On September 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would be extending from 60 days to 18 months the periods to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for TPS beneficiaries from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. On December 13, 2023, DHS published a federal register notice reiterating the […]
At long last! The limited, pilot, and did we say limited? Stateside Visa Renewal Program Has Been Announced In what is great news for up to 20,000 individuals in the U.S. seeking to renew their visas without having to make an international trip and risk being stuck outside of the U.S., the Department of State […]
On December 20, 2023, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a precedent decision in Matter of H.N. Ferreira, 28 I&N Dec. 765 (BIA 2023). In H.N. Ferreria, the Board found the Immigration Judge had erred in concluding that he was required to terminate proceedings simply because the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had moved to […]
Navigating the immigration landscape in the wake of a loved one’s passing is a profound journey marked by unique challenges. Last month, we looked at humanitarian reinstatement, a legal mechanism allowing a substitute sponsor to “step in” under certain circumstances for a deceased petitioner, ensuring the progression of an immigration case beyond the petitioner’s passing. […]
The Texas Legislature has passed what the Texas ACLU called one of the most radical anti-immigrant bills ever passed by a legislature. Even though members of both parties conceded that the legislation was unconstitutional, Senate Bill 4 overwhelmingly passed to create a new state crime for unauthorized entry or reentry to Texas from a foreign […]
On November 8, 2023, the District Court for the Southern District of Texas handed the company SpaceX a large win in its litigation against the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section. Challenging the constitutionality of the Department of Justice’s administrative enforcement proceedings that have been brought against it, SpaceX’s litigation here has the […]
There is a general cap for H-2B visas at 66,000 visas per fiscal year, divided into 33,000 visas for H-2B employees starting on April 1st and an additional 33,000 H-2B employees starting on October 1st. With many employer petitioners vying for these visas, they can all be claimed very quickly. Generally, Congress agrees to release […]
Losing a loved one is an experience that profoundly touches the lives of those left behind. The toll it takes is immeasurable for anyone, but the challenges become even more complex when an individual or family’s immigration journey is intertwined with the departed. For instance, typically when the sponsor (petitioner) for an immigration case dies, […]
On September 28, 2023, David Neal, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the agency running the nation’s immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, published guidance to immigration judges on the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement priorities and prosecutorial discretion initiatives. While prosecutorial discretion is exercised by DHS, not the immigration […]
Effective on October 16th, 2023, if your pending asylum case in immigration court was dismissed or terminated, you still have an option available to continue your pursuit for asylum. USCIS now instructs asylum applicants still interested in pursuing asylum to file a new Form I-589 to the USCIS lockbox that has jurisdiction over the applicant’s […]
We’ve filed a case challenging the US Department of Labor over a new rule that dramatically hikes wages for H-1B, H-1B1, PERM and E-3 cases.
This case challenged the Presidential Proclamation 10014 and 10052 with respect to DV winners. The judge has certified the case as a class action …
This case challenged visa processing delays and the Trump Administration’s immigrant visa ban, Presidential Proclamation 10014.
This case features “pair[s] of star-crossed lovers” on whose lives, like Romeo and Juliet’s, a plague has wreaked havoc.
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