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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...
USCIS Premium Processing Fee Increase
Effective today, October 19, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) increased premium processing fees for eligible petitions and applications. In line with the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, Pub. L. No. 116-159, USCIS increased the fee from...
New H-1B Visa and PERM Green Card Rules
On October 8, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) each issued new rules attacking employment-based non-immigrant cases and the PERM labor certification program. Please note that both rules have bypassed the formal rulemaking...
Premium Processing Service Soon Available for EADs, H-4 Spouses, Those Seeking to Change to F-1 Student Status, EB-1 Multinational Managers & Executives & More!
On September 30, 2020, the President signed a bill that makes several important changes to premium processing, a service available for only certain immigration benefits applications where USCIS can expedite the processing of the application for an additional fee. Currently,...
September 30, 2020
Beata Leja
Victory! USCIS Fee Increase Rule is Temporarily Blocked by Court Order!
Immigrants and their advocates have a lot to celebrate today. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California temporarily blocked the implementation of the USCIS’s fee increase rule on September 29, 2020, just days before the fees...
DHS ISSUES TEMPORARY NEW RULE FOR ASYLUM INTERVIEWS
Effective September 23, 2020 and through March 22, 2021, most asylum applicants will no longer be permitted to bring an interpreter to their interview and will now have to go forward with DHS-provided telephonic interpreters. The Asylum Office will provide...
