U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services can’t sweep aside a Russian worker’s “embarrassing” allegations of illegally retracting an approved petition for
April 4, 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services can’t sweep aside a Russian worker’s “embarrassing” allegations of illegally retracting an approved petition for
Afghan nationals currently in the United States are now eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an initial eighteen months. Pursuant to this new designation, those Afghan nationals present in the U.S. as of March 15, 2022 are eligible to apply for TPS which includes protection from removal and eligibility for work authorization. Afghanistan is the latest country to be designated for TPS, following the Biden Administration adding the Ukraine earlier this month. Learn more in this blog.
On March 10, 2022 Congress passed an omnibus spending package that included provisions for both the reauthorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, as well as modifications to both the Direct and Regional Center programs. The Direct EB-5 visa will now see adjustments to the number of visas of certain Direct projects, and now include visas authorized for participating in new “Infrastructure Projects.” Learn more in this blog.
The Department of Homeland Security announced that Temporary Protected Status will be offered to qualified Ukrainian nationals residing in the United States as of March 1, 2022. TPS is expected to protect thousands of Ukrainians from being returned to their war-torn country while concurrently providing work authorization. The grant of TPS is for an initial 18 month period. Learn more in this blog.
As of late October 2021, the Biden administration, unveiled plans to revamp the definition of the infamous public charge rule.
The Department of State announced on their website that the online registration for the 2023 Diversity Visa Program is set
In a statement released September 3, 2021, USCIS stated that it would extend the validity period for extensions of status
The Trump Administration is preparing to end in-court interpreters for initial Immigration Court hearings. While the Immigration Court typically provides
The Biden Administration announced it will no longer support or defend appellate challenges to the United States Citizenship and Immigration
The Biden Administration has announced that it will offer Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to an estimated 300,000 Venezuelans living in
On February 22, 2021, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments and determine the legality of the Trump Administration’s immigration
The Biden Administration has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to review and update policies related to enforcement guidelines. As
President Biden announced a 100-day moratorium on deportations to allow his Administration time to review relevant priorities for deportation within
Donald Trump, in one of his final acts as President, issued an executive order yesterday deferring removal of Venezuelan nationals
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are poised to present a comprehensive and compassionate immigration reform package to
Un juez federal de Nueva York ordenó a la Administración Trump que comience a aceptar nuevas solicitudes de DACA (Acción
A federal judge in New York has ordered the Trump Administration to begin accepting new DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood
The Executive Office of Immigration Review, the Justice Department agency in charge of administering U.S. Immigration Courts, has proposed a
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has enjoined the Trump Administration from enforcing or
On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to rescind Deferred Action for