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January 27, 2021
Anna Buskila

Key Immigration Policy Changes and Proposed Immigration Reform Bill by President Biden

On his first day in office, President Biden and his administration took several immigration-related executive actions, from reversing some of the most devastating policies of the last four years to presenting immigration reform legislation to Congress. Below is a summary...

January 18, 2021
Zeena Barazanji

CDC Requires COVID-19 Test for All Air Passengers Entering the United States

Starting January 26, 2021, all air passengers traveling to the United States will be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery from COVID-19. The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the expanded...

January 08, 2021
Tahreem Kalam

Trumps Travel Bans Suspending Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants extended until March 31, 2021

On December 31, 2020, the Trump administration issued a presidential proclamation extending the ban of entry to the U.S. for certain nonimmigrant and immigrant visas. The travel bans, originally scheduled to expire on Dec 31, 2020, have been extended until March 31,...

December 28, 2020
Hon. Robert Vinikoor (Ret.)

SWEEPING REGULATION CHANGES WILL AFFECT ELIGIBILITY FOR ASYLUM

Asylum protection in the United States stems from the United Nations Refugee Convention and became law in the United States by the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980. Since 1980 applying for asylum was a protection available to people...

December 14, 2020
Beata Leja

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...

December 02, 2020
Anna Buskila

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)...

November 23, 2020
Hon. Robert Vinikoor (Ret.)

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...

November 17, 2020
Zeena Barazanji

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...

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