USCIS Issues Guidance on Adjustment of Status by Aliens Whose Conditional Permanent Residence Has Been Terminated
USCIS released guidance on November 21, 2019, which clarifies when the Service may adjust the status of an alien whose Conditional Permanent Resident (CPR) status has been
Read More »USCIS Announces a Proposed Rule That Seeks to Change Eligibility Requirements for Work Authorization Based on Pending Asylum Claims
On November 14, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule modifying eligibility for employment authorization based on a pending asylum
Read More »Ken Cuccinelli Leaves Role as Acting Director of USCIS, Replaced by Mark Koumans
On Monday, November 18, it was announced that Ken Cuccinelli would no longer serve as the Acting Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a post
Read More »Immigration Nerds at the SCOTUS Hearing for DACA
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court held an oral argument to deliberate over the White House’s plan to roll back Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The policy,
Read More »DHS Proposes Rule to Increase Immigration and Citizenship Fees
The Department of Homeland Security published a proposed rule to the Federal Register on Thursday, November 14. The DHS proposal increases fees for certain immigration and
Read More »US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Sends Save Jobs USA v. DHS Back to Lower Courts
Today, a three-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled that a challenge to the H-4 EAD (Save Jobs USA v. DHS) does have grounds to be
Read More »I-539 Form to Extend Status May Now be Filed Online for Eligible Applicants
USCIS now offers select applicants the option to file an I-539 extension application online to facilitate processing queue. The eligible applicant must be filing for an
Read More »USCIS Premium Processing Fee to Increase in December
On October 30, 2019 USCIS announced that the Premium Processing fee charged by the service for expedited processing of certain applications for immigration benefits will
Read More »CEOs and Deans From Top Business Schools Urge President Trump and Congress to Reform U.S. Immigration System
On October 15, CEOs and Deans from the top business schools in the country wrote a letter addressed to the President and members of Congress, asking them to reform the U.S.
Read More »Breaking News on Public Charge Regulation and Federal Court Injunction
On Friday, just four days before the Trump Administration’s public charge rule was set to effect, federal judges in California, New York, and Washington issued a
Read More »Update: Courts Block Public Charge Rule
On Friday, three federal courts in California, New York, and Washington issued judgments that will block the implementation of the Trump Administration’s public charge
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Save Jobs USA v. DHS
On September 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments for the Save Jobs USA v. DHS case that may determine the future work
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