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…

Partner Camila Palmer to speak at the February 13th, 2019

6 years ago

Partner Camila Palmer to speak at the February 13th, 2019, local chapter AILA meeting, on Trial Tactics.

Trump’s Limitations on Asylum Put on Hold

6 years ago

On November 9, 2018, President Trump issued a proclamation barring anyone who entered between ports of entry from seeking asylum.…

Marijuana Use is No Laughing Matter to CBP

6 years ago

The legal landscape regarding the use and cultivation of marijuana is changing in the United States, Canada, and many other…

Employers Beware: ICE Workforce Investigations Surge in FY2018

6 years ago

Are you compliant? The law requires employers to review documents from each worker they hire to verify that the worker…