Sentences with phrase «purpose of immigration»

[15] The purpose of the immigration station was to investigate Chinese who had been denied entry from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

Is it true that there are many Russian women that will marry a man only for the purpose of immigration?

«The purpose of the Immigration protection Act is to protect Westchester residents and keep us all safer,» she added.

«Generally, information provided in DACA requests will not be proactively provided to other law enforcement entities (including ICE and CBP) for the purpose of immigration enforcement proceedings unless the requestor poses a risk to national security or public safety, or meets the criteria for the issuance of a Notice to Appear or a referral to ICE under the criteria,» the website says.

(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.

Town Board member Daniel Torres, in a Facebook posting late Thursday, said the new law restricts «local law enforcement from coordinating with ICE (U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) for the purposes of immigration enforcement» and «will ensure that ALL members of our community can contact or work with the town police in a time of need without fear of deportation.»

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Sopuruchi Chukwueke shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the United States, and shall be eligible for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) upon filing an application for such adjustment of status.

Generally speaking, when you win at the Immigration Appeal Division the Member will make some sort of order: «the Applicant has not lost their permanent resident status» or «the Applicant's marriage was found to be genuine and not - entered into primarily for the purposes of immigration.»

Not exact matches

The court heard from prosecutor Edward Lucas who said: «The weddings that form the subject of this case were neither conducted correctly or legally and their sole purpose was to facilitate an industrial - scale abuse of the system of immigration control within the UK.»

Sometimes I am tempted to make up some such activities, to see what happens (like the man who answered «Principal purpose of visit» when asked on a US immigration form whether he was concerned in plots to overthrow the government of the United States).

Interestingly, the UK Border Agency — responsible for securing the UK border at air, rail and sea ports and migration controls — was set up in 2008 following a very similar set of criticisms that forced the then Labour Home Secretary John Reid to declare that the Home Office's immigration directorate was «not fit for purpose» and that a single Agency was needed to secure effective and efficient management of the UK border.

In 2010, the Coalition Government finally acknowledged this was the case, and pledged to end the detention of children for immigration purposes.

A Freedom of Information request has uncovered a Memorandum of Understanding detailing an agreement between the Department for Work and Pensions Child Maintenance Group (DWP CMG) and the Home Office to share data for immigration enforcement purposes.

For the purposes of this section, any officer or employee or agent of the responsible department authorised in that behalf by the chief executive of that department may, at the request of the Electoral Commission, supply to the Electoral Commission any immigration information held by that department.

Asylum at heartWe were encouraged that, on the first few days of a new government, the prime minister and his deputy declared they would end child detention for immigration purposes.

The non-portability of interracial marriage in the US was a problem that was eventually resolved (as was the more complex problem of interstate divorce), but a-marriage-is-a-marriage-is-a-marriage for purposes of foreign immigration law outside the US (not in the US because of the Defense of Marriage Act, which has recently been held unconstitutional).

A Home Office spokesperson said: «It's long - standing practice, as set out in the Immigration Act 1999, for the police and government to share information for immigration purposes or the assisting of police wImmigration Act 1999, for the police and government to share information for immigration purposes or the assisting of police wimmigration purposes or the assisting of police work.»

In technical terms, that means any government agency processing data for immigration purposes will be free of those pesky data protection obligations we've developed through successive Acts of parliament — and signed up to through the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The first, which Politics.co.uk reported on recently, is a case brought by the Migrants» Rights Network against the sharing of patients» personal data between NHS Digital and the Home Office for immigration purposes.

In addition, the City will not ask applicants for information about their immigration status for purposes of obtaining the card.

That legislation, which is sponsored by Majority Leader Catherine Borgia, an Ossining Democrat, aims to stem the tide of recent efforts by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, and Customs and Border Protection, CBP, to detain and transfer an individual for immigration and investigatioImmigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, and Customs and Border Protection, CBP, to detain and transfer an individual for immigration and investigatioimmigration and investigation purposes.

We've also had an assemblywoman convicted of entering into a sham marriage for immigration purposes, two or three sexual harassment scandals, extortion, lying to the FBI and, oh yeah, a governor who had to quit because he was caught soliciting prostitutes.

The re-introduced count has to do with the allegation that Justice Ngwuta gave false information to the Nigerian Immigration Service concerning his diplomatic passport with the purpose of procuring another one.

The Migration Advisory Committee was established by the Government to designate «shortage occupations» for the purposes of the new points - based system for immigration (to replace work permits.)

We will end the detention of children for immigration purposes.

