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Attorney Famuyide Wins a 20 Year Old Immigration Case in New York Court

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Should I Resist or Avoid? pg 21

U.S. Department of StateReleases Diversity Visa Lottery

2012 Result

It was a pleasant surprise with a lot of jubilation when this im-migrant who has been stranded in the United States since 1981 finally received in the mail her permanent resident card. After 30years in the wilderness of illegal status filled with various emotional rollercoaster and denials in many courts in ....

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ICE New Prosecutorial Discretion Memo Gives Hope to Immigrants in

Removal Proceedings

Making a Difference: Join Attorney Famuyide to Build COGA

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OH BABY pg 10

Class Action Filed Against Hillary Clinton for Canceled DV Lottery

2012 Result pg 30

Attorney Famuyide Wins Big for Panama Canal Worker’s

Spouse pg 24

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Visa Bulletin for July 2011A. STATUTORY NUMBERS

1. This bulletin summarizes the availability of im-migrant numbers during July. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State docu-mentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security reports ap-plicants for adjustment of status. Allocations were made, to the extent possible, in chronological order of reported priority dates, for demand received by June 8th. If not all demand could be satisfied, the category or foreign state in which demand was excessive was deemed oversubscribed. The cut-off date for an over-subscribed category is the priority date of the first ap-plicant who could not be reached within the numeri-cal limits. Only applicants who have a priority date earlier than the cut-off date may be allotted a number. If it becomes necessary during the monthly allocation

process to retrogress a cut-off date, supplemental re-quests for numbers will be honored only if the prior-ity date falls within the new cut-off date announced in this bulletin. 2. Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets an annual minimum family-sponsored preference limit of 226,000. The worldwide level for annual employment-based preference immigrants is at least 140,000. Section 202 prescribes that the per-country limit for preference immigrants is set at 7% of the total annual family-sponsored and employment-based preference limits, i.e., 25,620. The dependent area limit is set at 2%, or 7,320. 3. INA Section 203(e) provides that family-sponsored and employment-based preference visas be issued to eligible immigrants in the order in which a petition in behalf of each has been filed. Section 203(d) pro-

vides that spouses and children of preference immi-grants are entitled to the same status, and the same order of consideration, if accompanying or following to join the principal. The visa prorating provisions of Section 202(e) apply to allocations for a foreign state or dependent area when visa demand exceeds the per-country limit. These provisions apply at present to the following oversubscribed chargeability areas: CHI-NA-mainland born, INDIA, MEXICO, and PHILIP-PINES.

4. Section 203(a) of the INA prescribes preference classes for allotment of Family-sponsored immigrant visas as follows:

Hillary Clinton U.S. Secretary of State

Family-Sponsored Preference

Employment-Based Preference

First (F1): Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not re-quired for fourth preference.

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmar-ried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Resi-dents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first prefer-ence numbers:A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second prefer-ence limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third (F3): Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences. Fourth (F4): Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences. On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversub-scribed (see paragraph 1); “C” means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified ap-plicants; and “U” means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available. (NOTE: Numbers are available only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.)

Diversity Immigrant (DV) Category

Section 203(c) of the INA provides up to 55,000 immigrant visas each fiscal year to permit additional immigration opportunities for persons from coun-tries with low admissions during the previous five years. The NACARA stipulates that beginning with DV-99, and for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated diver-sity visas will be made available for use under the NACARA program. This

resulted in reduction of the DV-2011 annual limit to 50,000. DV visas are divided among six geographic regions. No one country can receive more than seven percent of the available diversity visas in any one year.

For July, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2011 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows.

First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the world-wide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.

Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the world-wide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first pref-erence.

Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and

Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to “*Other Workers”.

Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.

Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for in-vestors in a targeted rural or high-unem-ployment area, and 3,000 set aside for

investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of P.L. 102-395.

On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); “C” means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified appli-cants; and “U” means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available. (NOTE: Numbers are available only for ap-plicants whose prior-ity date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.)

*NOTE: For July, F2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are avail-able to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than 15FEB08. F2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants chargeable to all countries EXCEPT MEXICO with priority dates beginning 15FEB08 and earlier than 22MAR08. (All F2A numbers provided for MEXICO are exempt from the per-country limit; there are no F2A numbers for MEXICO subject to per-country limit.)

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Entitlement to immigrant status in the DV category lasts only through the end of the fiscal (visa) year for which the applicant is selected in the lottery. The year of entitle-ment for all applicants registered for the DV-2011 program ends as of September 30, 2011. DV visas may not be issued to DV-2011 applicants after that date. Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or following to join DV-2011 principals are only entitled to derivative DV status until September 30, 2011. DV visa availability through the very end of FY-2011 cannot be taken for granted. Numbers could be exhausted prior to September 30.

When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for ap-plicants with DV regional lottery rank

numbers BELOW the specified alloca-tion cut-off number:


It was a pleasant sur-prise with a lot of ju-bilation when this im-migrant who has been stranded in the United States since 1981 finally received her permanent resident card in the mail. After 30years in the wilder-ness of illegal status filled with various emotional rollercoaster and denials in many courts in the United States, Attorney Famuyide finally rescues this immigrant from the claws of Immigration & Customs Enforce-ment Agents.

This case had been through three lawyers in the last 23years. The case passed through the Immigration Court in New York, the Im-migration Court in Elizabeth New Jersey, Board of Immigra-tion Appeals in Falls Church Virginia and the United States Court of Appeals in Philadelphia with unending legal fees, until 2009 when At-torney Famuyide was brought to the scene. In the month of June 2011, two years later, this immigrant re-ceived her green card in the mail with an

o v e r w h e l m i n g joy. Guess what, she is making plans to visit her home country after many years in exile. This is another success story to tell.

This immigrant’s ordeal started in 1981 when she came into the United States. In 1988, she applied

for relief as a class member of the Cath-olic Social Services (CSS) case had em-ployment authoriza-tion and parole to travel until her last trip in 1998 when she ended up at the Im-migration Detention in Elizabeth, New Jersey. It was an expe-rience she can never forget. She spent over a year detained while she continued to fight.

Many immigrants went through similar ordeal as a result of traveling on parole. The unfortunate situ-ation in this case was that as soon as this immigrant traveled abroad, the Court denied the CSS case that formed the basis of the parole. Upon her return, she was told that her parole had been revoked; she was escorted to jail to begin the fight of her life that will last another 13years. The detention experience was so traumatizing to this immigrant to the extent that when At-torney Famuyide told her that his fight for her would start from the Immigration Court inside the detention

center in Elizabeth, New Jersey she began shivering with fear. Many immigrants are in this predicament as we speak.

This immigrant had experienced so many back to back denials, failures and disap-pointment in the hand of lawyers that she has become leery of lawyers. She had put in three applications and had all of them denied. She was re-leased from detention on parole when her health began to dete-riorate. She remained illegal with nothing working for her. She needed help but not from a detention center. She failed with the CSS Case. She failed with the LIFE Act.Finally, she also failed as the spouse of a U.S. Citizen.

After much talk, At-torney Famuyide ac-cepted the case in October 2009 and started the journey that will eventually culminate in perma-nent resident status with this immigrant. A motion to reopen the old detention case was filed with the Board of Immigration Appeals. The case was re-opened miraculously months later and a date was scheduled for this immigrant to appear before the Immigration Court inside the detention center in Elizabeth New Jersey. It was the most trying period of the life of this im-migrant. She was dreadfully afraid. She thought this must be a

ploy for immigration to re-arrest and easily deport her. After much persuasion, she agreed to follow Attorney Famuyide to the de-tention center. The case was reopened and another opportu-nity was granted to apply for relief.

To allay the fear of this immigrant whose blood pressure was going up and down from fear each time Elizabeth Detention Center is mentioned, Attorney Famuyide filed a Motion for Change of Venue and succeeded in transfer-ring the case to the Immigration Court in New York where he eventually won the case and obtained per-manent resident status for this immigrant.

This case is just one of the many immigration cases won by Attor-ney Famuyide in the month of June 2011.

It is important that all immigrants in the United States who are currently strand-ed because of illegal status continue to seek help by asking ques-tion from time to time from attorneys who

will tell them the truth. If you are told that it is not possible today, go back to ask again after some months. From time to time, there are openings in the immi-gration law that could be explored to win your case.

For example, there was a unique case won by Attorney Famuyide in Philadelphia some months ago. The im-migrant involved was very persistent. She consulted with Attor-ney Famuyide for a year before he eventu-ally accepted the case. At that time, Attorney Famuyide rejected the case because of the various complica-tions that needed to be untied, but through the persistence of the immigrant, Attorney Famuyide accepted the case and won the case in less than one year.

Every immigrant must adopt this strat-egy of asking again and again because it is not clear when any blockbuster im-migration bill will be passed in the U.S. Un-fortunately, President Obama who happens to be the son of an

African immigrant, has been the President with the highest im-migrant deportation in the United States. It is not a record he should be proud of. While he advocates for gays and lesbians, he is laid-back when it come to the plight of immigrants in the United States.

All immigrants must continue to call the White House and let the President know that without the passage of an immi-gration bill in his first term, he will be a one term president.

This article is for your information only. Every case is unique. This article is not a representation of any future outcome and should not be substi-tuted for the advice of an immigration at-torney. If you need legal representation or if you have any ques-tion regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Attorney Famuyide at 718-647-6767 or send email to [email protected].

