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Regarding the injunction against the increase of USCIS filing fees, I want to share this blurb from the Director of the New England Chapter of AILA. It gives the same non-answer I have been giving people, but it does a more thorough and thus better job of it:
"As you know, on September 29, 2020, a district court stayed the implementation and the effective date of the August 2020 Final Rule, which changed the fee schedule and required new versions of several forms, in its entirety pending final adjudication of this matter. (ILRC et al., v. Wolf, et al., 9/29/20). Bravo to AILA National for this victory.
As of September 30, 2020, many members are wondering how long the injunction will remain in effect. Unfortunately, it is impossible to say with any certainty how long the rule will remain enjoined. The government has up to 60 days to appeal the decision. As the decision rests on significant part on the authority of Chad Wolf, we may gain insight by looking at the government's handling of Casa de Maryland, Inc. v. Wolf which also found his appointment unlawful on September 11, 2020. To date, the government has not filed an appeal in that case. Another factor to consider is that the District Court of D.C. is also reviewing a challenge to the fee rule in Northwest Immigrants Rights Project v. USCIS; however, there has not yet been a ruling in that case."
It's the Green Card season in our office. Congratulations to both and many more that we did not take photos with. Have you heard about the injunction? Still have time to file your case without the fee hikes right now. วันนี้ และหลายๆวันที่ผ่านมา มีใบเขียวของลูกความเข้ามาให้ชื่นใจ เพราะเป็นเคสที่ยากๆ บางเคส รับมาจากทนายอื่นที่ทำเละตุ้มเป๊ะ พวกเรารับเคสมาในขณะที่ลูกความอยู่ในระหว่างการถูกเนรเทศ และพวกเรารับมาประคบประหงม และแก้ไข ปะผุ จนได้ใบเขียวในที่สุด ปลื้มใจมากๆค่ะ
Louis Haskell
September 23 at 3:03 PM ·
Nice way to start a day. I wish I could give you a better view of the two Green Cards. Hopefully, I will be receiving the approval from Friday's interview soon (the officer already told me that it is being approved).
MASSLAWYERSWEEKLY.COM
1st Circuit vacates injunction on ICE courthouse arrests
USCIS announced its fee increases on Friday. These take effect on October 2, 2020. Some of them are quite substantial, so if you have been thinking about applying for citizenship or sponsoring a relative, now is the time to do it.
Sava Box
August 3 at 12:59 AM ·
CollegeHumor
February 8 at 6:11 PM ·
This famous lawsuit was terrible, but not for the reasons you might think.
The IRS is still horrifically behind in opening its mail, but is resuming sending past due notices any way. This means that a large number of people who have mailed checks to the IRS will nevertheless receive notices saying that they have not paid. Worse, since the problem is that the IRS has not opened the envelope that the check came in, calling the IRS will not help. They will simply reply that they have no record of receiving the check. That will be a true statement, even though the check is sitting in a trailer full of mail in the IRS parking lot.
FORBES.COM
IRS Says It Will Resume Sending Out Balance Due Notices To Taxpayers
"The notices to be sent out inform affected defendants that, as a result of the court’s decision in Ananias, all breath tests administered in Massachusetts between June 2011 and April 18, 2019, have been excluded from use in criminal prosecutions. Defendants who were prosecuted with the unreliable breath test results will receive the notice.
“This may provide an opportunity for you to challenge the disposition in your case,” the notice states."
MASSLAWYERSWEEKLY.COM
Judge OKs notice of ‘Ananias’ rights to OUI defendants
“In light of the fact that the motion filed by Granados Benitez is a motion to reopen and seek a continuance from the IJ, we conclude the Board abused its discretion. It abused its discretion by failing to conduct a proper analysis, failing to consider its own policies and precedents, and ignoring the position of its sister agency, ICE. The Board did not analyze whether Granados Benitez made out a prima facie case for a continuance under the appropriate standard.
“The current standard set by the Board for a continuance in light of a U visa application is well settled. On remand from the Ninth Circuit, the Board in Matter of Sanchez Sosa, 25 I. & N. Dec. 807 (B.I.A. 2012), set out the three factors IJs should consider in ruling on such a motion. …
“Decisions from other circuits further support our view that the Board must follow the Sanchez Sosa framework, or explain its reasons for applying a different standard. This court has not previously considered the issue. But the Seventh Circuit found the Board abused its discretion by denying a motion to remand removal proceedings to the IJ for consideration of a motion to continue in light of a U visa application because the court found the Board’s analysis of the Sanchez Sosa factors too cursory. …
“The Board itself has also found that a U visa waitlist determination warranted reopening and remand, using the Sanchez Sosa standard, in at least two unpublished decisions. …
“We conclude that Sanchez Sosa remains the applicable standard for considering whether a continuance is likely to be available. In this case, the Board did not even cite to that standard. Rather, it mischaracterized Granados Benitez’s request as a motion to reopen and terminate proceedings, and denied his application under the standard for that different motion."
MASSLAWYERSWEEKLY.COM
Immigration – U visa waitlist – Continuance
IT IS TAX SEASON, so we are open 7 days a week, including now.
Louis S. Haskell, Attorney at Law is with Sasikarn Haskell and Louis Haskell at Louis S. Haskell, Attorney at Law.
January 27, 2018 at 12:23 PM · Lowell, MA ·
It is now tax season! We will be open at 10:00 on Saturdays and Sundays until the middle of April.
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Louis S. Haskell, Attorney at Law is with Louis Haskell.
April 1, 2018 at 2:38 PM ·
WE ARE OPEN TODAY!
Sasikarn Haskell is at Louis S. Haskell, Attorney at Law.
January 27 at 11:30 PM · Lowell, MA ·
Free calendars at our office. Please pick one up before they are gone. យើងមានប្រតិទិនសម្រាប់ អ្នកនៅការិយាល័យរបស់យើង សូមមកយកគ្រប់ពេល ขอเขิญเพื่อนๆมารับปฏิทินฟรี ที่สำนักงานของเราได้นะคะ มาก่อนได้ก่อนค่ะ 🥰🥰🥰📅
