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Posted by: ScottMond Law Firm
August 30, 2010
Topic: Deportation & Detainment
On August 20 th , 2010 U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement ("ICE") issued a memorandum from Assistant Secretary John Morton that will make a non-citizen or alien who is placed in removal proceedings eligible for relief if they have a pending Petition for Alien Relative ("Form I-130 or petition").
Basically, ICE and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (" USCIS") will now work more efficiently together so that non-citizens placed in removal will either have his and/or her case expedited or dismissed without prejudice. This would occur once ICE verifies that the individual is indeed eligible for the relief.
Detained individuals or aliens eligible for I-130 relief would seek to complete the adjudication of all applications and petitions referred by ICE within 30 days for detained aliens. Once their are no adverse factors there should be prompt move to dismiss proceedings before the Executive Office of Immigration Review ( "EOIR").
Undetained individuals or aliens would have their cases adjudicated within 45 days. Where an underlying application or petition exists and ICE determines eligibility for relief from removal, the case should also be promptly dismissed with EOIR.
The memorandum sums up the standard of review as follows:
Only removal cases that meet the following criteria will be considered for dismissal:
- The alien must be the subject of an application or petition filed with USCIS to include a current priority date, if required, for adjust of status;
- The alien appears eligible for relief as a matter of law and in the exercise of discretion;
- The alien must preset a completed Application to register Permanent Residence or Adjust Stats (Form I-485), if required; and
- The alien beneficiary must be statutorily eligible for adjustment of status ( a waiver must be available for any ground of inadmissibility).
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