On Tuesday, November 22nd, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it is extending and expanding already announced filing fee exemptions and expedited application processing for certain Afghan nationals. To view the list of Fee Exemptions and to see the Expedited Processing available please view this USCIS News Alert for more information:…
If you are making any paper filings with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), they have made a list of recommendations for such filings to avoid scanning delays. USCIS is moving to an electronic environment which requires them to scan and upload many of the documents that they receive.…
List of some of the Top News Stories related to Immigration: The Hill (thehill.com), 11/29/22: Livestock farmers push for immigration bill U.S. Livestock farmers are pushing the Senate to deliver a long-awaited immigration bill as soon as possible, hopefully over the lame-duck session. ______ NPR (npr.org), 11/29/22: A fight…
The United States and Mexico have made a deal that Venezuelans who came into the U.S. illegally can be expelled to Mexico under Title 42. Title 42 is a World War II-era public health order that prohibits entry into the United States if they believe it could introduce communicable diseases…
USCIS announced on Monday, October 24th, that they were extending the Flexibilities that they originally announced in March 2020. 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…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has created a document online on their research library listing all the 2022 USCIS form updates in reverse chronological order! This document lists updates of all forms issued by USCIS! Note: check the USCIS website for the latest updates and correct version of USCIS forms! Please review AILA Research Library…
The Biden administration announced that it will resume immigrant visa processing in Havana, Cuba to discourage illegal immigration from that country. A record number of Cubans are fleeing to the United States though the Mexico border in the last few years. A State Department Official stated, “These efforts are a…
This video is a discussion of the action by Florida Governor DeSantis flying 50 migrants from his state of Florida to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts! This video includes comments from Florida Senator Mark Rubio, California Governor Newson, President Biden, and others! Governors of both Florida and Texas have been sending…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule which clarifies how the DHS will administer the public charge ground of inadmissibility against a noncitizen. This rule restores the historical understanding of a ‘public charge’ that had been in place for decades, until the Trump Administration changed the interpretation…
List of some of the Top News Stories related to Immigration: CBS News (cbsnews.com), 8/31/22: The facts behind the high number of migrants arriving at the border under Biden The United States still has too many migrant arrivals along the U.S. southern border that are straining government resources! This…