The public charge rollercoaster continues. On July 29, 2020, Federal District Judge George Daniels issued a nationwide injunction, preventing the Trump Administration from enforcing its public charge rule until after the COVID-19. Unfortunately, on August 12, 2020 the Second Circuit...
With the new REAL ID requirements set to go into effect October 1, 2020, the government decided to extend the enforcement for 1 year due to COVID-19. The current deadline for REAL ID is October 1, 2021, although some groups...
On November 14, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a new rule which would increase U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fees by a weighted average of 21%. After many months of review, the final fees have been published...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the closure of workplaces has raised numerous questions about how to fulfill the PERM Notice of Filing requirement during a full or partial office closure and a remote work mode. PERM regulations require that prior to...
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel DACA was “arbitrary and capricious,” effectively reinstating the program in full to its version under President Obama. Additionally, on July 17, 2020, the U.S....
On July 2, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia found that Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated the law by routinely locking up unaccompanied children on their 18th birthdays, in violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection...
On June 18, 2020, nearly a month ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel DACA was “arbitrary and capricious,” effectively reinstating the program in full to its version under President Obama. Surprisingly, the U.S....
Today, July 14, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) settled with Harvard University (Harvard) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to reinstate its March 2020 policy, allowing F-1 students to temporarily take all courses online during the COVID-19...