Immigration and Firm News

USCIS Issues Final Guidance on When to File an Amended or New H-1B Petition after Simeio Decision

By Zuzana Geremes, Paralegal On April 9, 2015, USCIS published a draft guidance based on its Administrative Appeal Office’s precedent…

9 years ago

Women and children asylum-seekers in family detention now being released on bond

Last month, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson made a major announcement regarding the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy of…

9 years ago

The Rights and Responsibilities of Foreign Nationals under the Affordable Care Act

By now, most immigration attorneys have been asked whether a particular foreign national client is eligible for health insurance under…

9 years ago

DACA 3-Year Approvals Reduced to 2 Years

In the wake of the pending litigation and injunction in Texas regarding the new deferred action programs for students and…

9 years ago

ICE publishes new guidance on care of transgender detainees

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published new guidance in June on the care of transgender adults in immigration detention,…

9 years ago

How do I write a hardship letter?

We do a fair number of hardship waivers in our office each year, and I am frequently asked by my…

9 years ago

State Department announces that U.S. Embassies and Consulates are back online

The U.S. Department of State has announced that the worldwide "Visa Freeze" is over, and U.S. Embassies and Consulates around…

9 years ago

Senior Associate Attorney Bryon M. Large, Sr. Reelected to AILA Board of Governors

Kolko & Associates, P.C. is proud to announce that Senior Associate Attorney Bryon M. Large, Sr. has been reelected to…

10 years ago

State Department technological problems result in worldwide “Visa Freeze”

The U.S. State Department has announced that due to a computer hardware failure, it is currently unable to issue most…

10 years ago

Kolko Attorneys Attend National AILA Conference

This week, the attorneys from Kolko & Associates, P.C., are off to the annual conference of the American Immigration Lawyers…

10 years ago