The Biden Administration is NOT expected to renew Trump’s order halting many work-based visa programs which he imposed about a year ago. The order will expire this Wednesday and was justified because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the U.S. economy. Please visit The Hill News Article for…
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USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests – Update 3/24/21
USCIS announced on Wednesday, March 24th, that they were extending the flexibilities that they originally announced on March 30th. These flexibilities are for responding to certain requests from the USCIS, some are listed below: Requests for Evidence; Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14); Notices of Intent to Deny; Notices of Intent…
USCIS Visitor Policy for USCIS Facilities
Even with many states easing their COVID-19 restrictions, the USCIS would like to remind visitors that their visitor policy for all their facilities has not changed! They would like you to review their, “USCIS Visitor Policy” first before your visit. They remind all visitors ages 2 and above must still…
Highlights of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
The Biden Administration and the Congressional Democrats have created a new immigration reform bill, “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.” Senator Menendez (D, NJ) has introduced the bill to the Senate and Representative Sánchez (D, CA) has introduced an identical bill the House. Here are just some of the highlights of…
Biden Lifts Ban Blocking Legal Immigration to US
Last spring at the beginning of the Pandemic, former President Trump stopped the issuance of green cards until the end of the year citing American job loss, this basically blocked legal immigration. Just before leaving office he extended the ban until the end of March 2021. On Wednesday, President Biden…
Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): MA, MI and MN (Update 8-6-20)
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests – Update 1/28/21
USCIS announced on Thursday, February 28th, that they were extending the flexibilities that they originally announced on March 30th. These flexibilities are for responding to certain requests from the USCIS, some are listed below: Requests for Evidence; Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14); Notices of Intent to Deny; Notices of Intent…
US Judge Blocks Biden Deportation Freeze
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the new Biden administration’s 100-day moratorium on deportations! Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration last week. He is arguing that the moratorium violated federal law and an agreement he signed with the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton,…
First 100 Days of the Biden Admin Immigration Actions – AILA Up-to-Date Video Review
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has released a video summary of the new Biden Administration’s first 100 days of actions! This video clip is from the AILA University Video Roundtable “Biden Administration Immigration Action Roundtable Series” and was recorded on January 22, 2021. This is a recorded video of…
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf Resigns!
Days after President Trump made the unusual move of removing Acting Secretary of DHS, Chad F. Wolf’s nomination from the U.S. Senate, he has resigned! Acting Secretary Wolf made his resignation effective the end of the day, Monday, January 11, 2021. He has been Acting Secretary of DHS since November…