July 10, 2015|Contributed by: Koby L. Polaski, Esq.
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 […]
June 25, 2015|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
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 […]
June 24, 2015|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
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 […]
June 24, 2015|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
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 […]
June 22, 2015|Contributed by: Koby L. Polaski, Esq.
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 […]
June 18, 2015|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
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 […]
June 18, 2015|Contributed by: Jennaweh Hondrogiannis, Esq.
On June 15, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Mata v. Lynch, No. 14-185, holding that federal courts of appeals have jurisdiction to review the Board of Immigration Appeal’s (Board) decisions on motions to reopen. A Motion to Reopen is a procedural measure that provides a party to the immigration proceedings […]
May 12, 2015|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
The 2016 Presidential election is more than a year away, but candidates are already staking out their positions on President Obama’s Executive Actions on immigration. The Executive Actions, and in particular the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA), have been the subject of heated argument both amongst politicians […]
May 6, 2015|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
The United States Citizenship & Immigration Service announced today that it would offer temporary, emergency services to Nepali citizens stranded in the United States due to the devastating earthquake on April 25, 2015. Measures that may be available to eligible Nepali nationals upon request include: Change or extension of nonimmigrant status for an individual currently […]
May 1, 2015|Contributed by: Koby L. Polaski, Esq.
A District Court Judge in California issued a ruling recently attacking the Obama administration’s family detention policy, arguing that the policy violates parts of an eighteen-year-old court settlement regarding the detention of immigrant children. The ruling is just tentative at this point, and was issued by the judge along with an order that the two […]