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ICE New Prosecutorial Discretion Memo Gives Hope to Immigrants in Removal Proceedings

On June 17, 2011, the De-partment of Homeland Security released a Memo that might help decongest Immigration Courts. The release of this memo gives hope to many immigrants currently in removal pro-ceedings in the United States. It appears that this memo might be interpreted to streamline and separate high risk immigrants from those who pose no threat to the United States and her citizenry.

In my appearances before the immigration Judges in New York in the month of June, 2011, some of my cases were postponed to 2013 while some Judges had other cases moved to year 2014. This acute con-gestion can only be rem-edied by exercising pros-ecutorial discretion - not to prosecute some low risk cases at this time.

Some immigrants who are qualified under the Dream Act when passed will benefit tremendously from this change in enforce-ment tactics. Some of these young people are already showing up in Court. If the government suspends their prosecution, they will have the opportunity to remain in the United States for the passage of the Dream Act.

According to the DHS memo “One of ICE’s central responsibilities is to enforce th~ nation’s civil immigration laws in coor-dination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). ICE, however, has limited resources to remove those illegally in the United States. ICE must prioritize the use of its en-forcement personnel, de-tention space, and removal assets to ensure that the

aliens it removes represent, as much as reasonably pos-sible, the agency’s enforce-ment priorities, namely the promotion of national security, border security, public safety, and the in-tegrity of the immigration system. These priorities are outlined in the ICE Civil

Immigration Enforcement Priorities memorandum of

March 2, 2011, which this memorandum is intended to support. Because the agency is confronted with more administrative viola-tions than its resources can address, the agency must regularly exercise “pros-ecutorial discretion” if it is to prioritize its efforts.

In basic terms, prosecuto-rial discretion is the author-

ity of an agency charged with enforcing a law to decide to what degree to enforce the law against a particular individual. ICE, like any other law enforce-ment agency, has prosecu-torial discretion and may exercise “it in the ordinary course of enforcement. When ICE favorably exer-cises prosecutorial discre-tion, it essentially decides not to assert the full scope of the enforcement author-ity available to the agency in a given case. In the civil immigration enforcement context, the term “prosecu-torial discretion” applies to a broad range of discretion-ary enforcement decisions, including but not limited to the following: • deciding to issue or cancel a notice of detainer; • deciding to issue, reissue, serve, file, or cancel a Notice to Appear (NTA); • focusing enforcement

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Some of the immigrants currently in the custody of Im-migration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) are being in-terviewed by ICE agents to determine if they are quali-fied for the exercise of favorable prosecutorial discretion

which could lead to their release.


Following the heart-break which heralded the cancellation of the initial result of the Di-versity Visa Lottery 2012 last month, it appears that the U.S. Department of State will make good its promise to release the new result on July 15, 2011.

All candidates who applied to the DV 2012 program should visit the U.S. Department of State website with their confirmation numbers to check the result. It appears that the number of people who will be able to know whether or not they won has reduced because of the cancel-lation of the result last month. Some winners may not know even if they win because they have either lost their confirmation numbers or they have been de-stroyed it.

Someone wrote me subsequent to the cancellation of the initial result. Accord-ing to the person, after checking the result released in May 2011 and realizing that he did not win, he simply destroyed the confir-mation number only to learn few days later that his chances of winning is still open.

Another person wrote from Romania saying that he had won and was on the initial list of names released in May 2011. As a result, he sold his car and other items to raise funds for his prepa-ration to migrate to

the United States. He quickly completed the DS 230 forms and mailed them as indi-cated in the instruc-tion only to find out later that the result had been canceled. His was devastated.

When the result is released on July 15, 2011, please do not make travel arrange-ment until you obtain your immigrant visa at the U.S. Embassy abroad.

Please note that all candidates who applied to the DV 2012 between October 5, 2010 and Novem-ber 3, 2010 will have equal chances to win on July 15, 2011 when the final result is re-leased. Some of those who won in error last month could win again and some of those who did not win

when the erroneous result was released in May 2011 could win now.

The result will be re-leased online on July 15, 2011. All candi-dates who applied to the DV lottery 2012 must log in to the U.S. Department of State website with their confirmation number to find out their fate. The result of DV 2012 will not be sent by mail. If you applied and do not know how to check or you do not have access to the in-ternet, please come to or call the Law Office of Joseph Famuyide with your confirma-tion number and we will check the result for you free of charge.

If you have access to the internet, please log onto http://www.dvlottery.state.gov on

or after July 15, 2011 to check whether or not you have won. If you are a winner, please follow the in-struction given online on the same website on what to do to reap the benefit of being selected or visit the Law Office of Joseph Famuyide for assis-tance.

The U.S. State De-partment added that Entry Status Check will provide you, the successful selectee, instructions on how to proceed with your application and notify you of the date and time of your immi-grant visa appoint-ment. For Successful DV Entrants: If you have been selected for further process-ing in the Diversity Visa program, after you receive instruc-

tions, you will need to demonstrate you are eligible for a di-versity immigrant visa by successfully com-pleting the next steps. When requested to do so by the Kentucky Consular Center, you will need to complete the immigrant visa ap-plication, submit re-quired documents and forms, pay required fees, complete a medical examination, and be interviewed by a consular officer at the U.S. embassy or consulate to demon-strate you qualify for a diversity visa. Please note that the Ken-tucky Consular Center will provide applica-tion information (for DV-2011 selectees) online through the Entry Status Check on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov (for DV-2012 se-lectees).

Successful DV en-trants must be eligi-ble to receive a visa by qualifying based on education, work, and other require-ments. The law and regulations require that every DV entrant must have at least a high school educa-tion or its equivalent; or two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requir-ing at least two years’ training or experience. If you need help concerning the DV Lottery 2012 result and how to harness the benefit of winning, please feel free to contact Attorney Joseph Famuyide at 718-647-6767 or send email to [email protected]. USI News

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ATLANTA - Bidemi Bello, 41, a former resident of Suwanee, Ga., and a citizen of Nigeria, was convicted on eight counts by a federal jury late Friday night on charges of two counts of forced labor, two counts of traffick-ing for forced labor, one count of document servitude, one count of alien harboring, and two counts of making false statements in an application to become a United States citizen. The trial lasted one week.The case was investi-gated by U.S. Immi-gration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation and

the U.S. State Depart-ment’s Diplomatic Se-curity Services.

The jury heard from two victims who had been separately re-cruited in Nigeria by Bello’s offer to come to the United States to work as her nanny. In return, Bello prom-ised she would send the young women to school in the United States, and for one victim, she promised to pay her as well. The first victim, identified in court as “Laome,” traveled with Bello in October of 2001 when she as 17 years old, using a fraudulent British passport the de-fendant had obtained for her. The second victim, identified in

court as “Dupe,” trav-eled with an associate of Bello’s to the United States in November of 2004 when she was 20, also using a fraudulentBritish passport.

Once in the United States, Bello became verbally and physically abusive to both young women. She beat them for not cleaning well, beat them for not re-sponding fast enough to her crying child fast enough, and beat them if they talked back to her. The young women testified Bello beat them with a large wooden spoon, shoes, electric cords and with her hands. One young woman was able to take pictures on her injuries with a dispos-

able camera and in the pictures the jury saw her cut and bloodied lip from when Bello hit her while wearing rings.

Two witnesses, one a friend and one a rela-tive of Bello, also tes-tified about the abuse they witnessed. One woman described seeing “Laome” with bruises and swollen eyes from defendant’s abuse. Both women counseled Bello to stop abusing the girls. One of the women tes-tified she told Bello about a criminal pros-ecution in Maryland of a couple for “modern day slavery.” Bello refused to stop her abuse and send the young women home,

telling her friend, “I will not live in fear.” This friend helped the first victim, “Laome,” escape from Bello by hiding her in the back of another woman’s car, who covered her with blankets, and drove her away. Bello then traveled back to Nigeria for the second victim, “Dupe.”

“Few crimes are more shocking than the trafficking of human beings in this country. No one should have to live in a world of isola-tion and forced servi-tude. Together with our federal, state and local partners, ICE HSI is committed to protect-ing those who cannot protect themselves,” said Brock Nicholson,

special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Atlanta. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Sally Quil-lian Yates said of the case, “The evidence showed that this was a case of modern day slavery hidden within an expensive home in an upscale neighbor-hood. The two women who were abused here thought they were going to be nannies; instead they were treated inhumane-ly. The laws of the United States protect all victims from such abuse, regardless of where they came from or how they came to be in the United States.” The evidence at trial showed that even though Bello’s upscale

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Q. My son almost failed 4th grade this year. We got him extra tutoring and with the help of his dedicated teacher, he was able to make it through the school year. I am concerned that he will lose the new skills he has gained over the summer. How can I keep him from falling behind over the summer and prepare him for the next grade?

A. Good question! It is so important to keep academic skills solid over the summer. Many children expe-rience what’s called the ‘summer slump.’ When they return in September they appear to have never seen the tasks before. Keeping kids sharp academically, while they still enjoy the summer, is key to aca-demic success. Kids are most vulnerable to lose the skills they learned in the last few months of school as there was less time to practice. Research shows that most stu-dents lose about two months of grade-level equivalency in math-ematical skills over the summer months.

