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

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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

5 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

5 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

5 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

5 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

7 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

7 months ago

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