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USCIS Delay in Issuing Work Permits and Green Cards

July 27, 2020|Contributed by: Shana D. Velez

In June, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) significantly reduced its capacity to produce documents such as Legal Permanent Resident Cards (green cards) and Employment Authorization Documents (work permits).  Thousands of individuals have not received their physical cards despite their applications having been approved.  As a result, many people are facing job losses and/or […]

DACA Saved (for now) by U.S. Supreme Court Decision: What’s Next?

June 26, 2020|Contributed by: Jennifer Howard

What Happened? On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Trump administration’s 2017 attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was legally improper because the government agency failed to provide a reasoned explanation for its action. The 5 to 4 decision did not address whether the DACA program […]

Military Members Class Action Lawsuit over Naturalization

June 26, 2020|Contributed by: Shana D. Velez

On April 28, 2020, the ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of non-citizen military members whose applications for naturalization are being wrongfully denied.  The suit arose from a Department of Defense change in policy that now requires that military servicemen and women satisfy additional criteria including: 1. additional background screening; 2. pass a “military […]

Changes in Regulations Affecting Work Permits for Asylum Seekers Could Result in $255.88 million to $774.46 million in Lost Wages Annually.

June 25, 2020|Contributed by: Jennifer Wadhwa

Following its notice of proposed rulemaking issued last September, USCIS announced on June 19, 2020 that it would adopt its proposed regulations affecting the approval of initial work permit applications for asylum seekers. This new rule, discussed below, affects how quickly the agency must adjudicate an asylum seeker’s initial request for an employment authorization document […]

Federal Appeals Court to Allow Expanded Expedited Removal

June 24, 2020|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.

What Happened A Federal Appeals court ruling appears to have cleared the way for the Trump Administration’s expanded use of “expedited removals.” The lower court’s order blocking implementation of the rule was vacated and the cases were sent back to the lower court for further arguments. Background Back in July of 2019, DHS announced the […]

New Ban on Non-Immigrant Visas to Impact H-1B, H-2B, J-1, and L-1 Visa Applicants

June 23, 2020|Contributed by: Zachary New

On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation suspending and limiting the entry of any individual seeking admission pursuant to the following visa categories: H-1B; H-2B; L-1; J-1 to the extent the individual is participating in an intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, or summer work travel program; Any individual accompanying or following […]

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Petitions

May 29, 2020|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that it will resume premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, in phases over the next month. Effective June 1, 2020, USCIS will accept Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for all eligible Form I-140 petitions. Effective June 8, USCIS will accept premium processing requests for: H-1B petitions filed before June 8 that are pending adjudication and are cap-exempt (for example, petitions […]

U.S. Government Exempts Certain Professional Athletes and Their Staff, Leadership, Spouses, and Dependents from COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

May 28, 2020|Contributed by: Jennifer Howard

In response to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, the Trump administration has imposed, with certain limited exemptions, several restrictions on the entry of foreign travelers from China, Iran, many European countries, and, as of this week, Brazil. Included in the exempted categories are “individuals whose entry would be in the national interest,” as determined by […]

USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4

May 28, 2020|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is preparing some domestic offices to reopen and resume non-emergency public services on or after June 4. On March 18, USCIS temporarily suspended routine in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS is following the Centers […]

U.S. Government Expands Travel Restrictions on Foreigners Seeking to Visit the U.S.

May 27, 2020|Contributed by: Jennifer Wadhwa

Citing concerns over the spread of COVID-19, Trump issued his Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Novel Coronavirus and added Brazil to the list of countries with imposed travel restrictions. As of Tuesday, May 26, 2020, foreigners who have been in Brazil […]

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