Low-income students also lose more than two months in reading achievement. Keeping the previous skills in tact and learning some new things for the next grade, do not have to be expen-sive. Most bookstores have paperback books for various subjects and for various grade levels. Some have one big book for each grade. I would rec-ommend focusing on reading, math and writing skills. Science and social studies are important sub-jects too, but if your child is deficient in reading skills, he/she will have difficulty reading about science and social studies. It’s very important to re-member that it’s more beneficial to work on academics everyday for short periods than once a week for long periods of time. For your son’s age and grade, I think 2 hours per day is adequate. If he is way behind, he can practice 2 hours in the morning and then enjoy some free time and then an addi-tional hour in the late afternoon to polish his skills. Get a 4th grade book for the first few weeks of summer and then introduce the 5th grade skills for the rest of the summer or combine them. You will be re-teaching, teaching and pre-teaching. Here are some ideas you can use to assist him this summer:

1. Visit your local library and get your

son a card so he can take out books to read.

2. This can be a shared time to read to-gether.

3. Take advantage of the programs your library may offer for the summer.

4. Look for local churches that have small camps that provide academic support.

5. Do some simple science projects with your son that he can help create.

6. Visit local parks, the zoo, aquariums and museums as these build much needed vocabulary skills.

7. Take him grocery shopping with you and buy some new foods you’ve never had before and let him help you find recipes and help you cook. This again builds vo-cabulary and organi-zation skills. He can also benefit from mea-suring and weighing as math skills. 8. Let him help you plant a garden in the backyard or in pots in an apartment window.

9. After all of these activities, encourage him to write about all he did that day.

10. Try the summer programs at school, Boys and Girls Club, community center

or local Parks and Recreation Depart-ment. Summer ac-tivity programs give kids a place to learn new skills, make new friends and be active.

11. Limit TV and video game time to 2 to 3 hours per day!

12. Although kids

won’t have school they should still get enough rest each night so insist they are in bed by 9:30 the latest.

13. Summer is the perfect time for parents to take control of their fam-ily’s health. Outdoor activities are endless and seasonal fruits

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“Good. It’s my job and that’s why I’m re-minding you.”

“What I’m saying is that you should have reminded me in the afternoon. It’s not compulsory it must be in the night.” He yawned, “Unless you’re prepared to wait, anyway. I still have to prepare for to-morrow’s service. I’m preaching.”

Tammy didn’t reply immediately as she thought - do I have to beg him for sex? With the way he’s re-sponding, it’s like he is totally unconcerned about the baby issue, it’s as if he thinks it’s my responsibility and not OUR responsibil-ity!

Sighing, Richard got up and entered the bedroom. He soon emerged with his Bible and sat down. As he opened it with a pen in his hand, he thought about his mar-riage. His wife was beautiful with a good shape but recently, it was difficult for him to see her beauty.

The baby issue and Tammy’s efforts to have one was putting a strain on their rela-tionship. All she could think of was how to have a baby.

He shook his head. His sexual needs were not being met. His romance life with his wife was now me-chanical but he had been tolerating the whole thing so that he would not put more pressure on her as she was obviously under much pressure trying to conceive a child.

Before the baby chase began, they laughed and played together. They had so much fun enjoying each other but … all that had changed. Sex now seemed like ‘work’ that they had to do with the sole purpose of making a baby which seemed to have refused to come. They had to discuss and observe her body tem-perature every month to know if it was up or down. This, coupled with the fact that Tammy was usually unresponsive at other times except during her ‘baby days’ was beginning to make him feel frustrated. Her passiveness most of the time might be because she was tired though as she seemed to be, so often these days. He had told her that marriage was not just for the sake

of procreation. They could still have a good and fulfilled mar-riage but with the way things were, it didn’t seem like she under-stood him or was pre-pared to.

There was a time he

accompanied her to see a fertility special-ist. Richard had styl-ishly brought up the romance issue and the female doctor had told them that a good romance between them would help rather than disturb their chances of con-ception.

“But ... she doesn’t respond. She’s so pre-occupied.” Richard blurted out.

Tammy shook her head, “That’s not the issue. I told you that I’m sometimes very tired.”

The doctor nodded with understand-ing, “I know. Such a feeling is not unusual for women who are waiting for children. Many of them expe-rience different feel-ings. They go through

… depression, stress, anxiety and feelings of failure. Besides, the infertility treatments can be physically uncomfortable and exhausting thereby turning the person’s mind off sex at times.” The slightly built woman explained. Her hair was braided and packed together at the back.

The doctor continued, looking at Richard, “So, you will have to be patient with her until she’s able to handle the issue better.”

Richard had taken Tammy’s hand in his, that day to show un-derstanding.

Yes, he knew what she must be going through but … he wasn’t en-joying any of this at all. Now they only

made love accord-ing to her body tem-perature and ovula-tion period. He didn’t bargain for this when he got married. Lord, help us, he whispered under his breath.

Momentarily, Helen’s beautiful made-up face and shape came to his mind and he began to compare her with his wife. Just then, he caught himself. God, what am I doing?

Tammy got up and yawned again, bring-ing Richard back to the present.

“I’ll be waiting for you in the room.” She said.

On the big bed, she hissed. She was tired. Tired of the way ev-erything was. Tired that intimacy between her and her husband

was now something they had to plan and program. It was no longer spontaneous as it should be between a married couple in love. Now their sex life had to be checked as one of the many doctors they had talked to sug-gested to them. And almost every month, close to her fertile period, something would happen that would upset her.

She took a deep breath. Already, she felt upset by Richard’s words and attitude. His comments and at-titude since morning

OH BABY! contd.

Rev. Taiwo I. OdubiyiUSI News Columnist

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and vegetables are more avail-able. Eating healthy and living active also helps kids feel good, reduces stress, improves strength and increases self-esteem.

14. Let them read what they want. Unlike the school year, summer offers days and days of freedom to read what they want to, rather than having to read certain books.

15. Get audio, or read-along, books from your local library and play them during those long summer road trips. Reading along with the narrator is fun for the kids.

16. Get them involved in sports, which keeps kids healthy and active as it also teaches them teamwork.Visit the following website links below! They have tons of free printable summer books for each grade, academic suggestions, tips for avoiding summer slump and are free for you! http://school.familyeduca-tion.com/back-to-school/skill-

builder/62428.html http://yclibrary.org/http://www.readinghorizons.com/blog/post/2011/05/12/3-Tips-to-Avoid-the- Summer-Reading-Slump.aspxHere are some fun educational sites for your son to visit: Scholastic.com/summerreading: Lots of titles for all levels.Kids-space.org: Stories, poems: Written by kids for kids.Rif.org/readingplanet: Activities, authors and contests for every level.B o o k r e v i e w s b y k i d s . c o m : Allows your child to post his/her own book review.Funschool.kaboose.com: Fun math, science and language-arts activities.Discoverykids.com: Uses games, experiments, etc. to teach about science. Freshbrain.orgExploratorium.eduwww.ala.org

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Maintaining a healthy weight has become the focus of many, as health implications of obesity are now better appreciated. As was discussed in the first part of this article last month, abnormal loss of weight is un-intended/unplanned weight loss. Finding the cause can pose a diagnostic challenge. Several medical con-ditions present as weight loss which can pose challenges at making diagnosis. It is extremely impor-tant to give the doctor as accurate a history as possible to assist in planning a systematic approach at investigat-ing the cause. Unin-tentional weight loss becomes a concern when someone loses up to ten pounds in one month or experiences progressive decrease in weight over several weeks or months. Like we did last month, we will look at more scenarios that cause weight loss:Scenario 1: Ms. Janet has been overweight most of her life. She noticed over the course of one year, she has lost about fifty pounds. She had always wanted to lose the weight and people

have been asking her how she was able to lose it. Janet, however, began to get concerned that her weight loss is not intentional and it has been progressive. She is generally in a good state of health. The only other thing she noticed is that she eats a lot and loves the winter weather even when everyone is freezing cold. Her friends feel it is a good thing she is losing weight but Jane is bent on having an evalua-tion. Is Janet just para-noid?

Ans: Janet is not just paranoid. She has un-intended consistent weight loss. She needs to get evaluated, even though her weight loss may look like a quick fix to her previous overweight problem. Janet visited her doctor who on further ques-tioning discovered that Janet had been feeling her heart beat fast (pal-pitations) for a few months. She moves her bowel a couple of times in a day. The doctor had a suspicion of hyperthyroidism, which was confirmed by blood work. Thyroid hormone con-trols the metabolism of the body. It is se-creted from the thyroid gland which is located in the front part of the neck. Normally it is not prominent. When the gland produces too much hormone (thy-roxine), it speeds up body metabolism. This can present in several ways such as weight loss, nervousness, shaking of the hands and fingers (tremors),

excessive hunger, fast/pounding heart beat (palpitations), sweat-ing, and more frequent bowel movement. It is like activating the body system. Some people may also have promi-nent and protruding eyes. Hyperthyroid-ism is easily treatable with antithyroid medi-cations or radioactive iodine to stop the cells from producing too much hormones.

Scenario 2: Joe is in his mid-fifties and

lives a relatively quiet and healthy life. He has lost about twenty pounds within two months. He does not drink alcohol and has no physical complaints apart from the weight loss. He used to smoke up until six years ago. His wife succeeded in convincing him to have a doctor’s check up after about several months of weight loss. What are your thoughts on Joe’s weight loss?

