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		<title>Constitution Day &#8211; A Call for Independent Immigration Courts</title>
		<link>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2020/09/18/constitution-day-call-independent-immigration-courts/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2020/09/18/constitution-day-call-independent-immigration-courts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Djung Tran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was Constitution Day. I had the honor to take part in a public action at the Constitution Center, across from Independence Mall, calling for independent immigration courts insulated from political pressure. My fellow speakers included Hon. Charles Honeyman (ret.), a former immigration judge, who spoke about upholding his oath to protect this country from [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Scrutiny of K-1 fiancé visas after San Bernardino mass shooting</title>
		<link>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2016/02/25/scrutiny-k-1-fiance-visas-san-bernardino-mass-shooting/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2016/02/25/scrutiny-k-1-fiance-visas-san-bernardino-mass-shooting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2016 22:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Djung Tran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was interviewed by the Philadelphia Inquirer about K-1 fiancé visas in the aftermath of the San Bernardino mass shooting, where a young married couple killed 14 people and injured 22 others.  You can read the article about K-1 visas here:  Philadelphia Inquirer:  &#8221;Engagement visas in spotlight.&#8221;  The wife in that couple originally entered the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Limited new benefits in the pipeline for unauthorized immigrants</title>
		<link>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2014/12/02/limited-benefits-pipeline-unauthorized-immigrants/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2014/12/02/limited-benefits-pipeline-unauthorized-immigrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Djung Tran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you have heard, on November 20, 2014, President Obama announced significant changes in how some of our immigration enforcement actions and benefits applications will be handled.  The goal of these changes is to allow certain unauthorized immigrants to register with the government to apply for work permits and a temporary reprieve from [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The flood of immigrant children</title>
		<link>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2014/07/09/actions-reflect-character-handle-flood-children-coming-southern-border/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2014/07/09/actions-reflect-character-handle-flood-children-coming-southern-border/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Djung Tran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been wrestling with how our government should handle the humanitarian crisis in full-spate at our U.S.-Mexico border, where unaccompanied children, as well as mothers with young children, are crossing into the United States at unprecedented rates, overwhelming our Border Patrol and other immigration-related resources.  About 52,000 unaccompanied children have crossed in the five [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask An Immigration Attorney How A U Visa Can Help You</title>
		<link>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2014/01/20/visas-benefit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2014/01/20/visas-benefit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Djung Tran</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Attorney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigrant victims of crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law enforcement certification]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[U nonimmigrant status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U visa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Uvisa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violent crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/?p=471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U visas are a little known way to obtain your green card if you are the victim of a violent crime.  To get this status, you must cooperate with law enforcement authorities in the investigation and prosecution of the crime and obtain a certification from that agency of your helpfulness.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyers for detained immigrants</title>
		<link>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2013/08/09/lawyers-detained-immigrants/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2013/08/09/lawyers-detained-immigrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 18:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Djung Tran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Enforcement / detention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pro bono counsel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unauthorized immigrant]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new pilot program in New York City will provide pro bono counsel to detained immigrants, in an effort to reduce the costs of unnecessary detention of immigrants accused of immigration violations.]]></description>
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		<title>Same-sex marriage cases post-Windsor</title>
		<link>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2013/08/01/same-sex-marriage-cases-post-windsor/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2013/08/01/same-sex-marriage-cases-post-windsor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Djung Tran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOMA & marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family-based immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[adjustment of status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defense of Marriage Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I-130]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legally valid marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[place of celebration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. v. Windsor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States v. Windsor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windsor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/?p=485</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that DOMA's definition of marriage as being limited to a union between a man and a woman has been held unconstitutional, USCIS is now accepting applications from same-sex married couples. ]]></description>
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		<title>Eulogy for my Dad</title>
		<link>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2013/07/16/eulogy-dad/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2013/07/16/eulogy-dad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Djung Tran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family-based immigration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eulogy for my dad, delivered at his funeral, and a coda to my prior post about his life.]]></description>
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		<title>The pitfalls of the K-1 fiance visa:  Consular nonreviewability</title>
		<link>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2013/02/15/pitfalls-k-1-fiance-visa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2013/02/15/pitfalls-k-1-fiance-visa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Djung Tran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visas and consular issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consular nonreviewability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consular processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doctrine of consular nonreviewability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Due Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiance visa]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/?p=435</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the law makes no sense. Sometimes it is unjust. Take the case of consular processing for K-1 visas. For immigration neophytes, consular processing occurs when the intending immigrant is not physically in the United States and, thus, the individual must request a visa to lawfully enter the country. The visa application process is handled, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration Reform &#8211; hopeful and wary</title>
		<link>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2013/01/26/immigration-reform-hopeful-wary/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/2013/01/26/immigration-reform-hopeful-wary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Djung Tran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comprehensive reform]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[comprehensive immigration reform]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family reunification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family-based immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-deportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unauthorized immigrant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unauthorized immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visa bulletin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visa quotas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tranlawassociates.com/?p=407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In immigration circles there&#8217;s a feeling in the air that we may actually get comprehensive reform this year.  President Obama has clearly put his support behind it, and a small group of Democratic and Republican senators are working on hammering out a core set of principles that both sides can agree on prior to drafting [&#8230;]]]></description>
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