30-year…
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Successes

Citizenship- An American grandmother successfully applied in the United States to obtain citizenship for her two Mexican grandchildren after the Department of State denied the application of the mother who is a U.S. citizen at a Mexican consulate. To…
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Successes

Removal- The Immigration Court granted withholding of removal after a day long hearing for a mother and son from Honduras that allowed them into the United States with the ability to secure authorization for employment after they were initially…
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Successes

Removal- The Immigration Court granted lawful permanent residency to an elderly man who had been in the United States since the 1960s. The initial proceedings had ordered our client removed but the case was appealed and remanded for a new hearing…

IMMIGRATION NEWS BITES FROM J. JOSEPH COHEN

June 5, 2021- There continues to be shortages for U.S. workers in a number of industries.  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is pushing for immigration reform to boost American business with qualified foreign workers.  The Chamber states that “[c]ommonsense…