The White House released a presidential memo titled, “Additional Measures to Enhance Border Security and Restore Integrity to Our Immigration System,” with changes to how the United States treats individuals seeking asylum, including charging fees to file asylum applications and…
USCIS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are extending the joint agency pilot program for Canadian citizens seeking L-1 nonimmigrant status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) through April 30, 2020. Last year, the USCIS California Service Center and…
CBP headquarters has issued a directive to the field to cease adjudicating L-1 "extensions or renewals." It is CBP's belief that L-1 "extensions/renewals" are not to be adjudicated at CBP ports of entry and preclearance sites for those seeking admission…
A new Presidential Memorandum directs the Department of State (DOS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to recommend ways to reduce the number of B-1 and B-2 visitors who overstay their authorized period of admission in the United States, including those who…
Effective May 1, 2019, a treaty investor agreement (E2 Visa) has been signed between the United States and Israel will become effective. Pursuant to the treaty, Israeli citizens will be able to apply for an E2 visa at the U.S.…
USCIS is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that violations of federal controlled substance law, including violations involving marijuana, are generally a bar to establishing good moral character for naturalization, even where that conduct would not…
CBP updated its website with a notice informing stakeholders that beginning in May 2019, I-94 numbers will no longer be solely numeric. In replacement of the current 11-digit numerical format, CBP announced that in May 2019, I-94 numbers will be…
On April 16, Attorney General William Barr issued a decision in Matter of M-S ruling that asylum seekers who entered between ports of entry and establish a credible fear of persecution are no longer eligible for release on bond before…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a July 2018 district court decision that temporarily blocks the State of California from enforcing several provisions of the Immigrant Worker Protection Act (AB 450) which seek to penalize employers who allow immigration enforcement agents to…
The Department of State posted the visa bulletin for May today. See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-for-may-2019.html for the visa bulletin for May 2019. USCIS advised that it will accept adjustment of status petitions for employment-based adjustment of status petitions for May based upon…