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Executive action expanding immigration benefits On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a series of executive actions that would benefit certain classes of aliens. In the coming months, USCIS will come up with guidance in implementing these policies. DACA Expanded Deferred Acton for Childhood Arrivvals (DACA) has been expanded to include individuals born prior to June 15, 1981 provided they meet all other DACA quidelines. The required continued residence in the US is from January 1, 2010 action and employment authorization if 1) instead of June 15, 2007 under the old they have continuous residence in the US rules. The executive action also extends since January 1, 2010 2) are the parents of the period of employment authorization US Citizen or lawful permanent resident from two years to three years. born on or before November 20, 2014 Deferred Action for Parents of US 3) Are not an enforcement priority for Citizen and Permanent Residents removal from the United States. An undocumented person living in the Provisional Waivers of Unlawful US on November 20, 2014 who is the par- Presence ent of a US Citizen or lawful permanent Undocumented aliens who accumulatresident is eligible to apply for deferred ed at least 180 days of unlawful presence
in the US are barred from being admitted back in the US as legal permanent residents for a period of 3 years to 10 years once they leave the US. On January 2, 2013, a new procedure was implemented allowing aliens to apply for a provisional waiver of 3/10 year bar while inside the United States. The waiver only applied to spouses and minor children of US Citizens if a visa is available. The executive action expands this benefit to spouses, sons or daughters of lawful permanent residents and sons and daughters of US citizens. Please note that this article is not legal advice and is not intended as legal advice. The article is intended to provide only general, non-specific legal information. This article is not intended to cover all the issues related to the topic discussed. The specific facts that apply to your matter may make the outcome different than would be anticipated by
you. This article does create any attorney client relationship between you and the Law Offices of Kenneth U. Reyes, P.C. This article is not a solicitation. Attorney Kenneth Ursua Reyes was President of the Philippine American Bar Association for 2005. He is a member of both the Family law section and Immigration law section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Mr. Reyes is a Certified Family Law Specialist. He is a graduate of Southwestern University Law School in Los Angeles and California State University, San Bernardino School of Business Administration. He has extensive CPA experience prior to law practice. LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH REYES, P.C. is located at 3699 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA, 90010. Tel. (213) 388-1611 or e-mail kureyeslaw@gmail.com; visit at www. kenreyeslaw.com
PHL seeks to block adultery website MANILA, November 30, 2014 (AFP) – The Philippine justice secretary said Sunday she is seeking to block extramarital dating site Ashley Madison in the country – under charges it facilitates crime. “The website is a platform that allows illegal acts to be eventually committed. A ban may be enforced,� Secretary Leila de Lima said in an SMS statement, referring to Ashley Madison. The Canada-based firm, which has the slogan: “Life is short. Have an affair�, recently launched their website in the Philippines, where the population is largely Roman Catholic and divorce is illegal. De Lima stressed that “adultery� also remains against the law in the Philippines, even though it has largely been un-enforced
and is a country where many powerful men flaunt their mistresses. Adultery and “concubinage,� are punishable by at least six months in jail under Philippine law. She said: “The (telecommunications companies) will have to do their part to ensure that illegal content and websites that are used to drive illicit conduct are not used,� she said. De Lima did not specify if they could be compelled to block the website. Local press reports say that at least 2,500 Filipinos have already signed up to the website since its recent launch. Singapore and South Korea have previously banned Ashley Madison, citing that it threatened family values.
New York police to wear body cameras New York, United States | AFP | Wednesday 12/3/2014 – About three dozen police officers will be fitted with body cameras in New York by this weekend, as part of a three-month pilot program. The tiny, flat cameras that look like pagers can be clipped on a vest, similar to a tie-clip microphone, and film events as they take place. They are light, and authorities insist they will not hamper the authorities’ work. “The NYPD body camera program will increase trust building between the police & community,� the New York Police Department tweeted. Mayor Bill de Blasio hailed the tool as “one of the ways to create a real sense of
transparency and accountability – one of the ways we can bring police and community closer together.� The limited pilot program comes as the sometimes tense relationship between police and the public came to light during riots over a grand jury’s decision to not press charges against a white policeman for shooting an unarmed black teenager to death in Ferguson, Missouri. About 35,000 uniformed officers make up the New York police force. On Monday, President Barack Obama unveiled a $75 million plan for police to use mini-cameras, through financing with local authorities for up to 50,000 units.
US manufacturing dips in November WASHINGTON, December 1, 2014 (AFP) – The US manufacturing sector cooled slightly in November but held at a solid pace of expansion, according to a private survey released Monday. The Institute for Supply Management said its purchasing managers index slipped to 58.7 in November from 59.0 in October. The PMI number has been above 50, indicating expansion, for 18 consecutive months. In November, the number came in well above the 12-month average of 55.9, and better than analysts’ consensus forecast of 58.0. Of the 18 industries the ISM surveyed last month, 14 reported growth and one reported contraction—the apparel, leather and allied products sector. The forward-looking index component for new orders was a bright spot, rising to 66.0 from 65.8 in October. But other components showed slowdowns, including in production, down 0.4 point to 64.4, and employment, 0.6 point lower at 54.9. Inventories of raw materials registered the largest decline, of 1.0 point, to 51.5.
Prices fell into contraction territory at 44.5 in November from 53.5 in October, indicating lower raw materials prices, the ISM said. The ISM said that survey respondents were “upbeat about strong demand and new orders, with some expressing concerns about West Coast port slowdowns and the threat of a potential dock strike.� “We have seen continued growth in transportation equipment. Slowdowns and threats of strike of West Coast longshoreman weigh heavily on US operations,� said a survey respondent in the transportation equipment sector. A respondent in the food, beverage and tobacco products industry pointed to optimism for the important year-end season. “The holiday season continues to exceed expectations. Customers are generally optimistic for future sales growth.�
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President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomes Kingdom of Norway Ambassador to the Philippines Erik Ferner during the presentation of credentials at the Music Room of the MalacaĂąan Palace on Thursday (November 27). (MNAS photo)