Ans: At the doctor’s visit, Joe’s blood work did not reveal anything to point to as reason for his weight loss. The doctor decided to do a chest X-ray because of Joe’s remote history of smoking. There was an abnormality on the chest X-ray. After this, Joe remembers that some years back

a doctor had told him about a small spot on a chest X-ray he did for other reasons. He did not follow-up because he felt he had no symp-toms. It turned out that after taking a piece of the abnormal spot (biopsy) and sending it to the laboratory, it was cancer in the lungs. Cancer anywhere can cause weight loss. It is very essential to give past history as it may be vital to diag-nosis. Cancers at times may take a long time before they present with florid symptoms. Worse still are cancers that grow in areas of the body where there is enough room to grow big before causing major symp-toms. Such areas are cancer in the stomach, colon, and much more. Do not ignore symp-toms such as blood in

sputum, or unresolved cough in previous/current smoker. Blood in stool should also not always be assumed to be hemorrhoids. Females should also be aware of bleeding in between periods or bleeding after meno-pause. Joe was lucky as his cancer was suc-cessfully treated.

Other Things Cause Weight LossThere are several other causes of weight loss which cannot be fully covered in these two articles. Extreme stress can cause weight loss. However, stress as a cause of weight loss is a diagnosis of exclu-sion when other age-appropriate tests have been done.

Take Home MessageUnintentional weight loss more often than

not is a pointer to an underlying disease. Delay in seeking medical attention may mean progress of disease and worsening of condition, and prog-nosis. It is very im-portant to inform the doctor of all the things you have noticed. Do not hide anything or assume some things are not important. What is not important to you may be a signal to the diagnosis for the doctor.

Dr. Oluwatoyosi Dairo can be contacted at Amazing Medical Services P.C. at 110-16 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435 or by phone at (718) 526-7600.This article is for edu-cational purpose and it is not intended to replace the advice of your doctor.

Dr. Oluwatoyosi DairoUSI News Columnist

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ABNORMAL WEIGHT LOSS (Part II)

Maintaining a healthy weight has become the focus of many, as health implications of obesity are getting better appreciated. As was dis-cussed in the first part of this article last month, abnormal loss of

weight is unintended/unplanned weight loss. Finding the cause can pose a diagnostic challenge.


had been annoying her. And they were all centered on the issue of pregnancy. She sighed. Few minutes after, she began to doze.When the bedroom door opened, she woke up. She watched as Richard moved about. He eventually got in bed and Tammy went into his arms as a duty, without excitement. She whispered under her breath, “God, don’t let our efforts be in vain.” As she mouthed the words, tears came down from her eyes. Richard heard the words and was immediately turned off but didn’t talk.

Then he felt she was passive in his arms. “Tammy?”

Rather than hear her answer, he heard a sniff. A sniff?

He raised his head, pulled back and looked at her face in the dark. He couldn’t see clearly so he used his hand

to feel her face. His hand was wet. “Tammy, are you crying?”

She shook her head in denial, “No, I’m okay.”“Oh God!” That is it. He released her. This issue was getting out of hand. He was angry but controlled his temper. He had to be patient with her.Pulling his shoulder, she repeated, “No, I’m okay.” They couldn’t afford to waste their chance to con-ceive.

He held her as he pointed out, “But you’re crying.”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m fine.”

“You’re already tensed up. We won’t achieve any-thing this way. Let’s just sleep tonight. Tomorrow is another day, okay?”

“No we shouldn’t miss tonight.” She insisted.

“Don’t worry. Tomorrow is also a good day. Besides, we are both tired.”What is all this? Tired? How could he be talking about tiredness in their situation? She wondered in silence. Richard pulled her closer to him until she rested her head on his shoulder. For how long would they continue like this? He wondered.Tammy sighed. At last, she drifted off to sleep.

The following day, Richard and Tammy left for church at 8.35AM and by 9AM they were there. He was impeccably dressed in the dark suit he wore which gave him an air of sophisti-cation. Tammy wore a long lacy skirt and blouse with a matching head tie.

The Sunday school which was divided into three classes began at 9.30AM. At 10AM, the classes ended

and someone came on the altar to start the main service with prayers. The choristers, ushers and ministers took their places. Richard was beside the senior pastor. After the praise and worship session, Tammy went to the children’s class. There were about eighty children and nine teachers. She normally shared the scriptures briefly with the children before they went to their different classes according to their ages.

Tammy stood in front and after a brief prayer, asked them to open their Bibles to 2 Samuel chapter 13. The older children opened their Bibles while the teachers tried to get the young ones to be quiet and listen to Tammy. She first explained the story in the text to them before she told them the lessons she wanted them to learn from it.

She continued, “Don’t allow anyone to touch your body in an inappropriate manner or remove your clothes, alright?”To be continued.

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At the Home of Soul-Winners, we welcome You to the month of July 2011 and wish you God’s blessings and guidance in Jesus Name,.

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Over a number of years I have had the opportunity to speak to different women from different nationalities that are living in different countries about issues that confront us as women in marriage.

One of the most prominent issues is that love is missing in the equation. The reason that many marry is based on lust, economic or social reasons rather than love, and when the reality of everyday life sets in after the wedding ceremony, the novelty wears off and prob-lems start.Many marriages are of con-venience. Every woman must examine her motives for entering into a mar-riage relationship because any other reason other the perfect will of God, genuine love and attraction to each other which is referred to as chemistry, usually leads to a lifetime of heartache. That chemistry is neces-sary because it speaks of a foundation upon which your emotions towards each other are established. Apostle Paul stated in 1Cor-inthians 7:36 “But if a man thinks that he’s treating his fiancée improperly and will inevitably give in to his passion, let him marry her as he wishes. It’s not a sin”

This proves that there must be some deep emotions binding the two that will propel them into marriage.

I know that God will not bring two people together who are ready to kill each other at the slightest provo-cation.

In a lot of the situations, it is either that God was not consulted before entering into the marriage or self will is dominant in each or one of the individuals in-volved. Many people have anger sitting right under the surface. Where there is no genuine love and a sound foundation in the word of God, the situation quickly deteriorates.Every woman who has had to wait till at least thirty years of age or their late twenties before getting married stands to be bom-barded by well wishers from the family and com-munity with questions as to when the joyous time will be and to who. The pressure from all of this can lead a woman to make speedy and wrong decisions. Many times you enter into a mar-riage with a sure conviction that you will change the man’s domestic habits, the way he dresses, talks (you may probably want to teach him phonetics), pick out his friends and so on, the list is endless. The truth is that you cannot change him. Think about it, it is almost impos-sible for anyone to change you too except by the Holy Spirit and the word of God.

There is the story of a woman who got married to a

man who had been living in America for at least twenty years. Even though he had lived that long in the United States, his mindset was to go and marry a woman whom he will be able to keep in check because according to him, the women of this culture are too indepen-dent. He wanted someone who will satisfy his ego as a man. The mentality of some men is that women are to be seen and not heard. He did not follow the biblical prin-ciple of loving the woman and seeing her as a help-fit. Instead he saw her as someone who will enhance his economic status.

The woman on the other hand was genuinely looking to settle into a blissful mar-riage and because she felt that she is now ‘old’, decided to settle for the man who was available at that time. At this point we can see that the motives are opposed. This did not make for a good foundation in the marriage. They were not compatible socially, re-ligiously, physically and in spite of every effort to make it work, it fell apart and ended with much bitterness. All of the heartache at-tached to the story above could have been avoided if the woman was not under pressure to prove to the world that ‘I made it to the altar too ’ In some situations, women marry because of loneliness or just the need to procre-ate. Just because another human being is around you does not mean that loneli-ness will just vanish. If you make the mistake of marry-

ing someone who also has emotional issues which has not been dealt with, your situation will be compound-ed. God is interested in our relationships. The book of Psalms chapter 68:6, States, “God places the lonely in families...” (NLV) Let God be the one that will settle you. You cannot do it on your own. Seeking Counsel Many people have made very serious mistakes in choosing life partners. They rely on friends and family to tell them that it is OK to marry that man because he is rich, connected, or hand-some. All that glitter is not gold. The best counselor is the Holy Spirit when you pray and stay in close fellowship with God. I un-derstand that some of the people reading this may not know Him. You can. Find out more information from the number below.

In his book titled ‘If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen!’ Dave Meurer says, “There is really no such thing as a match made in heaven. Rather God has chosen to

grant us a match made in Sheboigan or Mineapolis or wherever you happen to live. It is all very earthly, with lots of ups and downs, stupid arguments, hurt feel-ings, and saying “I’m sorry will you forgive me” He states further,

‘A great marriage is not when the “perfect couple comes together. It is when an imperfect man and im-perfect woman come to-gether, crazy for each other, and learn to accommodate, and even come to enjoy their differences’

Happy fishing…….

Rev. Grace Eledan is the founder of Women Aflame Intl.., a friendship network, intercession ministry and charity organization men-toring and mobilizing women to evangelize. She is also co-pastor of People of Faith Intl. Church. (718) 503-2580

MARRIAGE – The way it is meant to beWoman, Think before you leap…..

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81 Students voted for their favorite afternoon snack - cupcakes pr popsicles. There are 8 times as many votes as for popsicles. How many fewer students voted for popsicles?A. 5/pB. p - 5C. p + 5D. p/5E. 1- p + 5

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ACROSS1. Any similar heavi-er-than-air aircraft, as a glider or heli-copter.

