Divisive Public Charge Rule Subject to Review by Court and Federal Agencies
The last month has witnessed a double assault on actions surrounding public charge inadmissibility. The Supreme Court has agreed to take...
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- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
Don't Delay, Apply Today! DACA Recipients Face an Uncertain Future as Court Ruling Draws Near
In December 2020, thousands of young people flocked to apply for DACA (“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals”) after a federal judge...
- Jan 27, 2021
- 4 min
Biden Terminates Discriminatory Travel Bans Impacting Nationals from Muslim & African Countries
In a bid to create a more humane immigration system, President Biden issued Proclamation 10141: ‘Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to...
- Dec 24, 2020
- 3 min
The Road Ahead: Processing U.S. Visas Amidst A Global Pandemic
Background In April 2020, the White House implemented Presidential Proclamation 10014 (P.P. 10014). It sought to halt the entrance of...
- Nov 4, 2020
- 1 min
Public Charge Rule Lives... Again... For Now
Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit entered an administrative stay of the lower district court's ruling. The...
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
U.S. Federal Court Strikes Down Public Charge Rule Yet Again
BREAKING: A federal district court has just granted summary judgment vacating the Trump Administration's enhanced "Public Charge Rule" in...
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
USCIS's Big Ban on Blanks!
It is unsurprising that this Administration, which brought us policies like "Zero Tolerance Family Separation" and "No Dark Courtrooms",...
- Oct 20, 2020
- 2 min
U.S. State Department Proposing to Eliminate "B-1 in Lieu of H" Visas.
The U.S. State Department has announced plans to summarily terminate "B-1 in lieu of H" visas. Immigration lawyers have been regularly...
- Oct 12, 2020
- 2 min
Get USCIS to Waive the Interview for Your U.S. Permanent Residence
Year after year, countless foreign nationals obtain U.S. permanent residence by marrying U.S. citizens and filing to Adjust Status....
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Au Pair Program Crippled with Immediate Moratorium
The U.S. Department of State ("DOS") is immediately imposing a moratorium on growth in the J-1 Au Pair Program. This program permits...
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Administration Raises the Bar on H-1B Eligibility
The Administration is publishing rules that will change the computation of prevailing wage levels, the effect of which will make it more...
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Annual "Green Card" Lottery (DV-2022) Opens on October 7, 2020!
The annual Diversity Visa Program a/k/a "the Green Card Lottery" will be open for registration from Wednesday October 7, 2020 (12:00 p.m....
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
More Premium Processing: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?
While the expansion of premium processing will be hailed by many foreign nationals as a godsend, we should all be cautiously optimistic...
- Sep 28, 2020
- 1 min
Major Fee Hike to Affect Immigration Applications Postmarked After October 1, 2020.
Due to the hefty increase in U.S. immigration fees that goes into effect at the end of this week, foreign nationals are assiduously...
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
DHS Plans on Completely Eliminating Flexible "Duration of Status" Admissions
Traditionally, certain nonimmigrant foreign nationals, such as students, exchange visitors, and foreign media personnel (F, J, and I...
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
USCIS Retroactively Imposes Public Charge Requirement, Requests Burdensome I-944 Forms
Earlier today, USCIS announced, effective immediately, it would be imposing the enhanced public charge rule on applications for U.S....
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
U.S. Federal Judge Denies USCIS's Request to Dismiss H-1B Class-Action Lawsuit.
Last week, a federal judge in California, Judge Susan van Keulen, denied a request by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) to...
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
U.S. Senate Declines to Grant TPS to Venezuelans
Yesterday, lawmakers attempting to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Venezuelan nationals failed in the Senate. The...
- Sep 15, 2020
- 1 min
Crippling USCIS's National Benefits Center Hurts Economic Recovery
While a massive planned layoff at that facility had been recently scrapped, a threat to the contractors working there has nevertheless...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
AILA Files Lawsuit to Prevent Substantial USCIS Fee Hikes
The American Immigration Lawyers Association has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security seeking to enjoin the...
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