Unlawful Presence

Agency Memos, Cables, and Letters

• USCIS Training Materials on VAWA (Oct 8, 2003) (.pdf - 163 KB)

• DHS Counsel Discusses Unlawful Presence and Change of Status/Extension of Status (Apr 21, 2003) (.pdf - 144 KB)

• INS Memorandum on Family Unity Benefits and Unlawful Presence (Jan 30, 2003)

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Analyses & Summaries

• Section-by-Section Summary of S 2454, Prepared by Senator Frist's Office (Mar 17, 2006) (.pdf - 168 KB)

• Section-by-Section Analysis of the SOLVE Act (May 4, 2004)

• AILA's Section-by-Section Analysis of the Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (S. 2010) (Feb 3, 2004)

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BIA/AG Decisions

• BIA Rules on Retroactivity of IIRIRA Unlawful Presence Ten-Year Bar (Apr 7, 2006) (.pdf - 40 KB)

Circuit Courts

• First Circuit Finds Voluntary Departure Overstay Bars Adjustment Despite BIA Reopening (Jun 9, 2006)

• Ninth Circuit Says §245(i) AOS Trumps Inadmissibility under INA §212(a)(9)(C)(i)(I) (Mar 14, 2006)

• Tenth Circuit Says §245(i) Trumps §212(a)(9)(C)(I) (Oct 21, 2005)

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Congressional Updates

• Sensenbrenner Bill Passes, H-1B/EB Provisions Stripped (Dec 16, 2005)

• House Passes Harsh, Enforcement-Only Bill That Would Criminalize 11 Million Immigrants (Dec 16, 2005)

• House Judiciary Committee Passes Boldfaced Attack on Due Process, Floor Action Imminent (Dec 8, 2005)

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District Courts

• Escutia v. Reno, California Service Center, Family Unity Class Action Complaint (Aug 24, 2000)

Enacted Public Laws Text

• USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Nov 1, 2001) (.pdf - 622 KB)

• Illegal Immigration Reform & Immigrant Responsiblity Act 1996 (Sep 24, 1996)

FR Regulations and Notices

• DHS Publishes Notice on Status for F/J Students Affected by the H-1B Cap - Deadline for Filing COS is 7/30/04 (Jul 23, 2004)

• Montserrat TPS is Terminated, Effective February 27, 2005 (Jul 6, 2004)

• DHS Terminates TPS Designation for Sierra Leone, Effective 5/3/04 (Sep 3, 2003)

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Government News

• ICE Arrests Five Unauthorized L.A. Department Of Water And Power Workers (May 17, 2006)

• DHS Unveils New Interior Enforcement Strategy (Apr 21, 2006) (.pdf - 57 KB)

• USCIS Reminds Travelers they May Need Advance Parole & May Need to Check Unlawful Presence (Nov 17, 2003)

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Issue Papers & Talking Points

• Eliminate the Three, Ten and Permanent Bars (Jun 20, 2005) (.pdf - 118 KB)

• AILA Backgrounder: Due Process, Civil Liberties, and Security: All Essential for a Strong America (Jun 20, 2005) (.pdf - 135 KB)

Liaison Activity

• Minutes of 3/17/05 USCIS HQ Liaison Meeting (Jun 3, 2005)

• Minutes of 10/28/04 USCIS Liaison Meeting (Jan 21, 2005) (.pdf - 349 KB)

• DOS Answers to AILA Questions (3/4/04) (Apr 21, 2004)

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Practice Assistance

• AILF Practice Advisory: Applying for Adjustment of Status After Reentering the United States Without Being Admitted: I-212s, 245(i) and VAWA 2005 (Updated 5/5/06) (Jun 6, 2006) (.pdf - 87 KB)

• Protecting the Voluntary Departure Period During Court of Appeals Review (Amended September 29, 2004) (Sep 30, 2004) (.pdf - 261 KB)

• Practice Advisory: Extension of Status for Certain F/J Students (Jul 23, 2004)

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Press Releases & Statements

• AILA Condemns House Action on Punitive Immigration Bill (Dec 16, 2005) (.pdf - 14 KB)

• IIRAIRA Reform (Jun 4, 1998)

Regulatory Comments

• AILA's Comments to the Proposed B Visa Regulations (May 14, 2002)

• AILA Comments on V Visa Regulations (Nov 12, 2001)

• AILA Comment on INS 245(i) Regulations (Aug 17, 2001)

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Reports & Studies

• Achieving 'Security and Prosperity': Migration and North American Economic Integration (Feb 24, 2006)

• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Compares Existing H-2A Program with Proposed Revisions to Program (Feb 10, 2004) (.pdf - 975 KB)

Spanish Language Documents

• Spanish Comprehensive Immigration Reform Issue Packet (Jun 29, 2005) (.pdf - 252 KB)

Testimony & Correspondence

• Testimony of Eduardo Aguirre on Guest Worker Proposals (Feb 13, 2004)