Among other provisions, the county measure calls for county employees to not stop, question, interrogate or arrest individuals «solely for the purpose of enforcing immigration law»; to not perform the functions of a federal immigration officer; to honor detainer requests from federal agents only in specific limited situations; and to deny federal agents access to inmates in county custody.

Among other provisions, the measure calls for county employees to not stop, question, interrogate or arrest individuals «solely for the purpose of enforcing immigration law»; to not perform the functions of a federal immigration officer; to honor detainer requests from federal agents only in specific limited situations; and to deny federal agents access to inmates in county custody.

It is a tough immigration bill with a soft side that protects those who hire unauthorized immigrants «for the purpose of obtaining labor or other work to be performed exclusively or primarily at a single - family residence.»

U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services officials said the purpose of the visit was to check facts about the enrollment of the publicly unidentified student at PS 58, and staffers in the building confirmed to agents that the student did not attend the school.

«We are proud to stand with Governor Cuomo today as he announced the suspension of New York's participation in Secure Communities, a controversial partnership between immigration officials and local law enforcement that has come under scrutiny at a national level for straying from its intended purpose of deporting dangerous criminal immigrants.

He said there is no need to make individuals available to those federal agencies solely for the purposes of questioning them about their immigration status.

The immigration officer at Los Angeles airport scrutinises the line on my customs declaration form where I've ticked «The primary purpose of this trip is business».

Any man who even remotely considers the idea of marrying a Russian woman will face the question of immigration scams: that a woman will marry him with the only purpose of gaining residence to his country, and will divorce him soon after the marriage.

- Any man who even remotely considers the idea of marrying a Russian woman will face the question of immigration scams: that a woman will marry him with the only purpose of gaining residence to his country, and will divorce him soon after the marriage.

By «facing the question of immigration scams» I mean worrying about the possibility that a woman will marry him with the only purpose of gaining residence to his country, and will divorce him soon after the marriage....

This type of online marriage has many advantages for tax, insurance and is generally legally recognised for immigration purposes, after it has been consummated.

But for all Watkins» sincere statements that Bastille Day has nothing to do with terrorism, the spectre of 2015's devastating attacks in the French capital looms large over a film that evokes deadly serious subject matter (the Occupy movement, immigration policy, anti-police protests) to no real purpose.

Like many Western countries, South Africa has adopted an urban asylum policy, which is based on the temporary protection of refugees.1 To that end, refugees and asylum - seekers are treated as «temporary residents,» a legal position that implicitly subjects them to restrictive immigration principles, namely exclusivity and self - sufficiency.2 Such treatment is inimical to the purpose and principles of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1969 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugees in Africa.

Immigration laws serve the moral purpose of regulating entry into the nation and safeguarding against unwanted or dangerous intruders.

In theory, when you obtained ownership of your USD cash as a Canadian resident [* resident for tax purposes, which is generally a quicker timeline than being resident for immigration purposes], it is considered to have been obtained by you for the CAD equivalent on that date.

The immigration officer may ask you a few questions as of the purpose of your trip, how long you will be staying and if this is your first time in Mexico.

The island, a California Historical Landmark, [1] has been used for a variety of purposes, including military forts, a US Public Health Service Quarantine Station, and a US Bureau of Immigration inspection and detention facility.

Recently, the Department of Education has told the American Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and some, but not all, American Civil Liberties Union offices, that they are not qualifying non-profits for purposes of loan forgiveness.

In US v. Yang, No. 09 - 1572, the Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's marriage fraud conviction, holding that the circumstantial evidence was sufficient to justify a reasonable jury's conclusion that defendant knowingly entered into a marriage for the purpose of evading the immigration laws, and that he knowingly entered into an agreement for that purpose.

It created the ABS for two purposes: (i) to serve at affordable rates low and middle income clients who would have been eligible for legal aid in the past, in the areas of family and immigration law, and (ii) in a manner akin to Aspire Law, to generate a sustainable income stream for CALS, so that it can continue to provide its services for free, but reduce its reliance on government funding and grants.

The more unfavorable the terms of the prenup or postnup are to the immigrant spouse, the more likely it is that an immigration official will conclude that a marriage is a sham for immigration purposes.

The key factors in evaluating a prenup for immigration purposes are the terms of the agreement.

We met with the immigration officials and clearly outlined the purpose of the application, explaining that the husband was a well - educated, qualified person.

For the purposes of paragraph 10.2 (1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the number of invitations that may be issued during the period beginning on January 31, 2015 and ending on February 1, 2015 is 779.

Expungements - or sealing your criminal case - have a purpose - but they do not erase a crime from history or from the reach of immigration.