Dent v. Holder (9th Cir. 2010) Sometimes a case comes along with a decision so obvious and sensible that you wonder why the issue had not been decided the same way earlier. Dent v. Holder is such a case. Here, the Ninth Circuit found that an alien in removal proceedings has a right to a […]
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Government Must Provide Copies of an Immigrant’s A-file in Removal Proceedings
December 16th, 2010 
Max Nuyen 
Posted in Citizenship, Deportation and Detention 
Tags: citizen, Dent v. Holder, FOIA request, removal proceedings 
2 Comments »BIA Accepts More Reasonable Method of Establishing Nationality for American Corporations
October 25th, 2010 Max Nuyen Matter of Chawathe (BIA 2010) Because the issued involved in citizenship cases are so straightforward, they rarely get appealed. When it does happen, however, the lessons which emerge can be useful. Matter of Cahwathe involved an employee of ChevronTexaco who had applied for naturalization. In order to qualify for naturalization, he must establish, among other […]
Posted in Business Related, Citizenship Tags: american firm, continuous residence, Matter of Chawathe, naturalization, overseas employment Comments Off on BIA Accepts More Reasonable Method of Establishing Nationality for American CorporationsNaturalization Applicants May Have Their Case Decided by Federal Court
October 14th, 2009 Max Nuyen Bustamante v. Napolitano (2nd Cir. 2009) Applying for naturalization is one of the last steps an immigrant to the United States may take before he completes his journey of becoming a U.S. citizen. After he becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen, he is free from the jurisdiction of USCIS. No more applying for green card extensions […]
Posted in Citizenship Tags: Bustamante v. Napolitano, Citizenship, naturalization, USC Sec. 1447(b), USCIS Comments Off on Naturalization Applicants May Have Their Case Decided by Federal CourtUSCIS Unveils New Website Design
September 24th, 2009 Max Nuyen On Tuesday, DHS Secretary Napolitano unveiled a redesigned USCIS website. I think the site does look better and is easier to navigate. The changes are not just cosmetic, though, because the site now includes tools and apps which allows you to track the status of your citizenship application, update your immigration records, and access forms. There is also a Spanish language version of the site. One […]
Posted in Business Related, Citizenship, Family Based, Uncategorized Tags: immigration, immigration forms, Napolitano, pending applications, USCIS, website Comments Off on USCIS Unveils New Website DesignHow Tough is the U.S. Citizenship Test?
September 18th, 2009 Max Nuyen Are you smarter than a high school student? In a recent study, the Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs discovered that only 2.8% of Oklahoma high school students could pass the basic citizenship test administered by USCIS. Shockingly, 77% could not identify America’s first president. That means the average naturalized citizen probably understands more about U.S. civics than the vast majority of high […]