May 26, 2023|Contributed by: Zachary New
Without much fanfare, the Department of State has put out a news release titled “Facilitating Travel and Safeguarding National Security.” In it, the Department announces a more streamlined process for the “extensive security screening” all visa applicants must undergo prior to visa issuance. It states that since October 2022, most cases that would have previously […]
May 24, 2023|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
This month United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released new information regarding the coming family parole process for people from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (and the modernization of existing family reunification parole for nationals of Cuba and Haiti). USCIS indicates that more information will be announced in mid-June 2023. While the agency […]
May 3, 2023|Contributed by: Jennifer Howard
Last year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it was requesting contract bids to aid the agency in establishing a new alternative to detention (ATD) program for young adults in removal proceedings in the United States. The program – deemed the Young Adult Case Management Program (YACMP) – was launched in 16 metropolitan […]
April 27, 2023|Contributed by: Zachary New
An immigration case is once again before the Supreme Court in the case United States v. Hansen. This case involves a fairly unknown provision of immigration law, and how it collides with a Constitutional Amendment we don’t often see implicated in the immigration world: the First Amendment. The law at issue in the case is […]
April 26, 2023|Contributed by: Luke Niermann
Earlier this week, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it would begin testing a new GPS monitoring device, worn on the wrist, as another tool in their “Alternatives to Detention” program. Approximately 50 individuals in the Denver area who are facing deportation will participate in the pilot program. Two versions of the watch will […]
April 25, 2023|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
USCIS updated Volumes 5 and 12 the USCIS Policy Manual on April 21, 2023. These sections contain information regarding the adoption of children born abroad and the requirements for citizenship and naturalization. In particular, this update helped to clarify the requirements for how to make an adopted child U.S. citizen. The highlights include: Clarifying how […]
April 24, 2023|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS announced a series of measures intended to provide some flexibility to applicants for immigration benefits. Among those measures, it provided that certain deadlines would be extended. The due date set forth on the following notices was effectively extended by 60 calendar days for notices issued by USCIS from […]
March 31, 2023|Contributed by: Luke Niermann
USCIS recently updated its Policy Manual to address situations when the last day to file a benefit request or respond to a USCIS request falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday. Effective March 29, 2023, USCIS will consider a paper-based filing or response timely if it is received by the next business day. For […]
March 29, 2023|Contributed by: Zachary New
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has officially completed its initial selection of registrants in the FY2024 H-1B Lottery. Companies who have registered prospective employees during the registration period from March 1-March 20 will be notified, and can begin submitting H-1B cap-subject petitions as of April 1. This year’s H-1B registration was, again, not without its […]
March 29, 2023|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
On March 20, 2023, the Social Justice Legal Foundation filed a class action complaint against The Geo Group, one of the largest for-profit prison operators in the United States.[1] In the suit, the Foundation brought the claims of seven current and previous detainees who had suffered from prolonged exposure to HDQ Neutral, a cleaning agent […]