4 The largest unit in the U.S Army Forces

6 A person who is fully grown or devel-oped or of age

7 One or more CDs, cassettes, or long-playing records re-leased as a single item

9 The part extending from the shoulder to the wrist

10 A plant or veg-etable

13. A stir in the at-mosphere; a light breeze

16.Document issued by a country to a

citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country17.Ingredient or vegetable18. Particles of dirt

DOWN1. A warship built with an extensive flat deck space

2. Leap or spring

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4. A set of letters or other signs used in a writing system

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8. Used to paint

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12. Trousers

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A. mellow:favorableB. hospitable:unfavorableC. vindictive: favorableD. gigantic: unfavorableE. lax:favorable

3. LETHARGIC : ENERGY

A. despondent: melancholyB. leisurely: relaxationC. notorious:infamyD. mellow: wrathE. lavish: extravagance

Father Of WhoA man walk into a supermarket and notices a beautiful woman staring at him.

She stares for quite some time, so finally the man asked “Do I know you?”

The woman answers “I think your the father of one of my kids”.

The man thinks for a minute then

realizes this kid she is talking about must be the result of the one and only time he ever cheated on his wife.

So he says to the woman “are you the stripper that was at my best friends bachelor party about 5 years ago?” “The woman looks at him horrified and says “No, I’m your son’s teacher”.

Human RaceA little girl asked her mother, “How did the human race come about?”

The Mother answered, “God made Adam and Eve; they had children and, so all mankind was made.”

A few days later, the little girl asked her father the same question. The father answered, “Many years ago there were monkeys, and

we developed from them.”

The confused girl returns to her mother and says, “Mom, how is it possible that you told me that the human race was created by God , and Papa says we devel-oped from monkeys?” The Mother answers, “Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about the origin of my side of the family, and your father told you about his side.”

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All of us in life at one time or the other have gotten to the cross-road of resistance and avoidance; it is our reality however that often times we do not know what to do. By the time you finish reading this article, you would know what to resist and what to avoid in Jesus name.

What is resistance?The word ‘resist’ means to “withstand or strive against or oppose” - push / fight against something or someone.

What should I resist?The bible says we should “…resist the devil, and he shall flee” – James 4:7 It also says we should resist the devil, our ad-versary, during trials and temptations – not to succumb to his roaring – and God will strengthen and settle us. – 1 Peter 5:7-10

Errors we often make:• Many Christians resist the Holy Spirit instead the devil and persons of evil – Acts 7:51• They resist the

Holy Spirit by perse-cuting God’s people – Acts 7:52• They resist the Holy Spirit by refus-ing to keep the law / commandments of God – Acts 7:53• Some resist the Holy Spirit by failing to receive the gifts of the Spirit and failing to walk in His fruit. They allow pride in their hearts, saying “the gifts of the Holy Spirit are no longer functional, therefore not necessary.”

What does God resist?We must however come to realization that God Himself “resists the proud, …” – 1 Peter 5:5No wonder, it was this pride what made Lucifer to fall from heaven – Isa. 14:12-15

Satan’s power is limitedThe book of James 4:7 clearly shows that Satan is limited; this scripture says “resist the devil and he will flee.” You know that it is only a fearful person or thing who flees. This is to say Satan can flee from us if we push against (resist) him. He is not as pow-erful as he seems. This is why the bible told us that he just “walks like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” – 1 Pet. 5:8. Please get your courage from the bible; Isa. 14:15 already says Satan will go to hell, there-fore be not afraid of

him, rather resist him and he will run from you. Say to yourself, “Satan has no power over me” Repeat it and continue to believe it.

How to resist the devil:By using God’s words again the devil – as Jesus did in the wil-derness – Mat. 4:4, 7, 10-Don’t be afraid to say to the devil ‘the Lord rebuke you Satan’ – Zech 3:2; Jude 1:9 By praying – Mat. 26:41By not consenting to anyone who tells you there is another God somewhere – Duet. 13:8By putting on the whole armor of God – Eph. 6:11By remaining stead-fast in the faith, not giving up in times of

affliction – 1 Pet. 5:9

Resist the devil but FLEE / ABSTAIN FROM (AVOID) SIN – 1 TIM. 6:11To flee is “to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight or to move swiftly; fly; speed” – Random House dictionaryTo this end I want to

reaffirm to you today that there is need to run away from sins, because sins do not leave us alone just because we have ac-cepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We are the ones who need to run away from sins.

What does the bible

say about fleeing from sin?It says we should flee from it.

Flee from: 1. Idolatry - 1 Cor. 10:142. False doctrines and those who cause friction among breth-ren. The bible says, “… flee these things

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Enemies of destiny may also find you vulnerable and weak; they may therefore set out to sneak into your life for destruction, but as Herod failed over the life of Jesus, every kind of Herod in your life

shall fail in Jesus name.

Should I Resist or Avoid?

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A few weeks ago I re-ceived the sad news that a good friend and business partner, Dawn James-Williams, had passed away. Her death was completely unex-pected. She began to show symptoms only a few weeks before being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Dawn’s story was unusual for the immigrant experi-ence, for after living in New York for more than two decades and not being even close to retirement she and her husband, Colin, decided to move back home to Antigua, West Indies. Among their dreams were to build a home, give back to their community of birth, and reconnect with family while en-joying yearlong warm weather. While many friends here felt that their decision to return home at yet a young age was imprudent, as a friend I was person-ally happy for them. They were following an uncharted route by creating their own op-portunity to write a new chapter for their lives.

Upon their move to

Antigua they made good on their promise and began to work on starting a business while getting involved in their community. The impact of their contributions was im-mediately felt. They started support groups for women, young girls and boys, got ac-tively involved in their church, and began working on a commu-nity initiative to restore and repair the grounds of the local cemetery. Eleven months after their arrival in Antigua, Dawn was dead. It had not even been a full year. How could this even be?

When death knocks at our door unexpect-edly, besides the in-evitable pain and grief we begin to ask ques-tions. We ask God and we ask ourselves - why? What signs did we miss? What could we have done differ-ently? What could we have said and did not? But one thing is sure, death also brings along lessons for the living. Yet, often times because the pain is so intense we are not capable of paying at-tention long enough to learn. In the midst of the soreness of our hearts, God speaks to the living but we must be willing to listen and learn. Dawn’s untime-ly death has taught me the following very im-portant lessons:

1) Who you are in life is who you will be in death. As the wife of a

minister and a daugh-ter of missionaries, I have been to more fu-nerals than the average person. To this day I am always astonished that it does not matter how mean a person might have been in their lifetime when they die, it seems that people only have good things to say about them. It is as if people feel compelled to lie out of compassion. The truth is that what-ever evil or pain we caused in life it cannot be erased with our death. This is why in life we must live right.

2) Life is short and unpredictable. None of us has a patent on tomorrow. For many

of us, tomorrow may never come. Living life in isolation, resent-ment and un-forgive-ness is never wise. Our life may not last long enough to make things right. This is why the time to make things right is always now. How many of us make plans for the golden years of retirement. We plan to migrate, we plan to give back, we plan to reconnect with family, and we plan to take care of our health but what if the golden years never come? The time to visit and reconnect with family is now. The time to give back to our com-munities and take care of ourselves is today. Don’t leave for tomor-

row what you can do today.

3) Your life can make a difference. Contrary to popular belief, it does not take great movements or famous people to change the world. Things happen because of the dedica-tion of committed in-dividuals. We are all placed on this earth to make a differ-

ence. When Dawn and Colin decided to return to Antigua, they did not have thousands of dollars in a retire-ment fund but that did not stop them from giving back. They un-derstood that it is the giving of self that will make a difference. Today as many mourn the passing of Dawn many are also thank-ful for the difference she made in their lives. Her contributions in life remain priceless.

Copyright 2011 by Norka Blackman-RichardsNorka Blackman-Richards is an educa-tor, a writer and an empowerment speaker on women, education, diversity and genera-tional issues. She is the Chief Editor of Empowerment 4 Real Women, the Founder of 4 Real Women In-ternational, Inc., and the Global Developer for The Global Com-munity for Change. She teaches for CUNY at Queens College.

Norka Blackman-RichardsUSI News Columnist

When death knocks at our door unexpectedly, besides the inevi-table pain and grief we begin to ask questions. We ask God. We

ask ourselves. Why? What signs did we miss? What could we have done differently? What could we have said and did not?

Lessons on Life and Death

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home had multiple bedrooms and bathrooms, Bello made theyoung women sleep on the floor or a couch, would not let them use the shower, but instead required them to bathe with the water in one bucket. Even though the young women cooked all of Bwllo’s meals, they were not allowed to eat the food they cooked, as Bello made them eat cheaper food or, sometimes, food that had spoiled and was moldy. “Laome” testified that she often threw up from the food Bello made her eat, and that at on at least one occasion, Bello made her eat that vomit. In Washington, D.C., Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, said, “The defendant both physically abused and psychologically intimidated these women for her own personal gain. The Department of Justice will continue to vigorously prosecute in-dividuals who force persons to do work against their will.” The evidence also showed that the victims were sleep deprived, and forced to be on call for Bello’s child all night. The women were given ceaseless tasks such as mopping the floor with rags, washing a privacy fence in Bello’s backyard, cutting the grass with a tool called

a cutlass, described as a long knife blade with a wooden handle, and washing the clothes and linens by hand in a bucket. Bello would not let the young women use modern appliances such as the washing machine, dishwasher, or the lawnmower. The evidence showed that Bello never sent the young women to school as she had prom-ised and never gave them any money for their years of work. Bello made the young women totally dependent on her for all their basic ne-cessities and would not let them interact with anyone without Bello being present. “Dupe” finally saved up $60, given to her by friends of Bello, and called a cab. She was assisted by pastors at a church in Marietta after taking the cab to the church.

