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Interviews Doris Meissner, former head of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), about the successes and challenges of her tenure. How the INS sets its enforcement priorities; Lessons learned from the implementation of the INS Citizenship USA program; How the asylum process was reformed in 1995; Indicators that the asylum reform has been a success; Outlook on the challenges facing the INS.

Presents information on the political and legal issues involving the case of Cuban refugee Elian Gonzales. Discussion on the rights that the child may exercise as an alien under the United States (U.S.) immigration laws; Actions taken by the (U.S.) Immigration and Naturalization Service; Decision made by the Federal District Court.

Summarizes the United States Supreme Court's decision on cases regarding asylum. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) versus Aguirre-Aguirre; Decision on two aliens from the Philippines who applied for asylum for fear of persecution from the New People's Army, an antigovernment guerrilla group; Why a Greek citizen who opposed involuntary government service draft was denied asylum; Del Carmen Molina versus INS.

Presents digests of United States lower court rulings dealing with immigration cases. Includes case where alien who committed marriage fraud cannot be deported; Denial of asylum to a Nicaraguan woman by Sandinistas in 1981; Fraud in presenting a cousin's birth certificate to employer for purpose of verifying employment eligibility.

Highlights summaries of other lower courts decisions which do not involve AEDPA. Includes challenge on Attorney General's decision to parole Cuban aliens into the United States; Rina Kumari Surita's deportation proceedings in 1990; Lainez-Ortiz v.INS reopening the application for asylum.

Features decisions by various United States lower federal courts regarding issues on immigration. Includes deportation of alien from the US after immigration judge had issued an order of deportation; Denial of asylum for South African citizen who fought government and its apartheid policies; Affirmation of discretionary denial of reopening to apply for adjustment where alien has committed fraud.

Reports that Attorney General of the United States published the final regulations implementing the changes made to the asylum statute by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996 on December 6, 2000. Statutory changes to the asylum laws reflected in the IIRIRA; Information on the deadline for the filing of asylum applications; Eligibility of an applicant who sees asylum under the IIRIRA.

Focuses on the diversity immigrant visa program launched by the United States Department of State for fiscal year 2002. Goals of the immigration program; List of the six geographic regions to which the program has been apportioned; Requirements for participation.

Provides information on the introduction of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA). Provisions of the act; How the NACARA alleviates rules enacted by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996; Details on Section 203(a) of NACARA.

Focuses on the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 in the United States. Questions being asked by illegal immigrants; What immigration reliefs are available.

Presents information on decisions made in court cases by the United States Supreme Court. Request made by the government to the Supreme Court to review the case Aguirre-Aguirre versus the INS; Details on the approval given by the Supreme Court to a petition filed by the government in the case of American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee versus Reno; Circumstances surrounding the cases.

Presents information on court decisions made by federal courts in the United States (US), which pertain to the provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. Reference made to the case of Jean- Baptise versus Reno; Details on the case of Hose versus INS; Circumstances surrounding the cases; Rejection of the US government's judicial arguments under the IIRIRA.

Presents summary of court decisions which reviews the ability of the criminal aliens to obtain grant relief. Appeal as pending in the case of Alfredo Aries Duldulao; Disagreement on the ruling of the Seventh circuit in Reyes Hernandez; Court's dismissal of Qasguarcis petition for lack of jurisdiction.

Features decisions by the United States Supreme Court regarding various issues on immigration. Includes granting of certiorari to hear case of Vietnamese migrants in Hong Kong seeking immigrant visas to United States; Denial of Florida's petition for certiorari leaving undisturbed eleventh circuit finding Florida's failure to state a claim against federal government immigration policy.

Reports that the Attorney General of the United States has published a rule governing motions filed to reopen under Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA). Provisions of this act; Examination of the ruling; Advantages and disadvantages of this rule.

Presents digests of United States immigration cases awaiting court rulings. Objective of a group of aliens who are seeking to compel the Immigration and Naturalization Service to prolong their stay in the US; Complaints by detained aliens about conditions of their detention.

Presents the digest of the US Supreme Court ruling in the case `INS v. Yang.' Reaffirmation of the attorney general's discretionary power over application for discretionary immigration benefits; Immigration fraud perpetrated by spouses Yueh-Shaio and Hai-Hsia Yang; Steps taken by Immigration and Natural Service upon learning the fraud.

Focuses on Anti-Terrorism and Death Penalty Act (AEDPA)'s signing into law. Changes made at the Immigration and Nationality Act; Effect of the law in the case of Elramly v. INS; Elramly's plea of guilty for selling hashish which was a serious drug offense.

Presents two pending cases related to United States immigration. Approval of settlement in class action challenging the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) adjudication of employment authorization requests; Challenge of conditions of detention by detained aliens.