New Public Charge Rule, Effective October 15, 2019

5 years ago

DHS published a new public charge rule that dramatically changes the standard of whether an applicant for admission to the…

26th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

5 years ago

Denver, Colorado, August 15, 2019 David Harston, Camila Palmer, and Phil Alterman have once again been selected by their peers…

All USCIS International Offices to Close by March 2020

5 years ago

USCIS will close its international offices, starting with Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) and Manila (Philippines). All offices, including the main district…

More on F, J, and M Unlawful Presence Litigation

5 years ago

A district court judge for the Middle District of North Carolina issued a nationwide preliminary injunction, effective immediately, enjoining USCIS’s…

Fourth Circuit Finds Rescission of DACA Violative of the APA as Arbitrary and Capricious

5 years ago

On May 17, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that the Administration’s rescission of DACA violated the…

New Report: Social Media Monitoring: How the Department of Homeland Security Uses Digital Data in the Name of National Security

5 years ago

On May 22, the Brennan Center for Justice released a new and scathing report, Social Media Monitoring: How the Department…

Strict Enforcement of Affidavits of Support (Form I-864) on the Horizon

5 years ago

For the past 20 years, Congress has required a foreign national’s sponsor to sign an affidavit of support (Form I-864)…

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Protect Dreamers, TPS and DED Recipients

5 years ago

The House of Representatives passed the American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6) on a bipartisan vote of 237 to…

More on the Government’s Attempts to Restrict Asylum Protection

5 years ago

It seems like every month the Administration comes up with yet another way to restrict the ability of asylum seekers…

News in Brief

6 years ago

The following additional items may be of interest to our readers: USCIS Begins Premium Processing for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions: On…