Brian D. Lamkin, special agent in charge, FBI Atlanta Field Office, said, “The FBI worked very hard to not only apprehend Ms. Bello, who had previously fled the U.S., but to provide the much needed assistance to the victims, one of whom hadn’t seen her parents in ten years. The close coordination with the many law enforce-ment agencies and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in bringing Ms. Bello to justice is a testament to those agents that work these difficult and emo-

tionally exhausting human trafficking cases.” Bello moved out of the United States during the investigation. She was indicted on the charges in September, 2010. She wasfound and arrested at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston upon re-entering the United States.Sentencing for Bello has been set for Aug. 24, 2011, before U.S. District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr.The two forced labor charges and the two labor trafficking charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. The two document servitude counts carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Lastly, the alien har-boring count carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan Coppedge and Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section Deputy Chief Karima Maloney are prosecuting the case. Courtesy: DHS

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Good News is to be shared. It was another day of great joy for another immigrant before an immigration Judge in New York when Attorney Famuy-ide explored a rarely used law to obtain per-manent resident status for the spouse of a Panamanian who was a former employee of the United States in the Panama Canal Zone.

This case was former-ly botched by another attorney some years ago which resulted in this immigrant being placed in removal proceedings. Attor-ney Famuyide was re-tained about two years ago. It was a joyful ending for a journey to obtain permanent resident status which started about 20years ago. Now this immi-grant can now begin to pursue the American dream.

It is important that all immigrants should know that “you are not a failure until you stop trying.” It is im-portant not to give up. There many areas of the law that are rarely explored. This falls under one of them. An attorney could spend a lifetime without en-countering a case of this nature.

Under the U.S. Immi-gration law, there is a group identified as “Special Immigrants”. The law specifically created a unique pro-cedure for obtaining permanent resident status for anyone who falls under this catego-ry. Under this category of Special Immigrants,

we have groups, some of which require em-ployment as a pre-condition to obtaining green card. We also have some jobs that earn you permanent resident status without necessarily through an employer. Some of the groups that qualify as special immigrants are; Afghan/Iraqi Trans-lator, Armed Forces Member, Broadcaster, International Orga-nization Employee, Iraqi Who Assisted the U.S. Government, Afghan Who Assisted the U.S. Government, NATO-6 Nonimmi-grant, Panama Canal Employee, Juvenile Court Dependent, Phy-sician National Interest Waiver and Religious Worker.

This list continues to grow as more and more incentives are required to accomplish U.S. National interest all over the world.

Attorney Famuyide filed the necessary documents required to prove eligibility for relief as the spouse of a special immigrant who worked for the U.S. government in the Panama Canal Zone. At the hearing, Attor-ney Famuyide’s client testified in support of her case and after the hearing, the applica-tion was granted for her to be issued her permanent resident card.

For the benefit of im-migrants out there who might be qualified for this relief; “an employ-ee of the Panama Canal Company, the Canal Zone Government, or

the United States Gov-ernment in the Canal Zone is eligible to apply for a green card (permanent residence) if they have an ap-proved Form I-360, Petition for Amera-sian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant. Eligibility CriteriaTo qualify, the indi-vidual must have been one of the following, at the time the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 was enacted:A resident in the Panama Canal zone who was working for the Panama Canal Company or Canal Zone Government, andWorked for the Panama Canal Company or Canal Zone Govern-ment for at least 1 yearORA Panamanian national who honorably retired from the United States Government employ-ment in the Canal Zone with a total of 15 years or more of faith-ful serviceORAn employee of the Panama Canal Company or Canal Zone Government

who had performed faithful service for five or more years as an employee, andWhose personal safety or the personal safety of his or her spouse or child is in danger as a direct result of the special nature of his or her employment, and was the direct result of the TreatyApplication Process

To apply for a green card while in the United States based on employment with the Panama Canal Company, the Canal Zone Government or the United States Gov-ernment in the Canal Zone, you must file Form I-485, Applica-tion to Register Per-manent Residence or Adjust Status.

This article is for your information only, if you need assistance applying for green card, please feel free to contact Attorney Famuyide at 718-647-6767 or send email to [email protected]. USI News

Attorney Famuyide Wins Big for Panama Canal Worker’s Spouse

This case was formerly botched by another attorney some years ago which resulted in this

immigrant being placed in removal proceed-ings. Attorney Famuyide was retained about two years ago. It was a sweet ending for a journey

to obtain permanent resident status which started about 20years ago


Nigeria has kicked against the United Nations’ resolution that endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgendered peo-ple, warning that the world body could turn into a “guinea pig” of policies that cannot be implemented by member states. Nige-ria’s vote was, how-ever, not enough to defeat the resolution which was passed by the Geneva-based Council with 23 votes in favor,19 against and three abstentees.The resolution brought forward by South Africa was sup-ported by the United

States, the European Union and Latin American countries. Nigeria, which spoke on behalf of the Af-rican group at the council, was prominent among the nations that voted against it, including Rus-sia, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.Speaking on behalf of

the Africa group, Ni-geria’s representative at the Council Osita-dinma Anaedu said African countries, and more than 90% of African people don’t support the resolu-tion.

N I G E R I A V O T E D A G A I N S T G AY R I G H T S D E C L A R AT I O N A S T H E U N I T E D N AT I O N S

P A S S E S L A N D M A R K R E S O L U T I O N .

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F I V E M I L L I O N N A I R A .Mr. Bob Agbede, has offered scholarship worth Five Million to indigent Nigerian best graduating engineer-ing students, spread over the next 10 years. The lucky recipients would be

free to pursue Masters Degree in the field of Engineering at any United States Univer-sity of their choice, beginning from this year. He said that the gesture was part of his way of

giving back to the Ni-gerian society and ap-preciation of the good-ness of God upon his life.

A N I G E R I A N I N T H E R A C E F O R N E W Y O R K C I T Y C O U N C I L S E AT.

A Nigerian, David Kayode says he will run for a seat in the New York City Council, hoping to become the first African to be elected into the council. Kayode, a Baptist minister and staff of the New York City Department of Homeless Services, is running for the 28th Council District in the election to be held in Novem-ber. He said in New York that his campaign would focus on employment, education, housing and public safety for his constitu-ents in New York.Kayode, is a native of Ijero Kingdom in Ekiti State, who im-migrated to the United States in 1977, said his close relationship with the former city councilman White would serve as a boost to his campaign. He is a democrat and a strong supporter of President Barack Obama. He is married to

Adunni and they have five chil-dren - three girls and two boys.The New York City Council, the law-making body of the City of New York comprises of 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. Olakunle O. Bolarinwa,Is a Nightline Family Member Of The Voice Of America {VOA}.E-mail: [email protected]

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M I N O R I T I E S . The Association of British-Nigeri-an councilors have pledged support for ethnic minorities, Including Nigerians living in the United Kingdom. Councilor Adedamola Aminu, the newly Elected chairman of the association, gave the pledge at the as-sociation’s annual general meeting and elec-tion of its officials in London. According to the relevant 2007 statistics, nearly 31% of London’s population is from ethnic minority com-

munities.Aminu said the asso-ciation would tackle among other things, the incessant violence and gun Killing of youths, es-pecially in the Nige-rian community. He also said, they will raise these concerns with the ap-propriate authorities and agencies, includ-ing the central gov-

ernment of the United Kingdom, with a view to finding long lasting solutions to them. He expressed concern over the un-der-representation of the ethnic minorities in decision making bodies in the United Kingdom and urged members of the community, especial-ly Nigerians, to show more


NIGERIA- With the recently concluded general polls, which has been widely ad-judged as the freest and fairest in the country’s history and the suc-cessful inauguration of new administrations across the three tiers of government, hopes are high that the healing process has already begun. Thus, Nigeri-ans, home and abroad, and indeed the interna-tional community can look forward to con-siderable growth and development in all the sectors of government, under the new dispen-sation. One vital area the new government needs to urgently look into is the healing of the na-tion’s ailing health care system. Nigeri-ans, regardless of their socioeconomic status, deserve a quality and accessible health care service delivery system.The country operates a three-tier govern-ment made up of the Federal government, State governments and the Local govern-ment Areas. The three-

tiers of government share varying levels of responsibilities for providing health care services, with no clear cut distinction. The Federal Government is largely responsible

for providing policy guidance, planning and coordination of state-level implemen-tation of the National Health Policy as well as maintenance of health management in-formation systems and disease surveillance. The Federal govern-ment is also responsi-ble for drug regulation, vaccine management, training of health pro-fessionals and provi-sion of tertiary health

care services through the teaching hospitals, specialized facilities i.e. psychiatric and or-thopedic hospitals and some medical centers located in certain parts of the Country.

The responsibility for management of health facilities and programs is shared by the State Ministries of Health, State Hospital Man-agement Boards, and the Local Government Areas (LGAs). The State governments operate the second-ary health facilities (general hospitals) and in some cases tertiary hospitals, as well as some primary health care facilities. The state

government is also in-volved in the training of nurses, midwives, health technicians and the provision of tech-nical assistance to the local government health facilities.

