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Foia Response From Uscis On Parole, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

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Foia Response On Orders Of Supervision, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

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Standard Operating Procedure For Deferred Action (Non-Daca), Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

In January 2015, I filed a FOIA request seeking updated internal policies and correspondence regarding deferred action (non-DACA) with USCIS. In August 2015, I received a response containing the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) (version date 3/7/2012) and some e-mails regarding the jurisdiction that applies when a person's case has been administratively closed. Attached is the Cover Letter and Response. Notably, the SOP provided is identical to the one I received through FOIA in 2013, leading to the conclusion that 1) the SOP has not been updated in three years; or 2) the updated version was not provided.

Foia Response From Ice On Parole, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

In Fall 2014 I filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request with ICE seeking policy documents and communications relating to parole. ICE provided me with a formal response dated May 22, 2015, 2013. I received 198 pages, many of which have been redacted. Below are some of the items contained in the FOIA Response: • ICE Lesson Plan: Alien Encounters- Detention and Removal Operations Training Division (January 2009) • ICE Lesson Plan: Alternate Orders of Removal- Detention and Removal Operations Training Division (December 2008) • ICE Powerpoint: Parole Policy Training –including o Parole Procedures o Worksheets o Denial Letters …

My Great Foia Adventure And Discoveries Of Deferred Action Cases At Ice, Shoba S. Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

This Article describes my adventures in FOIA litigation and analyzes deferred action data collected informally by 24 ICE field offices between October 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012. This Article also offers recommendations for the agency on data collection, recordkeeping, and transparency in deferred action cases. Deferred action is a form of prosecutorial discretion that can be granted at any stage of the immigration enforcement process and historically has been applied both to people who meet group characteristics and on an individual basis in compelling humanitarian circumstances. The theory behind deferred action and prosecutorial discretion more generally is to enable …

Foia Response Deferred Action Policy At Uscis, Shoba S. Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

I filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request with USCIS seeking internal documents and guidance pertaining to deferred action since June 17, 2011. In July 2013, USCIS responded with 34 identifiable pages that were responsive to my request. Of note, the response includes: • A few pages about DA screening for VAWA self-petitioners • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Handling Deferred Action Requests At USCIS Field Offices (p. 14-20) • Templates for a DA Approval and DA Denial • Blank Form G-312 Deferred Action Summary

Standard Operating Procedure: Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (Daca), Shoba S. Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

My Foia Complaint On Deferred Action Cases At Ice, Shoba S. Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

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Data From Ice On Deferred Action, Fall 2012, Shoba S. Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

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Foia Request To Dhs On Daca Program, Shoba S. Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

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