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Another f* #ImmigrationFriday.
After DHS announced the other day that OPLA attorneys are now under a directive to move to pretermit asylum applications, BIA comes with yet another assist: for any Venezuelan I-589 based on political opinion and/or opposition to Maduro regime, there is a now a change in country conditions that appears insurmountable in almost every case:
"Here, the removal of former President Maduro from power and the ensuing transfer of executive authority constitute a change in country conditions in Venezuela for purposes of assessing the respondent’s prospective fear of persecution. The Immigration Judge did not sufficiently assess the effect of the changed country conditions on the respondent’s particularized risk of future persecution. The statements that the “essence of the Maduro government remains” and that the “Maduro regime has not disappeared” are largely conclusory and devoid of factual findings. The Immigration Judge’s decision also lacks analysis concerning the respondent’s prospective risk under the changed political circumstances."
JFC!
BIA Publishes Decision – Matter of A-E-V-M-, 30 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 2026)
https://t.co/rKwZqjm6f8
For once we had a fabulous #immigrationfriday! Trump's 75 country immigrant visa ban was declared unlawful. 💯
🚨 A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's suspension of immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries, ruling the State Department policy violates federal immigration law and exceeds Secretary Marco Rubio's authority.
F* #immigrationFriday! 5th Circuit has take en bank the Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega case. This is the case in which in a 2-1 opinion the 5th Circuit found that non-citizens who entered without inspection and established strong equities in the country have a due process right to bond hearing within 90 days of detention.
With the en back order the panel opinion has no legal effect or precedential value:
IT IS ORDERED that this cause shall be reheard by the court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs. Pursuant to
5th Circuit Rule 41.3, the panel opinion in this case dated July 02, 2026, is VACATED.
Another f* #ImmigrationFriday!
9th Circuit issued a nightmare of a decision on Mandel exception to the consular non-reviewability doctrine in a 3A2 case where an immigrant visa was denied to the spouse of a USC and father of 3 US children -- no arrest or criminal record of any kind-- based on the consular officer deeming his tattoos made him a likely member of "known criminal organization" (a gang). They also found that 1182(a)(3)(A)(ii) is not unconstitutionally vague.
A shitshow of a decision with language that can have far-reaching consequences. A venting 🧵
Malphrus strikes again on F* #immigrationFriday in Matter of C-I-G-M- & L-V-S-G and made new ACAs retroactive and thus subjecting pending applications for asylum to such ACAs:
"Although the ACA with Honduras was not implemented until after the respondent filed her asylum application in the United States, “application of the new provision is not retroactive” because it only “affects the propriety of prospective relief.” Landgraf v. USI Film Products, 511 U.S. 244, 273 (1994); see also Wanyama v. Holder, 698 F.3d 1032, 1037 (8th Cir. 2012) (“[A]liens do not have a constitutionally protected liberty or property interest in receiving asylum, because it is ‘statutorily created relief that is subject to the unfettered discretion of a governmental authority.’” (quoting Obleshchenko v. Ashcroft, 392 F.3d 970, 971 (8th Cir. 2004))). Nothing in section 208(a)(2)(A) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(A), restricts the application of this bar to agreements formed after an alien’s arrival in the United States."
What is he smoking?!?
https://t.co/hFWEcErrCe
Talk about #ImmigrationFriday striking again! Wow
We have the H1B Proclamation, and it is a full-fledged H1B entry ban, folks! Unless, of course, your employer pays $100,000 additional fee or Noem allows a NIW.
If it sounds to you like a Title 8 version of a kidnapping with a ransom demand. Well, it is!
🚨 Trump signed an executive order imposing $100,000 additional fees for petitioning employer per year (?) for H1B visas. Have not seen the Executive Order yet so not sure if it is an 212(f) or not.
The poster behind suggests that he may be unvailing the "Trump Gold Card" also.
Stay tuned!
Every time I think this administration has reached rock bottom when it comes to immigration, they manage to prove me wrong. In today's edition of #ImmigrationFriday
According to CNN and Priscilla Alvarez "this week, the administration directed federal field specialists, who serve as regional liaisons to care providers and stakeholders [to ORR], to cease all releases of Guatemalan children into the custody of certain sponsors, like relatives. They were also told to halt approvals of sponsors for Guatemalan children who are in government custody and don’t have a parent in the United States". This is in anticipation of a pilot project between the US and Govt of Guatemala to "repatriate" about 600 UICs in ORR's custody.
It appears that this is a coordinated bilateral governmental effort that would apply to ONLY children who are nationals of Guatemala and have no parents in the US, without consideration of the fact that some of these children are in their teens and may have a bona fide application for asylum.
https://t.co/Y7MKbNigcZ.
One good thing happens -- 🙏 Judge Cobs-- and boom the dreaded #ImmigrationFriday hits us like a tsunami today.
