Immigration Blog
Important Changes to Green Card Application Process
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that individuals with approved immigrant visa petitions who are stuck in the family-based and employment-based immigrant visa backlogs will be allowed, under specific circumstances, to begin filing their immigrant visa or adjustment of status applications before their priority dates become current. Visit the USCIS website for […]
Delayed Production of Work Authorization and Lawful Permanent Resident Cards
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has confirmed that the card production facility in Corbin, KY is undergoing maintenance. For that reason, all card production was transferred to the production facility in Lee’s Summit, MO. Due to the transfer, Lee’s Summit is experiencing a backlog of cases. As such, many clients are experiencing […]
Court Orders Release of Immigrant Children from Family Detention
Last Friday evening, August 21, 2015, U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee ruled that the government should generally release children from detention within five days after apprehension. Judge Gee further held that children must not only be released within five days, but they should be released to a parent. She gave the government until October […]
Expansion of Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility
More than eight months after President Obama announced his intention to expand the provisional waiver program, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued proposed regulations on the expansion of the I-601A provisional waiver program. I-601A provisional waivers allow an applicant to waive a ground of inadmissibility triggered by unlawful presence if they are statutorily […]
Is DAPA Dead?
Today, the Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments in the ongoing litigation over President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. The arguments today, and the Court’s subsequent decision, will address the federal government’s challenge to an injunction issued several moths ago by Texas District Court Judge Andrew Hanen. If the federal government prevails, the Department of […]
TPS Designation for Nepal
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Nepal will be designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months due to the on the conditions resulting from the April 25, 2015, earthquake. The TPS designation is effective June 24, 2015, through December 24, 2016. Noncitizens from Nepal who are residing in the United […]
The Doctrine of Consular Nonreviewability Lives-On
On June 15, 2015, the US Supreme Court published a plurality opinion in Kerry v. Din which reviewed the doctrine of consular nonreviewability. Kerry v. Din, No. 13-1402, slip op. (June 15, 2015). In particular, the respondent, Fauzia Din, argued that she, a US citizen, was owed a more detailed explanation as to why her […]
DOS Gradually Restoring Worldwide Visa Systems
The US Department of State (DOS) continues to experience technical problems with its visa systems worldwide. As of June 23, 2015, DOS reported that “39, representing more than two-thirds of our normal capacity, are now online and issuing visas.” The main problem with the system was biometric data processing, but DOS reports that the “biometrics […]
Background and Updates on EB-5 Regional Centers
Congress enacted the EB-5 program in 1990. The program granted lawful permanent resident status to immigrant investors who directly invested in and managed job-creating enterprises. In 1992, Congress implemented the regional center pilot program, which allowed potential immigrant investors the option to invest via EB-5 regional centers. The regional center program is presently authorized through […]
USCIS Extends TPS Registration for Somalis
On June 1, 2015 DHS announced that it was extending Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for Somalis in the United States. DHS first announced the availability of TPS for Somalis in 1991. If you currently have TPS and have maintained your status, you must reregister during the reregistration period. This period will be between June 1 […]
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