USCIS RESUMES PROCESSING OF INITIAL DACA APPLICATIONS. More than 3 years after President Trump attempted to cancel DACA, and with litigation going all the way
USCIS will extend, through Oct. 4, 2021, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and the validity of certain TPS-related documentation (Form I-766, Employment Authorization Documents (EADs); Forms
EOIR and the Department of Justice have announced that all hearings in non-detained cases are cancelled through at least July 10th. Hearings scheduled during this
According to an October 25, 2019 decision by the Attorney General in Matter of Thomas and Thompson [27 I&N Dec. 674 (A.G. 2019)], state court orders modifying or altering an alien’s conviction will only have legal effect for immigration purposes when based on a “procedural or substantive defect in the underlying criminal proceeding,” but not… Read More »Matter of Thomas and Thompson
According to an October 25, 2019 decision by the Attorney General in Matter of Thomas and Thompson [27 I&N Dec. 674 (A.G. 2019)], state court orders modifying or altering an alien’s conviction will only have legal effect for immigration purposes when based on a “procedural or substantive defect in the underlying criminal proceeding,” but not… Read More »Matter of Castillo-Perez
Self-sufficiency has long been a basic principle of U.S. immigration law. Since the 1800s, Congress has put into statute that individuals are inadmissible to the United States if they are unable to care for themselves without becoming public charges. Since 1996, federal laws have stated that aliens generally must be self-sufficient. This final rule provides… Read More »U.S. Department of Homeland Security Publishes Final Rule Regarding Public Charge Inadmissibility
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