Asylum - Affirmative Asylum

Asylum, in a general sense, is a place of refuge or protection. In terms of a country granting asylum to a national of a foreign country, the protector country has the right to offer asylum, but the foreign national does not have the right to demand asylum.

Grounds for Inadmissibility - Prior Removal from the United States

Prior Removal from the United States

Grounds for Removal - Unlawful Voters

Grounds for removal -- unlawful voters

Attorneys - Professional Responsibility Immigration Proceedings - Discipline Procedure

If an attorney involved in an immigration proceeding violates disciplinary rules, such as by submitting false evidence to a court or an administrative body, disciplinary proceedings may be filed, seeking a formal reprimand, suspension, or even disbarment. The complaint procedure is structured, involving a complaint and official inquiry, followed by additional action, depending upon the outcome of the inquiry. Summary suspension is available against an attorney who has either been suspended or expelled in another jurisdiction or who has been convicted of a serious crime.

Immigrants - Farmworkers - Special Agricultural Workers - Temporary and Permanent Resident Status

The special agricultural worker (SAW) program applied to aliens who could establish that they worked in seasonal agricultural services for a certain period of time. Of the three legalization programs initiated in the Immigration and Reform Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), the SAW program offered the clearest benefits to mere applicants, temporary residents approved under its provisions, and, later, to lawful permanent residents who entered the United States in the SAW program.