The Department of Homeland Security has announced a very helpful new permanent rule - the automatic extension of employment authorization will be increased from 180 days to up to 540 days for certain EAD renewal applicants. Read our latest blog to learn whether your application qualifies for this automatic extension.
It’s simple math. Less people equals less work. Yet in the midst of record setting USCIS filings, layoffs were announced in early December for one of the most well known USCIS service centers, and we now expect that there will be delays in processing USCIS applications. Read our latest blog to learn more.
Do you think your child is eligible for U.S. citizenship but you’re confused about whether they have it already or need to apply for it? Read our latest blog to learn about the latest update USCIS released to explain when custody determines a child’s eligibility for U.S. citizenship.
There are a lot of unknowns right now, and while we can’t directly predict the future, there are concrete steps to take in protecting your DACA status. One of those steps is to be wise about any travel. Read our latest blog to find answers to some frequently asked questions about travel as a DACA recipient.
Whenever anyone applies to the U.S. government for permanent residency (a green card), there is a mandatory medical exam that has to be completed. If you are an Afghan national applying for a green card who entered during the 2021 Evacuation, USCIS has updated guidance for that mandatory medical exam. Read our latest blog to learn what this means for you!
It’s been six months of uncertainty, and now the conclusion is the opposite of what we were hoping for. Recently a federal judge ruled against Parole in Place - the process created by the Biden Administration under the Keeping Families Together program. Read our latest blog to learn what this means.
Uncertainty. That’s the reigning feeling that looms over DACA recipients and their families. We wish we had more definitive news to tell you about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), but in an unfortunate but unsurprising turn, DACA is back in the courts with another federal lawsuit. Read our latest blog to learn about the new DACA lawsuit.
Are you from Lebanon and wondering about your continued immigration status in the United States? Read our latest blog to see if you qualify for Deferred Enforced Departure, the process President Biden announced to assist certain Lebanese nationals currently in the U.S.
Do you ever feel like it’s hard to understand legal jargon? Maybe you thought you knew the meaning of something and then found out that it means something else entirely? Well, as it turns out, a lot of people working in the legal field can interpret something differently too. One of the latest federal immigration lawsuits to be settled, Garcia Perez vs. USCIS, highlights this - a difference of opinion/interpretation that has resulted in the delay of hundreds, if not thousands, of employment authorization documents (EADs) for those with pending asylum applications.
One of the misconceptions about immigrants that gets mentioned a lot by politicians and the media is that immigrants are draining the economy and not paying taxes. While this has been disproven time and time again, a recent article in Newsweek put the argument to rest with cold, hard math - almost one out of every six tax dollars being paid by immigrants! Read our latest blog to learn more about immigration households and taxes!
A major change has been implemented in ICE detention centers... It was recently announced that ICE detainees will no longer be able to make phone calls for free. Read our latest blog to learn more about this change.
As part of its goal to centralize immigration processing and reduce its backlog, USCIS has moved one of its service centers. Timeliness means everything in legal filing, and sending an application to the wrong address can mean the difference between it being accepted or rejected. Read our latest blog to check whether this latest service center move affects your case.
Naturalization cases are currently processing at their fastest pace in a decade. We are now two months away from Election Day 2024, and a common practice in an election year is for the government to help naturalization cases move faster, creating more people eligible to vote in November. Read our latest blog to know how to prepare if you are waiting for your naturalization case to process!
It happened again. Instead of making a decision on the status of parole in place, the hold that was announced a couple weeks ago by a federal judge in Texas has been extended again. This time the hold is supposed to be until September 23, although it may go longer. Read our latest blog to learn how we believe this will develop.
Although all USCIS forms are available to be viewed and downloaded online, only 18 (out of 103!) can be filed online. In order to ensure your paper application can be processed as efficiently as possible, USCIS has released new tips for filing forms by mail. Read our latest blog to learn all the most important tips!
This week, in a move that was disappointing but not entirely shocking, a federal judge in Texas paused parole in place for undocumented families. The block is a “14-day administrative pause on approving applications to the program,” with the possibility of an extension. Read our latest blog to learn more about this situation.
A few days ago the new USCIS parole-in-place process opened, which will enable certain undocumented, eligible family members to remain in the U.S. while applying for permanent residence. Below we have outlined the steps to take to apply for your eligible family members.
Did you know that if you’re involved in a court case in the United States you are supposed to have access to the filings? The new Respondent Access Portal allows individuals to view their case information and scheduled hearings online, download their electronic case file, and file documents with the Immigration Court. Read our blog to learn how to access your own filings online.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has designated Yemen for an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) until March 2026, with a re-registration period ending on September 9, 2024. Read our latest blog to learn what steps you need to take for TPS.
August is going to be an exciting month for many, many people. The new parole-in-place status announced by the Biden Administration will enable certain undocumented, eligible family members to remain in the U.S. while applying for permanent residence. And on August 19, 2024, families will be able to start applying for this new process. Read our latest blog to learn more about this exciting application!
If you’re a DACA recipient who has chosen to live a quiet, non-public life, no one is judging you. But we are feeling very inspired and encouraged watching the life of Luis Cortes Romero, a DACA recipient who has chosen to put his immigration status front and center to make history as the first undocumented attorney to argue before the United States Supreme Court. Read our latest blog to learn about Luis Cortes Romero and the new documentary about his life!
21 is a big age in the United States. Not only for the ability of a 21-year-old to be considered a “full adult” but because for immigration purposes, many pathways are no longer available once someone turns 21. Youth eligible for SIJS (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status) have a limited time to apply for that status, and USCIS has released new guidance for it. Read our latest blog to learn more.
For the past four years, the U.S. government has been operating under a Trump-era Department of Justice rule that was left in place by the Biden Administration. Since 2020, that rule has given the Department of Homeland Security the ability to collect DNA samples from any immigrant who is “detained”, which in four years amounts to the DNA of more than 1.5 million people. Read our latest blog to learn more about this worrisome practice.
An estimated 16.7 million people live in mixed immigration-status households, meaning they have a spouse or a dependent who is an undocumented immigrant. 1.2 million of those people are married to U.S. citizens without having formal immigration status themselves—even though, in theory, many should have a path to green cards. Now, a new policy announcement from the Biden Administration is providing a green card pathway for many people in mixed-status households. Read our latest blog to learn more!
Have you ever heard of the Hague Convention? If you’re like most people, you may have heard it referenced but have no idea what it means. In order to make sure that the United States is respecting the agreements and policies of the Hague Convention, a new ruling has been made with wide-reaching ramifications for adoptive families. Read our latest blog to learn if this ruling will impact your family.
