A new DHS fee schedule, slated to take effect on October 2, 2020, will increase costs for most petitioners and applicants, and will impose new filing fees and fee requirements for many case types, according to a final rule to be…
USCIS has confirmed that it will comply with a recent federal district court order that temporarily enjoins the agency from applying the Department of Homeland Security’s 2019 public charge regulation to applicants for adjustment of status or nonimmigrant changes or extensions of status. On…
Today, Judge George B. Daniels of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued nationwide preliminary injunctions in two separate cases that suspend Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State implementation of their public…
In recent weeks, there have been reports of delays in the issuance of EADs and green cards for some employment-based, family-based, and asylum-based immigration applications. On July 9, the Washington Post reported that USCIS has shut down printing of documents evidencing legal status…
U.S. embassies and consulates will gradually resume routine nonimmigrant and immigrant visa services, according to a State Department tweet earlier today. Visa services have been widely suspended since mid-March in light of the COVID-19 virus. According to the agency, each consular post…
In its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS is further extending its 60-day deadline extension policy for responses to various agency actions to September 11, 2020. The accommodation will continue to be available to stakeholders responding to or filing the following: …
President Trump today signed a presidential proclamation to temporarily suspend the entry of certain employment-based, family-based and other nonimmigrants, with a number of exceptions. The President characterized the measure as a means to protect U.S. workers and conserve medical resources during…
In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today held that the Trump Administration failed to provide an adequate justification for terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, thus violating the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). DACA remains in…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a preliminary injunction against a presidential proclamation that seeks to require immigrant visa applicants to demonstrate that that they would have unsubsidized health insurance within 30 days after entry to the…
In its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS has agreed to extend its 60-day deadline extension policy for responses to various agency actions to July 1, 2020. The accommodation will continue to be available to stakeholders responding to or filing the…