A U.S. appeals court has mandated that Texas dismantle a 1,000-foot-long floating barrier installed in the Rio Grande to impede illegal border crossings, marking a legal triumph for President Joe Biden's administration. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in...
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Apple agrees to pay $25 million over hiring of immigrants
In a recent development, technology giant Apple has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, agreeing to pay $25 million to resolve allegations of favoring immigrant workers over U.S. citizens and green card holders for specific job positions, as...
USCIS Expands MyProgress Processing Times Tool to Family-Based Green Cards
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is pleased to announce the expansion of myProgress (formerly referred to as personalized processing times) to include Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, and Form I-485, Application to Register...
Undocumented People Propositioned or Threatened by Ohio ICE Officer or Any Officer
In December 2022, an Ohio ICE deportation officer of fourteen years, Andrew Golobic, was charged with assaulting as many as six foreign born women under his care as an ICE officer. In August 2023, Mr. Golobic's bond was denied, and in September 2023, one of his...
3 things to know about temporary protected status
People sometimes want to come to the United States to be away from traumatic situations in their home country. The U.S. is well known for offering asylum, but there’s also another program that enables some to come here. Temporary protected status is another option...
Will you be deported if you drop out of school?
College and university students will sometimes drop out for a variety of reasons. Someone may have health issues that they want to focus on, for example. They may not be sure if the educational path they have chosen is the right one, and they don’t want to invest more...
I-601/I-601A Waiver – What is it? Watch This Explainer!
Pilot Program to allow H-1B visa holders to renew in U.S.
The U.S. State Department is in the early stages of developing a pilot program designed to simplify the visa renewal process for select work visa holders within the United States. This initiative, aimed at eligible H-1B visa holders, who make up a substantial portion...
DHS boosts H-2B program with an extra 64,716 visas for FY2024
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in collaboration with the Department of Labor (DOL), has revealed plans to allocate an extra 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. This supplement is in addition to the congressionally...
Big City Mayors Seek Meeting with Biden over Migrant Arrivals
The mayors of several major U.S. cities, including Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York, are urging a meeting with President Joe Biden to address the influx of migrants arriving in their cities. These Democratic leaders contend that while they...