USCIS announced on Thursday, February 28th, that they were extending the flexibilities that they originally announced on March 30th. 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…
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the new Biden administration’s 100-day moratorium on deportations! Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration last week. He is arguing that the moratorium violated federal law and an agreement he signed with the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton,…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has released a video summary of the new Biden Administration’s first 100 days of actions! This video clip is from the AILA University Video Roundtable “Biden Administration Immigration Action Roundtable Series” and was recorded on January 22, 2021. This is a recorded video of…
Days after President Trump made the unusual move of removing Acting Secretary of DHS, Chad F. Wolf’s nomination from the U.S. Senate, he has resigned! Acting Secretary Wolf made his resignation effective the end of the day, Monday, January 11, 2021. He has been Acting Secretary of DHS since November…
On January 3rd, President Trump sent a nomination withdrawal to the Senate for Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf. Wolf has been Acting Secretary of DHS since November 13, 2019 and was appointed by President Trump. Source of Information: Whitehouse (Whitehouse.gov), 1/7/21, NOMINATIONS & APPOINTMENTS: Three…
On a phone call on Saturday, December 19th, President-elect Joe Biden, and Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador discussed the immigration problems in the region. They committed to working on a more humane strategy to their shared immigration problems, with their main problem coming from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and…
The final days of a Presidential Administration often proves to be very busy! The Trump Administration will try to finish work on their key immigration priorities and try to preserve their immigration policies. They feel that the Trump administration will continue working hard until January 20, 2021 to make changes.…
List of some of the Top News Stories related to Judge’s Order on DACA! A federal Judge from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to restore Deferred Action for the Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in full! Listed…
List of some of the Top News Stories related to Immigration: Politico, 11/20/20: Behind Trump’s final push to limit immigration The Trump Administration has pushed through changes that make it easier to deny visas to immigrants, lengthened the citizenship test and appointed new members to an immigration policy board.…
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…