Partner Camila Palmer wins Asylum case!

6 years ago

"JUSTICE PREVAILS AGAIN IN  IMMIGRATION COURTS EVEN IN THE “POST-A-B-“ ERA — Outstanding Analysis By Judge Eileen Trujillo Of The U.S.…

U.S. Embassy in Caracas Suspends All Visa Services

6 years ago

On January 25, 2019, the Department of State announced that the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, suspended routine visa services…

Immigration Court Backlog Grows by 26 Percent

6 years ago

According to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, the administration’s plan to shrink the ballooning backlog of immigration…

Update on USCIS Practice of Denying Pending Advance Parole Travel Permit for Abandonment Due to International Travel

6 years ago

Most foreign nationals who apply for advance parole (travel permit) (Form I-131) in conjunction with an adjustment of status application…

New I-539 Form Must Be Used Starting on 3/11/2019

6 years ago

USCIS announced that it has revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and that starting March 11, 2019, it…

The “Invisible Wall”: USCIS Processing Times Now at “Crisis Level” and Policy Changes Transform Agency from Service-Oriented to Enforcement-Driven

6 years ago

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recently analyzed published USCIS data for fiscal years 2014 through 2018 and found a…

News in Brief

6 years ago

The following additional items may be of interest to our readers: Marriage to U.S. Citizen and Naturalization: Naturalization applicants filing…

Baltimore Sues Administration’s Change to “Public Charge” Evaluation Conducted by Consular Officers

6 years ago

The city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s efforts to curtail legal immigration by penalizing people who use…

Lawsuit Challenges Legality of USCIS Unlawful Presence Policy for Fs, Js, and Ms; Members of Congress Weigh In, Too

6 years ago

Guilford College filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of an 8/9/18 USCIS policy memorandum, “Accrual of Unlawful Presence and F,…

More on Employment-based Immigrant Visa Numbers

6 years ago

With only modest movement in the employment-based preference categories for the first quarter of the fiscal year (Oct.–Dec.), the Visa…