In an announcement dated December 16, 2013 the Philippines announced that it officially requested TPS designation from the Department of Homeland Security, DHS, in its efforts to recover from the typhoon that devastated the region and assist its citizens at home and...
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Month: December 2013
H. Raymond Fasano, Esq. invited to speak at the Federal Bar Association’s Asylum Conference being held on February 21, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
H. Raymond Fasano is honored to be invited as a speaker at this prestigious event that will take place at American University Washington College . The conference will be scheduled as part of the University's Founders' Day celebration. This will be a full day symposium...
Second Circuit grants Petition for Review based on Changed Country Conditions in Indonesia with respect to Chinese Christians
In a case that should have far-reaching implications, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals granted a petition for review filed by a Chinese Christian Indonesian whose motion to reopen based on changed country conditions was denied by the Board of Immigration Appeals,...
New York Court of Appeals holds that non-citizens must be advised of the immigration consequences of their plea:
In a significant change from New York State precedent, the New York Court of Appeals held that the failure to advise a non-citizen defendant of the immigration consequences of his or her plea amounts to a due process violation. The landmark ruling is contained in...
Immigration Reform Back in the Spot Light
Just when we thought that there were not enough legislative days left in this year Congressional session to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform or piecemeal law changes that would benefit undocumented individuals, Congress is again talking about immigration reform....
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure have been amended effective December 1, 2013 to mandate that federal judges advise non-citizens of the potential negative immigration consequences that a guilty plea may have
Starting this week, non-citizens pleading guilty in federal court must be given the following admonishment by the district court judge prior to the judge accepting a plea of guilty from such defendant: "Effective December 1, 2013, an amendment to Rule 11(b)(1) takes...
