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Advance Parole for DACA Recipients
The most recent decision from a U.S District Court in Brooklyn put DACA back where it was in 2017. This includes restoring the ability of DACA beneficiaries to seek Advance Parole Document (AP). Before that, the Trump Administration had limited...
DACA Fully Restored
Last week, a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to fully reinstate the DACA program. This means the administration will be required to open to program to new applicants for the first time since 2017. The Trump Administration has been...
Federal Court Blocks Trump’s New Prevailing Wage Rule & H-1B Rule!
On December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California set aside two H-1B rules that would have significantly changed the processing of H-1B applications. The court has found that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
Stephen Tarnoff’s Retirement Announcement
After nearly 20 years of dedicated service to the field of immigration law and Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan P.C., Partner Stephen Tarnoff has transitioned to a well-deserved retirement. Steve will be remembered by our clients as an attorney with extensive...
Supreme Court to decide crucial issue concerning the “stop-time rule,” for cancellation of removal eligibility
On November 9th, 2020 the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Niz-Chavez v. Barr, a case that centers on the “stop-time rule.” The stop-time rule limits access to cancellation of removal, a form of relief for permanent residence status...
USCIS Announces A Harder Naturalization Test Beginning Dec. 1, 2020
Last week, USCIS announced its plans to implement a revised version of the naturalization civics test starting on December 1, 2020. Applicants for naturalization, or U.S. citizenship, are required to take an English and civics exam demonstrating their knowledge of...
President-Elect Joe Biden’s Immigration Plan: A Win for Immigration
On January 21, 2021, Joseph R. Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. President-Elect Biden has provided a comprehensive overview of his immigration policies, bringing about hope for immigrants, their families, and businesses that...
ICE to Implement New Rules to Fast Track Certain Deportations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently begun to expedite the deportations of certain immigrants without providing them a hearing before an immigration judge. This is done through expanded use of a process called “expedited removal,” which allows for...