The local govern-ments on their parts oversee the operations of primary health care facilities within their geographic areas. With this structure in place, one would ordinarily expect a functional health care service delivery at the various levels of health care, especially at the rural areas where there is low access to or-thodox medical treat-ments; however, this

is, sadly, not the case. As with other aspects of public governance, there are fairly good health care policies re-flecting the good inten-tions of the government but the implementation

and sustainability of the policies remains a herculean task.The primary health care centers are sup-posed to be situated in every ward in all the local governments within the federation to allow the citizenry ease of access to basic medical services es-pecially at the rural areas, and help with the promotion of com-munity health and environmental sanita-

tion. But a trip around some of these facilities especially in the rural areas will show that the centers are in no position to effectively deliver primary health care services. Besides the fact that the centers are generally short staffed with very few qualified hands. The registered nurses and midwives attached to the centers are often urban dwellers who occasionally visit the centers at their con-venience leaving their patients at the mercy of the ill trained support staff who the ignorant members of the com-munities refer to as Doctors and Nurses. There are few lucky communities that have centers with straight- out of- school Doctors on National youth service attached to them. The generally dirty surroundings of the centers, especially those in the rural areas, speak volume of the competence of the staffers to educate the members of their host communities about the need to sanitize their environment and main-tain personal hygiene to safeguard their health. Also, the dispensaries are always short of es-sential drugs, hence if the medications needed by a patient are not any of the vaccines donated by the interna-tional donor agencies, such patient may have to travel to the nearest local pharmacy to.....

Ayobami OdeyemiInternational Correspondent

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One vital area the new government needs to urgently look into is the healing of the nation’s ailing health care

system. Nigerians, regardless of their socioeconomic status, deserve a quality and accessible health care service delivery

system.

Health

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Contd from pg 21…” - 1 Tim 6:3-11; Rm. 16:173. Evil desires of youth – 2 Tim. 2:22; sinful desires – 1 Pet. 2:114. Sexual immorality (for-nication – sex before mar-riage, etc.) - 1 Cor. 6:18 This is so serious because if someone like David, “a man after God’s own heart” could fall into the sin of sexual im-morality, then anyone could fall into it. This is why the Bible says we should run. I read an article on CBN.com and the title is “Escap-ing Sexual Sin Before it’s Too Late” – written by Rev. Marty O’Rouke. A question was raised in the article, saying, “When do you need to flee?” I quote:• “When you find your-self thinking about a “friend, co-worker, ministry partner, counselee” and how much you enjoy being with this person -- FLEE! • When you look forward to spending more time with this person and you make sure you look especially nice if you know you might

see your “friend” that day -- FLEE! • If you begin to fantasize about being with this person or knowingly start touching your “friend” in “innocent” ways -- FLEE! • When you become more secretive about your inter-action with your “friend” because people like your spouse might “misunder-stand” your friendship -- FLEE! • If you receive cards, e-mails or presents from this person that you would not want your spouse to see -- FLEE! • When you find yourself comparing your spouse in an unfavorable way to your “friend”-- FLEE! • If you start confiding in your “friend” about your marital problems – FLEE”

5. Profane and vain bab-bling talks - 2 Tim. 2:16, 23; 1 Tim 6:20 ;Tit. 3:9;6. The path of the wicked - Prov. 4:14-177. All appearances of evil - 1 Thess. 5:22

Example of someone who fled from sin: Joseph – Gen. 39:1-12That was the way Joseph chose to live his life; how are you leaving yours? How will you continue to live your life from this day on? It seems as if the only way to overcome some sins is by flight.Why should we run from sin?Because sin enslaves people – John 8:34; Rom 6:16; Rom. 7:14 & 25

Why don’t we run from sins?• May be we don’t believe they can hurt us; but the bible says the wages of sin is death• May be we love them more than God; but if we say that’s not the case, then we should start showing God love by preferring Him over those sins.

How can we run from sin?• By cutting off (avoid-ing or walking away) from

those things that entrap us, as Jesus advises in Mark 9:43-47

Conclusion:In 1862, a woman by the name of Leslie wrote a hymn titled, “If you are tired of the load of your sins, let Jesus come into your life now…” – This must be what Jesus meant in Mat. 11:28 when He said, “come to me…”; “If you are tired of the load of your sin, Let Jesus come into your heart; If you desire a new life to begin, Let Jesus come into your heart. Just now, your doubt-ings give o’er; Just now, reject Him no more; Just now, throw open the door; Let Jesus come into your heart.” Source: http://www.hymnal .ne t /hymn.php /h/1038#ixzz1MM7iqmWL

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Greetings Sir. My name is AA. I am from Republic of Benin West Africa. I have been married to an American citizen since 2007 in North Carolina. A few months after our mar-riage myself and my wife started having a lot of misun-derstanding so I moved from North Carolina to New York

where I live right now. I have never filed any document with the immigra-tion and I will love to file now .Can I still file? When I separated from my wife I left behind every proof of me and her being together. The only thing I have left is my marriage pictures. Now my wife has a baby for someone else and lives with another man. It is a long story. Sir I need your advice to move on with my life. May GOD bless you for all the information you provide to the community.

Thanks for your mail. Sorry about your marriage not working out, now you need to move on. You can no longer file with the marriage to a woman who is cur-rently with another man with a child. It appears that you abandoned the marriage some years ago. It appears that

the marriage was not documented. It also appears that you both have decided

Hi. I stumbled on your blog/web-site, and I am curious about some-thing. I shredded my confirmation number printout for DV Lottery

2012 after checking the result in May 2011 and re-alizing that I did not win. I safeguarded the confir-mation number for so long. Now that the May 2011 result has been canceled how do I know if I am selected when the result is released on July 15, 2011. Is there any alterna-tive to the online verification? Do selected candidates often get mailed via post again?

Thanks for visiting us online. I quite sympathize with your plight. You must have decided to shred the confirmation number in a fit of anger. It must have been that you wanted to put another disappointment behind you, but there is a good lesson in your case

for the future. It is not over until it is over. Unfortunately, your case seems hopeless unless the U.S. Department of State changes their mind again to send the result by mail. The last instruction from the State Department is that the result will not be sent by mail, so the only means of checking the result will be online using your confirmation number.

My name is Marco Perez I am an illegal immigrant from Gresham, Oregon. I have lived in the United States since I entered in 1995 at age 3. This is the only country I know. I currently graduated from High School

and I want to go on to College. I was wondering if the Dream Act passes would I be able to benefit from it. Would it help so that I can get an I.D and drivers license because up to now, I have been working under the table and I get paid under the table. I want a nor-mal job so I don’t have to be stressing if they pay me or not.

Thanks for your mail. You are a perfect candidate for the Dream Act provided you have no criminal record. It appears that your problem will be solved once the law is passed. You need to be proactive in reaching out to your Congress repre-

sentative to support the passage of the bill. The Dream Act when passed will provide illegal aliens who entered the United States before the age of sixteen with benefits that will lead to permanent resident status. These aliens will be able to apply for permanent residence after 3years or 6yrs on a probationary status. The requirements are that the alien must demonstrate good moral char-acter. The alien must not have abandoned the alien’s residence in the United States. The alien must have completed at least 1 of the following: (i) The alien has acquired a degree from an institution of higher education in the United States or has completed at least 2 years, in good standing, in a program for a bachelor’s degree or higher degree in the United States. (ii) The alien has served in the uniformed services for at least 2 years and, if discharged, has received an honorable discharge. The alien has provided a list of all of the secondary educational institutions that the alien attended in the United States. If you meet all these requirements, you will get your legal status documents when the Dream Act is passed. Good luck.

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to move on. What you need to do right now is to file for divorce to set yourself free of the marriage. If you meet another woman, marriage will still work for you, but this time you must do things right. Do not attempt to use the North Carolina marriage to file, because at the end

Hello Mr. Famuyide, I was reading the U.S Immigration News and I wanted to know

if you would know or have a solution to my problem: I am an illegal immigrant at the age of 16. I am about to go to College this August and I know not having my papers will be a real problem when trying to get a job to help pay for school. I was smuggled up here when I was 10. My sister is a green card holder, but I and my mother are not. So please I ask again if there is nothing that can be done to help my situation. I really look forward to your reply.

Thanks for your mail. You will definitely need the law to change. The Dream Act or the Comprehensive Immigra-tion Reform will work for you. Likewise, if the Section 245(i) of the Immigration & Nationality Act is returned, you could get green card through your mother if she is

filed for by her U.S. citizen spouse. Please continue to call or write to your Congress representative to support the passage of the Comprehensive Im-migration Reform.

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A conviction under section 21-3843(a)(1) of the Kansas Statutes Annotated for viola-tion

of the no-contact provision of a protec-tion order issued pur-suant to section 60-3106 of the

Kansas Protection from Abuse Act con-stitutes a deportable offense under section

237(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(E)(ii) (2006).

FOR RESPON-DENT: Leon Versfeld, Esquire, Kansas City, Missouri

BEFORE: Board Panel: GRANT, MAL-PHRUS, and MUL-LANE, Board Mem-bers.

MULLANE, Board Member:

In a decision dated July 8, 2010, an Im-migration Judge found the respondent remov-able for violation of a protection order under section 237(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(E)(ii) (2006), and ordered him removed from the United States. The respondent has appealed from that decision. The appeal will be dismissed.

The respondent is a native and citizen of South Africa who en-tered the United States in 2004 as a nonim-migrant and adjusted his status to that of

a lawful permanent resident on March 11, 2008. The District Court of Kiowa Coun-ty, Kansas, issued a temporary order on April 28, 2010, grant-ing the respondent’s wife protection from abuse pending a hear-ing scheduled for May 26, 2010. Included in

that order was a re-quirement that the re-spondent not contact his wife or request an-other person to contact her, either

directly or indirectly. On May 6, 2010, the respondent was con-victed under section 21-3843 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated of violating the terms of the protection order and of harassment by phone under section 21-4113(a)(2).

