January 26, 2022|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released expanded guidance on the criteria used for evaluating expedite requests. In the newly expanded guidance, the agency reiterates that expedite requests are handled on a case-by-case basis and that the decision on whether to expedite is made at the agency’s discretion. USCIS will consider an expedite […]
January 25, 2022|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, unlawful presidential policies (both previous and current), and unprecedented processing delays, the amount of new immigrants entering the United States has dropped precipitously. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, net international migration added 247,000 immigrants to the U.S. population between 2020 and 2021. This is just over half the amount of […]
January 19, 2022|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
ImmpactLitgation and #DV2022 This video discusses the upcoming DV2022 litigation against DOS for its failure to issue visas in the first quarter *(and perhaps beyond) because of violations of law. Watch for details!
January 6, 2022|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Immigration Updates: 2021 US Economy & Immigration, U Visas and Healthcare EADs #Immigration #Uvisa #Goh #EAD #healthcareworkers #Immigrationnews Today on our weekly Facebook live updates, we have discussed things that are happening in immigration law including 2021 US Economy & Immigration, U visas, EAD Expedites for Healthcare workers and More.! Joseph & Hall P.C will […]
January 4, 2022|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
One strange quirk of U.S. immigration court cases is that U.S. Attorney Generals have the ability to pick and choose cases from the Board of Immigration Appeals to make their own decisions on them, something which can have a great impact on case law in the field. Under the Trump administration, Attorney Generals Sessions and […]
January 3, 2022|Contributed by: Zachary New
For the first time ever, the Department of Homeland Security has released additional H-2B visas for the first half of the Federal Fiscal Year. On December 20, 2021, DHS announced that it would be releasing 20,000 additional visas for those employers attempting to hire cap-subject H-2B workers with a start date of October 1, 2021 […]
December 27, 2021|Contributed by: Jennifer Howard
On December 24, 2021, the White House announced that, effective 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on December 31, 2021, persons from eight African nations will no longer be restricted from entry to the United States, as long as they have met the COVID-19 vaccination requirements under Proclamation 10294 and the related travel requirements issued by the […]
December 13, 2021|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Over 32,000 cases closed for DHS failure to file charging document by date of initial hearing On December 21, 2018, former EOIR Director James McHenry published PM 19-08, “Acceptance of Notices to Appear and Use of the Interactive Scheduling System,” instructing immigration courts to “reject any NTA in which the time or date of the […]
December 9, 2021|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Immigration Updates: USCIS Standards for Afghan Humanitarian Parole and more #Immigration #Immigrationnews #USCIS #Afghan #Supremecourt Today on our weekly Facebook live updates, we have discussed things that are happening in immigration law including Supreme Court case Patel V. Garland, Reinstatement of Migrant Protection Protocols, Microsoft Settlement with #DOJ and USCIS Standards for Afghan HP. Joseph […]
November 29, 2021|Contributed by: Jennifer Howard
On November 4, 2021, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a decision in Matter of M-F-O-, 28 I&N Dec. 408 (BIA 2021), finding a Notice to Appear (NTA) that does not specify the time or place of a respondent’s initial removal hearing to be insufficient to end the accrual of physical presence for purposes […]
