A flagship Biden Administration immigration policy, offering temporary legal status to individuals from Latin America and the Caribbean, faces a court battle, with a group of Republican-leaning states contesting the policy's legality. Introduced in January, the...
On August 18th, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukraine and Sudan for 18 months, from October 20, 2023 through April 19, 2025, due to ongoing conflicts in these countries that...
The USCIS has launched an Online Appointment Request Form, allowing individuals, attorneys, and representatives to request an in-person appointment at their local field office without having to call the USCIS Contact Center. The form allows applicants and attorneys...
A green card is a legal identity document that shows that an individual has permanent residence in the U.S. It’s common for family members to apply for this document so that they can join their loved ones and build a new life together. However, obtaining a green card...
The Biden administration has initiated a program designed to permit specific Central and South American individuals who are ensnared in the family visa backlog to enter the United States and reunite with their relatives while awaiting the availability of their...
In New York City, the continued arrival of migrants from around the U.S. has prompted Mayor Eric Adams to once again reach out to the federal government for assistance in averting a looming budget crisis. The escalating expenses, which are predicted to reach $12.2...
The latest update from USCIS reveals that the process of selecting applicants for the H-1B visa has been successfully concluded. In an official statement released recently, USCIS announced the completion of the second round of random lottery selection for H-1B visas...
On August 10, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published Federal Register notices that will update and modernize the Cuban and Haitian family reunification parole (FRP) processes. With this change, the DHS indicates, “petitioners will be able to...
USCIS’s temporary rule providing for an automatic extension of 540 days for some employment authorization document (EAD) renewals expires on October 26, 2023. For these EAD categories, employment authorization renewal applications that USCIS receives after October 26,...
Many skilled workers who come to the United States have already established families along with successful careers. They may apply for a specialty visa, like an H-1B visa, with the sponsorship of their employer. If they pass a background check process and have the...