In a Notice to Ap-pear (Form I-862) dat-ed May 12, 2010,1 the Department of Home-land Security charged the respondent with removal under section 237(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the Act as an alien who had violated that por-tion

of a protection order that involved “protec-tion against credible threats of violence,

repeated harassment, or bodily injury” to the person for whom the protection order was issued. The respon-dent filed a motion to terminate the pro-ceedings, arguing that his attempt to make a phone call to his wife’s home in violation of the no-contact provi-sion of the temporary protection order did not fall within section 237(a)(2)(E)(ii). The Immigration Judge de-termined that because each part of the protec-tion order was entered to protect

the respondent’s wife and children from fu-ture abuse at his hands, the respondent’s viola-tion of the no-contact provision rendered him removable.

We review the Im-migration Judge’s determination regard-ing this question of law de novo. 8 C.F.R.

§ 1003.1(d)(3)(ii) (2011). Our analysis begins with looking at two statutes that are critical for decid-ing this case. The first is section 237(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the Act, the ground of removal, which provides: Any alien who at any time after admission is en-joined under a protec-tion order issued by a court and whom the court determines has engaged in conduct that violates the por-tion of a protection or-der that involves pro-tection against credible threats of violence, repeated harassment, or bodily injury to the person or persons for whom the protection order was issued is de-portable. For purposes of this clause, the term “protection order” means any injunction issued for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts of

domestic violence, in-cluding temporary or final orders issued by civil or criminal courts (other than support or child custody orders or provisions) whether obtained by filing an independent action or as a pendente lite order in another

proceeding. The sec-

ond is the State statute. The respondent was convicted of violat-ing section 21-3843 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated,2 which provides, in pertinent part, as follows: (a) Vi-olation of a protective order is knowingly or intentionally violating: (1) A protection from abuse order issued pursuant to K.S.A. 60-3105, 60-3106 and 60-3107, and amend-ments thereto; (2) a protective order issued by a court or tribunal of any state or Indian tribe that is consistent with the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 2265, and amendments thereto;

(3) a restraining or-der issued pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2243, 38-2244 and 38-2255 and K.S.A. 60-1607, and amendments thereto; (4) an order issued in this or any other state as a condition of pre-

trial release,diversion, probation,

suspended sentence, postrelease supervi-sion or at any other time during the crimi-nal case that orders the person to refrain from having any direct or indirect contact with another person;

(5) an order issued in this or any other state as a condition of release after convic-tion or as a condition of a supersede as bond pending disposition of an appeal, that orders the person to refrain from having any direct or indirect contact with another person; or (6) a protection from stalk-ing order issued pursu-ant to K.S.A. 60-31a05 or 60-31a06, and amendments thereto. The respondent’s con-viction does not spec-ify under which part of section 21-3843 he was convicted. Moreover, the statute included violations of court orders that would not be covered by section 237(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the Act. For example, a restraining order issued pursuant to section 60-1607 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated pertains to orders involving the disposition of property pending final judg-ment on a petition for divorce, so a violation of section 21-3843(a)(3) would not be a re-movable offense under section 237(a)(2)(E)(ii). Therefore the re-spondent’s conviction for violating section

MaTTer of rudolf STrYdoM, reSPondenT

Decided May 24, 2011U.S. Department of Justice

Executive Office for Immigration ReviewBoard of Immigration Appeals

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Eric HolderU.S Attorney General


Class Action Filed Against Hillary Clinton for Canceled DV Lottery 2012 Result

As speculated in last month’s edition of the U.S. Immigration News, this is to inform our readers that a class action has been filed on behalf of those who won the DV Lottery 2012 in the result re-leased on May 2, 2011 that was subsequently canceled.

The plaintiffs in the law suit are from over five different coun-tries. This is still break-ing news. USI News will keep our readers posted in the August issue of our newspa-per. The law suit was filed by a group of lawyers in California. USI News supports this move because of the untold emotional and physical hardship the cancellation inflict-ed on winners. Here is an Excerpt from the law suit; “1. Named Plaintiffs and class members (hereinafter Plain-tiffs) seek restoration of a broken commit-ment made to them in writing by the U.S. Government in May 2011, granting them the opportunity to proceed with an appli-

cation to immigrate (a “green card” ap-plication) under the terms of the 2012 D i v e r -sity Visa Lottery.2. Plain-tiffs come from dif-f e r e n t b a c k -

grounds and all around the world. Some are currently resident in the U.S. and working on temporary work visas or study-ing, seeking to transi-tion to permanent legal status. Others reside abroad and have ex-pressed an interest in both the American way of life and living up to our standards and values by pursuing this legitimate and legal opportunity to attempt to realize their dream.3. All Plaintiffs law-fully and properly fol-lowed the rules set by the Defendant Depart-ment of State (DOS or Department) for enter-ing the 2012 Diversity Visa Lottery (com-monly known as the “Green Card Lottery”). In the first few days of May 2011, all received an official U.S.Government notifi-cation advising that they had been success-ful in this endeavor - meaning that they had been among the “lucky few”, less than 1%- se-lected to go forward with the process of applying for a green card. DOS then broke this commitment, de-claring the results void and appointing a new

drawing date in mid-July. It cited to a com-puter glitch, leading to a skewing of results, with the overwhelm-ing majority of select-ees coming from those who submitted their petitions on the first two days of the entry period.4. Two key facts that are undisputed by all parties, including DOS are: a) the Plaintiffs did not do anything wrong, and b) the only party with any wrong-doing in the matter of the 2012 DiversityVisa Lottery program is DOS itself.5. Despite this agreed apportionment of zero blame to Plaintiffs, DOS has failed to perform its nondiscre-tionary duty to process the approved petitions of Plaintiffs. Instead, it has taken an arbitrary and capricious course of action that punishes the Plaintiffs by break-ing the previously made written commit-ment made to them - and denying them the opportunity to prog-ress with an immigrant visa or adjustment of status application as mandated by statute, 8 U.S.C. §1154(a)(1 )(I)(i)(ll), and regulation, 22 C.F.R. § 42.33(d).6. The damage caused to the Plaintiffs by this unfair and illegal act carried out by DOS has been devastating. During the window of time between the pub-lishing of the lottery “winners” andDOS’ purported re-scission of the results; approximately 22,000 individuals - these Plaintiffs and class

members - received notification that they were selected. l Thou-sands of these individ-ualselectees took action to pursue the green card process. There are thousands of specific events that can only begin to explain the pain this has caused - individuals leaving jobs, turning down of offers selling posses-sions including cars, cancelling long-term residential leasearrangements, getting married, collectively spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in courierand postal costs to file applications, undertak-ing medical examina-tions, undergoing vac-cinations, returning to home countries - all on the strength of the in-writing notification made by the U.S. Gov-ernment.

7. However the most extreme pain lies in the psychological trauma of having longstanding hopes, often lifelong dreams, of a better life being honestly and fairly “won”, and then cruelly and unfairly taken away by the De-partment of State. All members of the plain-tiff group value the opportunity granted to them by “winning” the green card lottery more than money. ThePlaintiff group has not expressed an interest in monetary compen-sation. All Plaintiffs simply want the com-mitment originally made to them by the United States govern-ment to be honored.8. DOS will argue

that it was required to break its written com-mitment to 22,000 in-dividuals to comply with a congressional mandate. This is not true. The key mandate that Congress placed on the Department of State is that petition-ers qualify “through random selection...” 8 U.S.C. §I 154(a)(I)(I)(ii)(Ll). Although DOS did mismanage the running of the lottery and generate the results in an unusual way as a result of an apparent computer glitch, the critical failure was not to properly and objec-tively consider, after the event of drawing, if the outcome was or was not random as re-quired by Congress.9. The outcome was indeed not uniform, but nevertheless still random as required by law.Tragically, the non-uniform result prompt-ed a kneejerk reaction by DOS to announce thecancellation of results, bringing untold dev-astation to the 22,000 “winning” individuals involved. Had it taken the time and diligence to stringently and critically analyze the results DOS officials would have found that - although unusual- the results are most cer-tainly still random, and still unscrupulously fair to all parties in-volved.10. Had DOS made an objective assessment of the results, against the congressional mandatestated by Congress, and using a straightfor-ward dictionary defi-

nition, it would have found that the origi-nal results were both random and fair. By not carrying out this analysis, DOS has ex-hibited callous indif-ference to the 22,000 selected individuals involved. DOS has breached its ministerial duties to 1) conduct the Lottery in an objective fashion and 2) process the approved petitions and subsequently sub-mitted paperwork of those selected to con-clusion. The action it took in purporting to void the lottery results and breaking the previ-ously made-in-writing commitments were not commensurate with the facts of the situ-ation, were arbitrary and capricious, and have caused irrepa-rable damage to Plain-tiffs.II. The Plaintiffs merely seek a solu-tion that preserves all aspects of their status as “approvedpetitioner” in the 2012 Diversity Visa Lottery, which is their rightful status given Congress’intent that selectees be chosen in a random and fair manner and the in-writing commit-mentalready made to them by the Department of State.”

This is for your infor-mation only. If you need assistance regard-ing this matter, please feel free to contact Attorney Famuyide at 718-647-6767 or send email to [email protected].

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