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…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 National Emergency announced by President Trump on March 13, 2020, they will accept all benefit forms and documents with reproduced original signatures, including the Form I-129, Petition…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a statement that it will "temporarily adjust its enforcement posture" effective immediately and shift focus to public safety risks, those who are subject to detention on criminal grounds and those it deems…
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation today that will extend his administration’s COVID-19 travel ban to the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland starting Monday, March 16 at 11:59 PM EDT. The ban now prohibits foreign nationals from entering the United States if…
The U.S. government continues to implement new policies and procedures in an effort to control the COVID-19 virus, which was designated a national emergency by the White House today. New Procedures for Certain Travel to the U.S. The Department of Homeland…
All of Italy will be placed under the lockdown conditions thus far imposed upon the so-called “red zone” in the north of the country, the Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte has said. The restrictions will include banning all public gatherings and preventing all movement…
Starting February 24, 2020, foreign nationals applying for adjustment of status to permanent residence will be subject to a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation that redefines the test for the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility. On the same…
USCIS has issued extensive policy guidance and new application forms as it prepares to implement its new public charge regulation starting February 24, 2020. Applicants for adjustment of status, as well as sponsoring employers and beneficiaries of applications to change…
Starting February 24, 2020, a regulation that broadens USCIS’s authority to determine whether certain foreign nationals will become a public charge of the United States and expands the inquiry to nonimmigrants seeking an extension or change of status is set to…
The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted the last nationwide injunction barring implementation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public charge rule. The rule can now be enforced temporarily in all states except for Illinois while lawsuits challenging the legality of…