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Judge Denies the Trump Administration’s Attempt to overturn Flores Settlement Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

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 the request to allow governments to lock up children with their parents. After passing of the…
July 11, 2018
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Trump Administration Asks High Court to Withhold Public Safety Grants from Sanctuary Cities Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

Trump Administration Asks High Court to Withhold Public Safety Grants from Sanctuary Cities

The Trump Administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to implement a policy of withholding public safety grants from “sanctuary cities” that refuse to cooperate with Trump’s immigration enforcement policies. The enforcement policies that Trump wants to implement…
June 20, 2018
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Radical Changes in Public Charge Definitions Could Result in Inadmissibility for Green Card Applicants Family ImmigrationImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

Radical Changes in Public Charge Definitions Could Result in Inadmissibility for Green Card Applicants

The Trump Administration is expected to publish a proposed regulation soon that will radically alter the way USCIS officers screen applicants for lawful permanent residence for inadmissibility due to public charge. For purposes of determining inadmissibility, “public charge” refers to…
June 6, 2018
USCIS Changes Policy Relating to Employer’s Training Obligation for STEM OPT Employees H-1B and E-3 VisaImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

USCIS Changes Policy Relating to Employer’s Training Obligation for STEM OPT Employees

For many foreign nationals who travel to the United States to study and earn a bachelor’s degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering or mathematics (“STEM”), the 24-month extension of their Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) is a critical to…
May 25, 2018
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Department of Homeland Security Releases its Spring 2018 Regulatory Agenda ImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

Department of Homeland Security Releases its Spring 2018 Regulatory Agenda

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released it spring 2018 regulatory agenda, proposing significant changes to the B-1 and B-2 temporary visitor categories, the H-1B and EB-5 programs, F-1 practical training, and H-4 employment authorization. B-1 and B-2 Classifications:…
May 10, 2018
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USCIS Tightens Language on Employer-Employee Relationship and Third-Party Placement for STEM OPT Students H-1B and E-3 VisaImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

USCIS Tightens Language on Employer-Employee Relationship and Third-Party Placement for STEM OPT Students

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) quietly revised the STEM OPT requirement page, showing only as “last reviewed/updated”, on January 24, 2018. USCIS revised the Optional Practical Training (OPT) temporary employment for F-1 students working in the science,…
May 8, 2018
Undeliverable Permanent Resident and Employment Authorization Cards and Travel Documents to be Destroyed After 60 Days ImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

Undeliverable Permanent Resident and Employment Authorization Cards and Travel Documents to be Destroyed After 60 Days

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, starting April 2, 2018, USCIS will destroy Permanent Resident Cards, Employment Authorization Cards, and Travel Documents that were returned as undeliverable by the U.S. Postal Service after 60 business days…
April 9, 2018
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ICE Will No Longer Automatically Release Pregnant Detainees from Immigration Custody Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

ICE Will No Longer Automatically Release Pregnant Detainees from Immigration Custody

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on March 29 in a directive that it will no longer automatically release detained illegal immigrant women who are pregnant. This overturns an Obama administration directive that allowed pregnant women who were found…
March 30, 2018
What are Some of the Big Changes to the Visa Bulletin in April? Which Employment Based Categories Advanced in the April? ImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

What are Some of the Big Changes to the Visa Bulletin in April? Which Employment Based Categories Advanced in the April?

By law, there is a quota on the number of people who can be granted permanent resident status (green card) in any given year. Once the quota has been used up, the applicant must wait until a spot becomes available.…
March 28, 2018
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