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Based on concerns raised by members that USCIS’s instructions on the filing of Form I-485 with Form I-944 were unclear…

On August 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule outlining changes in fees for certain…

The Visa Bulletin is a tool for you and the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government can only give out a…

VOTING IN THE UNITED STATES IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS AMERICANS CAN PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRACY Before You Vote – Make Sure You Are Eligible!…

USCIS announced that, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is extending flexibilities previously announced on March 30, 2020, to assist…

WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security today announced the imminent publication of a Notice of Proposed Rule making that proposes expanding…

TPS Beneficiaries Retain Same Immigration Status after Traveling Abroad WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a Policy Memorandum adopting the Administrative…

ICE announces another extension to I-9 compliance flexibility WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced another extension…

Immigration and Voting in the Upcoming General Election August 24, 2020 By Lara Borrego Law Clerk Bolour/ Carl Immigration Group…

As a result of continued disruptions and uncertainty to the U.S. food agriculture sector during the summer and upcoming fall agricultural…

This alert updates and extends a December 2019 alert that purportedly empowers USCIS to reject a Form I-918 or Form I-918,…

P-1 visa for Individual Athletes of International Recognition: A P-1 visa is a perfect visa for an athlete who has…

Many times our Office receive calls from individual athletes asking if they need a visa to compete in a tournament…

As long as the July 29, 2020, SDNY decision is in effect, USCIS will apply the 1999 public charge guidance that…

The fight to block President Trumps’s new requirement that prospective immigrants seeking visas prove they can get or pay for…

TRAC – a Syracuse University independent project that compiles data on immigration court (EOIR) dockets released its most recent report…

Not every denial of a U.S. visa application for an Iranian citizen is related to Trump’s travel ban.  Some applicants…

Immigration Jails And Their Treatment Of Migrant Children In Their Custody Details have emerged on the death of one of…

Vast Differences in Asylum Wait Times In January 2018 USCIS changed its policy on scheduling interviews for affirmative asylum applications.  Their current…

DUI Convictions – Good Moral Character: The attorney General recently ruled that evidence of two or more convictions for driving…

The farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, or H.R. 5038, aims to modernize the H2A system for foreign national farmworkers…

J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program By Angela Filippi (Law Clerk) If you are enrolled in a college or university, or you…

Q. What steps can I take to ensure that my Form I-140 petition will not be rejected by USCIS? A….

Public Charge – Changing Rules By:  Angela Filippi (Law Clerk) What is Public Charge Rule (In General)? The concept of…

On September 20, 2019, the Department of Labor issued a final rule in the Federal Register modernizing recruitment requirements for the H-2A…