Sentences with phrase «for immigration relief»

A cohort of approximately sixty fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations across the country to provide direct representation to victims of crimes, including human trafficking, fraud / identity theft, campus sexual assault, and hate crime, and immigrant victims of crime with meritorious claims for immigration relief, and outreach and education to community partners.

A cohort of approximately 60 Fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations across the country to provide direct representation to victims of crimes, including human trafficking, fraud / identity theft, campus sexual assault, and hate crime, and immigrant victims of crime with meritorious claims for immigration relief, and outreach and education to community partners.

Provide direct legal services to victims of labor and sex trafficking to address the range of civil legal issues that arise from their victimization, including, but not limited to, representation on applications for immigration relief and to recover civil damages arising from the trafficking

A cohort of approximately sixty fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations across the country to provide direct representation to victims of crimes, including human trafficking, fraud / identity theft, campus sexual assault, and hate crime, and immigrant victims of crime with meritorious claims for immigration relief.

Also at noon, NYC Councilman Carlos Menchaca, advocates and New Yorkers who would qualify for immigration relief call on the Supreme Court to remove a legal barrier to President Obama's administrative relief programs after a year of legal delays, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Not exact matches

The study, sponsored by the Evangelical Immigration Table and World Relief, found widespread support for immigratImmigration Table and World Relief, found widespread support for immigrationimmigration reform.

According to Jenny Hwang, World Relief's advocacy and policy coordinator for refugees and immigration, the laws fail to distinguish between freedom fighters and terrorist groups.

(C) An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States shall not be regarded as seeking an admission into the United States for purposes of the immigration laws unless the alien --(i) has abandoned or relinquished that status, (ii) has been absent from the United States for a continuous period in excess of 180 days, (iii) has engaged in illegal activity after having departed the United States, (iv) has departed from the United States while under legal process seeking removal of the alien from the United States, including removal proceedings under this chapter and extradition proceedings, (v) has committed an offense identified in section 1182 (a)(2) of this title, unless since such offense the alien has been granted relief under section 1182 (h) or 1229b (a) of this title, or (vi) is attempting to enter at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers or has not been admitted to the United States after inspection and authorization by an immigration officer.

The second bill is likely to be much more narrow that the Goodlatte bill, which addresses a several legal immigration policies in addition to providing for a renewal process for young undocumented immigrants who have temporary relief from deportation through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

«From calling for a $ 15 minimum wage to demanding an expanded immigration relief effort and reining in the greed of Wall Street, Bernie Sanders is leading a political revolution to win the hearts and minds of progressives across this country.»

«Today many New Yorkers qualify for permanent immigration relief and do not know it,» said Agarwal.

Espaillat outlined his platform, which includes an emphasis on immigration reform in Congress, debt relief for student loans, job creation and an increased minimum wage.

At 5 p.m., the New York Immigration Coalition will hold a rally at Trump Tower to demand that the entire New York Congressional delegation sign on and push for a «clean» DREAM Act and TPS relief, 5th Avenue between 55th and 56th Streets, Manhattan.

Administrative closure of a case is typically granted when the judge decides the child seeking asylum might be eligible for some sort of immigration relief.

But Congress weighed the interests in controlling the border, protecting the public from criminal aliens, affording individual aliens adequate protections and opportunities for relief and review, and minimizing the adverse foreign - relations impact of U.S. immigration law.

Alex T. Roshuk, a New York State attorney with two law degrees from Canada, suggests temporary immigration relief for Haitians into the U.S..

A applied in 2002 under s. 34 (2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27 («IRPA»), for ministerial relief from the determination of inadmissibility, but his application was denied in 2009.

Also, as a discretionary matter, Immigration Judges can view juvenile activities as a negative factor when considering any application for relief from deportation.

Some these changes under Bill C - 31 affect the process for seeking humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) relief for people without legal immigration status in Canada.

Sally has provided technical assistance, trainings, and facilitation to groups on local, state, and national levels and has co-authored a number of publications including The U Visa: Obtaining Status for Immigrant Victims of Crime (ILRC), The VAWA Manual: Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrants (ILRC), Immigration Benchbook for Juvenile and Family Court Judges (ILRC), and Application of Protection Remedies for Victims of Domestic Abuse, Human Trafficking, and Crime under U.S. Law to Persons Physically Present in the U.S. Territories (Family Violence Prevention Fund).

The book includes chapters on defense of juveniles, requirements for immigration applications (asylum, cancellation, etc.), immigration detainers and detention, and post-conviction relief.

In addition Mr. Nightingale has been co-counsel on a number of significant cases, including Abebe v. Gonzales, 493 F. 3d 1092 (9th Cir 2007)(finding applicant ineligible for 212 (c) relief for crime of violence, in the absence of a corresponding ground of inadmissibility), in which a petition for rehearing en banc is currently pending; Magana - Pizano v. INS, 200 F. 3d 603 (9th Cir.1999)(establishing eligibility for relief from deportation for those in immigration proceedings before the effective date of the statutory amendments eliminating relief, and for those who pled guilty before that date in reliance on being eligible for such relief), and Barahona - Gomez v. Reno, 167 F. 3d 1228 (9th Cir.

In the afternoon, the two groups will join for discussion of immigration consequences of criminal offenses, and post-conviction relief for immigrants, including discussion of several new California laws such as PC § § 18.5 (a) and (b), 1000, 1203.43, and 1473.7.

A national collaboration of 27 organizations that help legal service providers and allies in the faith and labor movements prepare for immigration reform and administrative relief implementation.

And there are dozens of immigration cases every year in which petitioners are not in a position to raise CAT claims in a petition for review, and therefore run into REAL ID's bar on pursuing CAT relief in habeas petitions.

In the morning session, immigration attorneys will meet separately to discuss updates to case analysis and eligibility for relief, while criminal defenders will look at a case - analysis method for determining the immigration consequences of criminal cases and identifying specific safer pleas.

In 2000, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center awarded him its Philip Burton Immigration & Civil Rights Award for Immigration Lawyering for «his pioneering work in the field of post-conviction relief for immigrants.»

Ruth's representative immigration cases include family based petitions, U-Visa, and relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), as well as removal and deportation defense before the Executive Office for Immigration Revimmigration cases include family based petitions, U-Visa, and relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), as well as removal and deportation defense before the Executive Office for Immigration RevImmigration Services (USCIS), as well as removal and deportation defense before the Executive Office for Immigration RevImmigration Review (EOIR).

Agraira applied under s. 34 (2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) for ministerial relief from the determination of inadmissibility.

The Majority found that the Officer's adoption of the Citizenship and Immigration Guidelines of «unusual and deserved or disproportionate hardship» as a threshold for humanitarian and compassionate relief, without a proper assessment of best interest of the child, was an unreasonable application of IRPA s. 25 (1).

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