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1997 - 1994

  • INS IIRAIRA Violation (4/1/1997)
    Federal District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled late yesterday (Monday March 31st) that INS had violated the statute (IIRAIRA) in failing to promulgate regulations a full 30 days prior to the April 1st effective date.
  • Court Strikes Several DOL LCA Regulations in NAM (7/23/1996)
    D.C. District Court Invalidates Numerous LCA Regulations: In a major victory against the burdensome regulatory scheme imposed by the Department of Labor on the H-1B program, Judge Royce Lamberth invalidated many of the most objectionable of the DOL’s LCA regulations.
  • Writ of Error Coram Nobis Granted (12/6/1995)
    Writ of Error Coram Nobis is granted in immigration case where defendant not informed of consequences of plea and was thereby prejudice. (Courtesy of Ralph J. Leardo)
  • Northern Ca Golden Venture (8/1/1995)
    Petitioner hereby notifies the court of the recent and relevant INS Memorandum: Considerations For Asylum Officers Adjudicating Asylum Claims From Women (hereinafter Asylum Gender Guidelines) which was issued on May 26, 1995, the day after the hearing of this case before this Court. The Asylum Gender Guidelines are attached hereto and by reference made a part hereof.
  • Notice of Proposed Settlement (Espindola v. INS) (7/12/1995)
    Following is Notice of Proposed Settlement of ClassAction and Fairness Hearing in Espindola v. INS, class action litigaiton that challenged the INS' green card replacement program.
  • Parole Decision in Golden Venture Cases (3/17/1995)
    The U.S. District court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Mar. 15th found that DD Blackman had abused his parole discretion in approximately 150 Golden Venture cases. (Courtesy of Jane Kochman, AILF)
  • U.S. v. National Association of Manufacturers (1/3/1996)
    Plaintiff’s challenge to the following section is dismissed as not ripe for judicial review: Sections 710, 715, 805, 810(b), etc.
  • Wrongful Deportation (5/19/1994)
    Government Settles First Judgment Against INS for Wrongful Deportation.
  • NAM Sues to Halt DOL's LCA Reg (4/18/1995)
    The National Association of Manufacturers today filed suit against the U.S. Department of Labor seeking to overturn the onerous and anti-competitive visa regulations DOL issued in December regarding the nonimmigrant professional worker program, known as H-1B visas.
    AILA Doc. No. 95041898.
  • INS Settles Bond Case (4/28/1994)
    The following is February 2, 1994 letter from Bruce A. Coane regarding INS settlement of a lawsuit arising out of a bond forfeiture.
    AILA Doc. No. 94042890.
  • DOL Rule on Substitutions Voided (6/21/1994)
    The U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbiathrew out a Department of Labor rule prohibiting the substitution of other employee names in labor certifications.