1. USCIS goes to war now with those who HAVE ALREADY BEEN GRANTED ASYLUM OR REFUGEE status by implementing what they describe as "the toughest and most secure enhanced screening and vetting policies for our asylum and refugee processes" ... wait for it! by basically implementing a mandatory adjustment interview for certain asylees and refugees.
2. OPLA deploys the recent Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Honduras for Cooperation in the Examination of Protection Requests, 90 Fed. Reg. 30076 (July 8, 2025) as a hammer by moving to "pretermit" pending asylum applications before the immigration courts for recent arrivals and requesting orders of removal to Honduras for random people of various nationalities ... so that they can pursue asylum in Honduras.
3. Florida apparently has become the first **state** to start a program offering to buy tickets for people to self-deport.
4. USCIS is moving OPLA attorneys to AUSA as special counsels to start Stephen Miller's mass denaturalization process.
And it is just noon!
Talk about #ImmigrationFriday
in addition to the Casa decision ---
1. DHS announced it will be terminating TPS for Haiti effective 2 September 2025, this will leave hundreds of thousands of TPS beneficiaries without any status or protection from deportation unless they have another application for relief pending (i.e. asylum or adjustment)
2. BIA issues Matter of C-I-R-H- & H-S-V-R-, and in 4 short pages, further obliterated asylum by making nexus pretty much impossible to show in future persecution cases. Starting today to meet 'nexus' you must prove the **actual motives** of the persecutors: "While we agree that explicit statements from the persecutors regarding the protected ground are not required, there must be some showing of a connection beyond speculation such that the alleged harm is not solely stemming from statistical likelihoods or unfortunate coincidence." How else do you interpret this sh*t?
Of course, it is #immigrationFriday and Malphrus strikes again!
Today's edition: Trump and BIA get to claw at administrative closure again.
In an effort to re-calibrate the May 2024 Admin Closure regulation they now declare that "Because Immigration Judges and the Board have a duty to promptly and fairly bring removal proceedings to a close, whether there are persuasive reasons for a case to proceed and be resolved on the merits is the primary consideration in determining whether administrative closure is appropriate under the totality of the circumstances. Matter of W-Y-U-, 27 I&N Dec. 17 (BIA 2017), reaffirmed."
and then they drop in the "A pending application for TPS generally will not warrant a grant of administrative closure" -- just for good measure.
https://t.co/RaZJCLyiF3
The dreaded #immigrationFriday is upon us again: the 5th Circuit again found the DACA program unlawful but limited the injunctive relief to Texas and stayed the ruling pending cert review. It is an awful ending of a
good program that should had long ago been replaced by a Congressional Act providing a path to citizenship for Dreamers. A depressing thread ...
As expected, a 3-judge panel of the 5th Circuit has ruled against the DACA program. However, the case remains ongoing and will likely be appealed to the full en banc 5th Circuit, and then to the Supreme Court.
And in today's #ImmigrationFriday: DOS & USCIS announced that the FY2024 EB3 and EB5 (unreserved cat) quotas have been reached.
the #greedcardbacklog needs Comprehensive immigration reform like yesterday but it will not happen.
https://t.co/vSR5SGI2oA
Yes it is an #immigrationfriday, a really bad one.
SCOTUS: "A citizen does not have a fundamental liberty interest in her noncitizen spouse being admitted to the country." JFC I can't believe I am typing this.
it is #immigrationfriday, this time courtesy of Alito. So let's dig in into the pile of shit that is Campos-Chaves v Garland. If you want to enjoy your Fri-eye, dis threan ain't for you.
🚨 CBP has rolled out a search tool for locating those who are in CBP custody. It is a very welcome development and sorely needed feature but kinda ominous considering that the Admin just paused asylum as we knew it in favor of an expedited removal surge. #ImmigrationFriday.
https://t.co/ZRRH6A5duq
I came for air, and sure enough, #ImmigrationFriday was upon us again yesterday with Matter of M-R-M-S-. In only 8 pages the BIA made sure that 70% of all asylum claims will have to be denied now. Atrocious and monumentally devastating decision:
https://t.co/wEIr9nRekU
It is just predictable that the December #visabulletin will be published on #ImmigrationFriday and a federal holiday. Of course.
The Final Action dates have not moved at all. What a shitshow!
Here it is if you want to ruin your long weekend.
https://t.co/id7IugPdcn
SCOTUS better not be timing it to also issue the ICE priorities decision tomorrow. I'm superstitious about #immigrationfriday.
Sooo, BIA overrules Matter of Liadov (after 17 yrs) coz 1003.38(b) is a claim processing rule rather than jurisdictional (duh!) but then makes it probably impossible from benefiting from the new promise of 'late filed' appeals.
Just another #immigrationfriday!
BIA Publishes Decision -- Matter of MORALES-MORALES, 28 I&N Dec 714 (BIA 2023) https://t.co/rKwZqjm6f8
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