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BIA: Bribery of a Public Official is not an Aggravated Felony
The Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Greunangerl, 25 I&N Dec. 351 (BIA 2010) held “The crime of bribery of a public official in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(1)(A) (2006) is not an offense “relating to” commercial bribery and is therefore not an aggravated felony under section 101(a)(43)(R) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(R) (2006).” Ricky […]
Immigration uses Facebook and social networking sites to detect immigration fraud
In a leaked memo entitled “Social Networking Sites and Their Importance to FDNS”, Immigration’s Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) stated that: “Narcissistic tendencies in many people fuels a need to have a large group of”friends” link to their pages and many of these people accept cyber-friends that they don’t even know. This provides an excellent vantage point […]
IPC’s “Answers to the Toughest Immigration Questions”
The Immigration Policy Center, an arm of AILA’s American Immigration Counsel issued a insightful and fact based guide providing answers to some of the most common immigration-related questions, including those about worksite enforcement, border security, birthright citizenship, public benefits, crime, integration, the economic impact of immigration, and more. See below: Ricky Malik, Esq. www.rmlegal.com
Dept of Labor posts PERM labor certification FAQ #12
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published Round 12 of their Frequently Asked Questions (posted below). It was short and appears intended to disallow attorneys or agents to be the point of contact for Employers. It’s odd since anytime a person or party is represented by an attorney in all areas of American jurisprudence, the attorney is the point of […]
Attorney Ricky Malik argues before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
On Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Senior Attorney and Litigator Ricky Malik presented arguments on behalf of a client before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Richmond, Virginia. The case involved a review of a denial of an asylum, witholding and Convention Against Torture (CAT) claim from the Board of Immigration Appeals. The client had a genuine fear of returning to his […]
Immigration Delay in issuing Work Permits
USCIS announced that TPS registrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua may not recieve their work permits until November 2010. Untitled page
November 2010 Visa Bulletin
The Visa Bulletin for November 2010 has been released. Click here. Ricky Malik, Esq.
USCIS launches Citizenship Resource Center
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) launches Citizenship Resource Center on its website designed to provide information and tools to help people become Citizens. To see the site, click: Citizenship Resource Center
Poster child for anti-immigration movement, Lou Dobbs hypocritically hired illegal immigrants
Lou Dobbs charged with hypocrisy. The founding father of immigrant hatred was reported to have hired illegal immigrants to work his lands. In a shocking revelation, Dobbs is painted as a hypocrite by national media and his colleagues. Lou Dobbs, along with Republican political candidate and billionaire Meg Whitman, recently joined the group of high-profile immigrant haters whose hypocrisy has been […]
