State Department Issues Public Charge Regulations that Align with DHS Rules
The State Department published new public charge rules that will take effect on October 15. These new rules largely mirror the Department of Statement’s [...]
New York Judge Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction to Block New Public Charge Rule
Today, a New York District judge issued a preliminary injection against the new “public charge” rules, preventing it from coming into effect on October [...]
United States Once Again Lowers Number of Refugees it Will Accept
For the third year in a row, the United States will slash the number of refugees it will accept. In the next fiscal year, [...]
Syria TPS Re-Registration Period Opens
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian nationals have been extended for 18 months from September 30, 2019 to March 31, 2021. Current beneficiaries will [...]
What is “extreme cruelty”?
Extreme cruelty is a term often used within the context of Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA) Self-petitions. VAWA is immigration benefit available for some [...]
Government to Process Deferred Action Cases Again After Backlash
The government announced on Monday that it will process recently denied deferred action cases from seriously ill immigrants who are currently undergoing life saving [...]
What is VAWA and how could I qualify?
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a law that protects the rights of domestic violence survivors. Within the immigration field, it has allowed [...]
USCIS Proposes New Rule Eliminating 30-Day Guarantee Processing for Work Authorization for Asylum Applicants
USCIS announced a proposed regulation to change the process for granting or denying an initial application for employment authorization documents (EADs) by reforming the [...]
Proposed Rule to Overturn Flores Settlement
The Trump Administration issued a proposed rule last week that will overturn the current Flores Settlement. The proposed rule would allow immigration children waiting [...]
Temporary Protected Status Extended for Syrian Nationals
On August 1, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Syrian nationals will be extended to March 31, [...]
House of Representatives Passes Relief Bill for Dreamers
On May 28, 2019, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act. This Act would provide a path to [...]
TPS Status Temporarily Extended for Nepal and Honduras
The Department of Homeland Security announced on March 13, 2019 that is will temporarily halt its plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for [...]
Temporary Protected Status Extended for South Sudan Nationals
On March 8, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for South Sudan nationals will be extended to November [...]
Temporary Protected Status Extended for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan Nationals
On March 1, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register Notice that Temporary Protected Status for nationals of El Salvador, Haiti, [...]
You Can Now Check Your Asylum Application Status Online
USCIS has announced today that applicants who have a pending asylum application with USCIS can now check their case status online here. Only asylum [...]
DHS will Continue to Accept DACA Renewal Applications
Last November, the Trump Administration requested the Supreme Court to expedite and consolidate review of challenges to its decision to terminate the Deferred Action [...]
Supreme Court Rejects New Policy to Limit Asylum
On Friday, Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to immediately enforce a new policy to deny asylum to those who illegally cross the [...]
Federal Judge Overturns Domestic Violence Victims’ Asylum Ban
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan overturned a June 11 decision that made domestic violence victims no longer eligible to apply for asylum. [...]
Planned Proposal to Charge Fee for Asylum Applications
News on Tuesday reports that the Trump Administration is considering charging a fee of $50 to asylum applications submitted while the applicant is already [...]
DOJ and DHS Issue New Asylum Rule Limiting Asylum Seekers
The Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security announced today that a new asylum rule has been put into place. Using Presidential authority [...]
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Terminating DACA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled on Thursday that the Trump Administration lacked the authority to eliminate the Deferred Action [...]
USCIS to Automatically Extend TPS for Sudan and Nicaragua Nationals Until April 2019
In response to the temporary preliminary injunction issued against the termination of temporary protected status (TPS) for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan nationals [...]
U.S. Judge Rules for California Sanctuary Cities Over Public Safety Grants
U.S. Federal Judge Willian Orrick has blocked the Trump Administration from placing conditions on public safety grants to “sanctuary cities”. Sanctuary cities refers to municipal [...]
United States Once Again Lowers Number of Refugees it Will Accept
For the second year in a row, the United States will slash the number of refugees it will accept. In the next year, up [...]
Community Safety and Security Act Passes in House to Boost Deportation of Criminal Aliens
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Community Safety and Security Act which addressed the federal definition of a “crime of violence” under [...]
New Rule Allowing Children to be Detained Indefinitely
The Trump administration announced a new rule on Thursday that would allow immigrant children waiting for court dates to be detained in Immigration and [...]
Texas Federal Judge Extends DACA’s Life
District Judge Andrew Hanen denied the State of Texas and nine other States' request to halt the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. On [...]
Re-Registration Period for Somalia Nationals on TPS Opens
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that current Somalia Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries will have until October 26, 2018 to re-register in [...]
Re-Registration Period for Yemen Nationals on TPS Opens
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that current Yemen Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries will have until October 15, 2018 to re-register in [...]
USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Unlawful Presence for F, J, and M Nonimmigrants
On May 18, 2018, USCIS issued a policy memorandum announcing that it will radically revise how unlawful presence is accrued for students and exchange [...]
Temporary Protected Status Extended for Somalia Nationals
On July 19, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Somalia nationals will be extended to March 17, [...]
Judge Temporarily Halts the Deportation of Reunited Families
On Monday, Judge Dana Sabraw, the same San Diego judge who gave a deadline for the government to reunite families, one of which the [...]
Supreme Court Decision on Faulty NTA’s can Pave Way for Deportation Relief
Last month, in Pereira vs. Session, the Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that the government has been sending invalid Notices to Appear (NTA) [...]
Trump Administration Missed Deadline to Reunite Children Under the Age of 5
On June 26, San Diego District Court Judge Dana Sabraw ruled that the Trump administration has 30 days to reunite the migrant children who [...]
Judge Denies the Trump Administration’s Attempt to overturn Flores Settlement
On June 9, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee has denied the Trump administration’s attempt to detain migrant families together indefinitely by rejecting [...]
