For more than a dozen years, USCIS directed its officers to generally defer to prior determinations of eligibility when adjudicating…
USCIS Extends Premium Processing to E-3 Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions: Effective February 24, petitioners filing a nonimmigrant visa petition requesting a…
USCIS updated guidance in its Policy Manual regarding the educational requirements for naturalization. The update, effective 3/1/21, provides that USCIS…
On February 18, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 was formally introduced in both houses of Congress. If passed,…
In January, the DOJ Office of the Inspector General issued its report on the agency’s planning and implementation of its…
USCIS has implemented a new process extending green cards during the pendency of an I-90 application. Instead of issuing extension…
In late January 26, several CBP Ports of Entry (POEs at LAX, BWI, and EWR) indicated that they no longer…
The suspension of most legal immigration processing outside of the U.S., combined with staffing shortages and logistical challenges related to…
The Supreme Court will decide if a grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) satisfies the requirements of “inspection and admission”…
On February 18, 2021, Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) acting director Tae Johnson issued a memorandum offering interim guidance on…