This week, I received my first U-1 visa approval. The U nonimmigrant status (U visa) is set aside for victims of crimes who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse and are willing to assist law enforcement and government officials in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity. See USCIS Q&A.
One might ask the question, why do we need a training program when the Director of Ice himself came out with clear guidelines on Prosecutorial Discretion in June? The answer to this question really goes to the culture at ICE.
I had the privilege of being quoted by Miriam Jordan of the Wall Street Journal on November 18, 2011, in the online version about Prosecutorial Discretion.
The squeaky wheel gets the oil. That is probably the best way to summarize the recent timeline for the use of Prosecutorial Discretion.
Many people are confused in the wake of DHS’s recent announcement about how immigration agencies will use Prosecutorial Discretion in determining low and high priority immigration cases.
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The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) applauded Senator Schumer (D-NY) for conducting today’s hearing underscoring how important immigrant workers are to our nation’s economy. At the hearing, Dr. Arora testified on behalf of Immigration Voice, a national grassroots non-profit organization of over 60,000 active highly skilled immigrants
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