T Visas: USCIS Offers Clarifying Guidance to an Often-Overlooked Benefit

6 months ago

USCIS recently announced a final rule on April 29, 2024, aiming to clarify the requirements for obtaining T nonimmigrant status…

Exploring Alternatives: What’s Next for Those Not Selected in the H-1B Lottery

6 months ago

USCIS selected 114,017 unique beneficiaries, resulting in 120,603 selected H-1B registrations during the initial FY 2025 H-1B Lottery. This represents…

Changes to Premium Processing: Fast Track Gets a Little Slower

7 months ago

For an additional filing fee, certain applicants seeking certain employment-based visas and change of status to certain nonimmigrant visa classifications…

USCIS Updates Guidance for Family-Based Petitions

7 months ago

As of May 22, 2024, USCIS has updated its policy manual regarding certain aspects of Form I-130 and Form I-360,…

Presidential Proclamation Imposes Restrictions on Asylum

7 months ago

Facing intense political pressure as a result of enforcement policies, and after the failure of bipartisan legislation to address border…

News in Brief

7 months ago

Biden Administration announced that DACA recipients are eligible to participate in a Qualified Health Plan through the Exchange. This change…

Biden Policy to Provide Pathways to Lawful Status for DACA Recipients

8 months ago

In an accompanying announcement to the parole-in-place policy, the White House indicated it will direct the State Department and Department…

Parole-in-Place Announcement

8 months ago

The Biden Administration recently made a monumental announcement that certain foreign nationals, who, as of June 17, 2024, were married…

Understanding Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Court

10 months ago

One important, yet not often highlighted, area of immigration policy under the Biden Administration has been a change in enforcement…

Expediting the Asylum Process Amid Long Wait Times

10 months ago

Asylum-seekers face ever-growing backlogs in obtaining asylum office interviews and decisions on their asylum claims. For example, in the 2022…