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Apr 20, 20212 min read
Gate Keeping: U.S. Supreme Court Assesses TPS Recipients' Eligibility to Obtain Green Cards
After having held a telephone hearing for a current case, Sanchez v. Mayorkas, the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to support the...
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Apr 13, 20212 min read
Biden se prepara para animar a su equipo de reforma migratoria con los nominados de CBP y USCIS
En medio de la crisis de la frontera sur, la Casa Blanca está programada para nominar candidatos para dirigir dos agencias críticas con...
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Apr 13, 20212 min read
President Biden Set to Bolster His Immigration Reform Team With CBP and USCIS Nominees
Amid the southern border crisis, the White House is scheduled to nominate candidates to head two critical agencies under the Department...
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Apr 8, 20213 min read
Expansion of NIE Eligibility for Persons Subject to Geographic Travel Restrictions
Today, the Department of State (DOS) announced that it has expanded the qualification criteria for travelers seeking to procure a...
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Apr 1, 20213 min read
Curtains for PP 10052! Hope Hovers on the Horizon for Those Seeking Employment Visas
On March 31, 2021, President Trump's Proclamation 10052 expired. This proclamation temporarily suspended the issuance of certain...
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Mar 30, 20212 min read
DACA Recipients Left in Limbo Once Again as Federal Judge Defers Ruling
Earlier today, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen deferred ruling on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”)...
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Mar 25, 20212 min read
A Guide to U.S. Dual Citizenship
Becoming a U.S. citizen is a momentous occasion. This change in status endows individuals with several new privileges and protections....
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Mar 16, 20213 min read
Biden Administration Grants Relief to Venezuelan Migrants Through Temporary Protected Status
Last week Monday, the White House released a statement indicating that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be accessible to Venezuelans...
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Mar 2, 20213 min read
Biden Administration Provides Avenues for Family Reunification
At a White House briefing on Monday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has announced avenues of relief for migrant...
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Feb 24, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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...
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Jan 27, 20214 min read
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...
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Dec 24, 20203 min read
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...
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Nov 4, 20201 min read
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...
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Nov 2, 20202 min read
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...
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Oct 22, 20203 min read
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",...
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Oct 20, 20202 min read
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...
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Oct 12, 20202 min read
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....
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Oct 8, 20202 min read
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...
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Oct 7, 20201 min read
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...
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