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Court of Appeals Reverses BIA and Immigration Judge’s Decision The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has just reversed an adverse credibility finding made by an Immigration Judge(IJ) in New York and adopted by the Board of Immigration Appeals(BIA). The 2nd Circuit found that IJ’s reliance on the lack of a “timbre [...]
Founded in 1993, BAUGHMAN & WANG is one of the most respected law firms serving the Chinese community in the United States. The firm has built its reputation through a team of first-rate attorneys practicing in the areas immigration, civil litigation, family law and personal injury. Our practice is focused on immigration and immigration related matters. The firm has represented hundreds of individual and small to medium-sized businesses in matters ranging from H-1 B and L-1 visa petitions to large scale complex litigation and transactions involving international corporations. And whether the case is large or small, our goals remain the same: ...
We post cases we think that represent some value to our clients and viewers. They are usually appealed decisions from federal courts, Board of Immigration Appeals and Administrative Appeals Office. Sometimes we also post cases that are not appealed if they can be educational to our clients and viewers. 1. In re Guang Li FU, 23 I&N Dec. 985 (BIA 2006), a BIA precedent decision established that 237(a)(1)(H) waiver is available to alien who was not in possession of valid immigrant visa but did not commit fraud. Prior to this case, alien would not receive waiver under this provision because ICE would not ...
