Class 2

5.   Representation of Aliens

• Forms G-28 (Notice of Entry of Appearance) and I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative)
• Locate these forms on the USCIS web site - Print them and bring them to class

6.  Overview of the Immigration Selection System

• Fiallo v. Bell, 430 U.S. 787 (1977)
• Isgro, The Immigration Act of 1990

7.  Immigrant Categories -- Family-Based

• INA §§ 214(b)(first sentence), 101(a)15)(first two lines);

a.  Immediate Relatives (IR)

• INA §§ 201(b)(2), 101(b)(1)
• "Child"

b.  Marriage Issues

• End of Defense of Marirage Act (DOMA)
• Dabaghian v. Civiletti, 607 F.2d 868 (9th Cir. 1979)
• Ethics in the practice of immigration law Green Card Marriage
• Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
• Matter of Zeleniak, 26 I&N Dec. 158 (BIA 2013)
• Green card marriages
  

c. Family Preference Categories (F)

• FB-1. Unmarried sons and daughters of USC
• FB-2. (a)Spouses and children of LPR (b) Unmarried sons and daughters of LPR
• FB-3. Married sons and daughters of USC
• FB-4. Siblings of USC

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d. Siblings

• Young v. Reno, 114 F.3d 879 (9th Cir. 1997)

Credits: Cartoon by Doug Marlette