On Friday, June 28, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Haiti for 18 months, beginning on August 4, 2024 and ending on February 3, 2026! The announcement states that TPS would be given…
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 5, 2024
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
Update – Visa Bulletin – July 2024
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the July 2024 Visa Bulletin UPDATE: When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: July 2024 The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the…
Immigration News – Top News Stories – Biden Administration’s Parole-In-Place Program
List of some of the Top News Stories related to the Biden Administration’s Parole-In-Place Program: American Immigration Council (americanimmigrationcouncil.org), 6/18/24: The Biden Administration’s Parole-In-Place Announcement: Helping Mixed-Status Families Stay Together and Avoid Bureaucratic Traps ————————— CBS News (cbsnews.com), 6/17/24: Biden preparing to offer legal status to undocumented immigrants who have…
12th Anniversary of DACA – Remarks by President Biden!
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was established on June 15, 2012. On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, President Biden made remarks in the East Room of The White House celebrating the 12th Anniversary of DACA! Use this link to read the White House copy of the President’s Remarks, “Remarks by…
Executive Action that Promotes Family Unity – Parole in Place
On June 18th, President Biden announced that the Department of Homeland Security will take action to ensure that U.S. citizens with noncitizen spouses and children can keep their families together, using Parole in Place. This process, the details of which will not be announced until later this summer, will allow…
Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
This is a very interesting Factsheet, Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD , published by USCIS using Office of Homeland Security Statistics data from May 22, 2024! This well put together Factsheet provides information on selected characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area. There are…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 6/21/24
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Celebrating Juneteenth – Federal Holiday
Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday and was signed into effect in 2021 by President Biden. Juneteenth, also called Jubilee Day, is a celebration of when Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all remaining slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth in the United States For more information,…
Immigration News – Top News Stories – Biden Administration sued over New Border Policy
List of some of the Top News Stories related to the Biden Administration being sued over new Border Policy: USA Today (usatoday.com), 6/12/24: Immigration activists sue Biden administration over border policy ————————— The Hill (thehill.com), 6/12/24: Immigration advocacy groups sue Biden administration over border directive ————————— CBS News (cbsnews.com),…