February 13, 2019

As a result of a recommendation issued by the Ombudsman’s [1] office, travel on a valid advance parole will not invalidate a pending renewal advance parole application (I-131, Application for …

February 12, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take action on DACA during this session. As a result, DACA protections will most likely remain in place through the end of this …

February 1, 2019

This is an update to a former H-1B post. This past Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released for official publication on January 31, 2019, a final rule …

January 29, 2019

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced last week that it now intends to return certain people apprehended at or near the U.S.-Mexico border who are not eligible …

January 15, 2019

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Pereira v. Sessions, 138 S. Ct. 2105 (2018) (holding that a putative notice to appear that fails to designate the specific time or place of …

January 11, 2019

As the Federal government shutdown nears the end of its third week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ offices continue to be open and to process applications for immigration benefits such …

December 4, 2018

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a new proposed regulation to change the way it selects which H-1B cap-subject petitions it will accept in years when there are …

November 30, 2018

Asylum applications received by the Executive Office of Immigration Review have more than tripled since 2014 and currently, there are more than 350,000 cases in immigration proceedings with an asylum …