Immigration and Firm News

New Health Insurance Requirement for Immigrant Visa Applicants Temporarily Halted by Court

On Saturday, November 2, 2019, a judge in the U.S. District Court in the District of Oregon issued a temporary…

5 years ago

Attorney General Releases Two Decisions Limiting Eligibility for Immigration Relief based on Criminal History

Last Friday, on October 25, 2019, the U.S. Attorney General William Barr decided two cases that could have a significant…

5 years ago

New Health Insurance Requirements for Immigrant Visa Applicants

On October 4, 2019, President Trump issued a “Presidential Proclamation on Health Care,” declaring that all people applying for immigrant…

5 years ago

ICE Announces Implementation of Expanded Expedited Removal

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") has announced a new policy, scheduled to be in effect as of September…

5 years ago

DACA Update – Supreme Court to Review Challenges to Termination of DACA Program

On September 05, 2017, the Trump administration announced that it would terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.…

5 years ago

USCIS Announces Major Changes to Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule that will…

5 years ago

Federal District Court Judge Blocks Trump’s Third Country Asylum Rule

As outlined in our blog, “Trump Administration Issues New Third Country Asylum Rule,” the new third-country asylum rule bars anyone…

5 years ago

Trump Administration Issues New Third Country Asylum Rule

  UPDATE: On July 24, 2019, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar of San Francisco, California issued a preliminary injunction which…

5 years ago

USCIS Denver Field Office changes InfoPass Appointment Policy

In the past, Applicants for immigration benefits, their representatives, and other stakeholders were able to go online to schedule an…

5 years ago

Implications of Social Media Question on DS-160 and DS-260

The U.S. Department of State is now asking applicants for immigrant and nonimmigrant visas to provide information about their social…

5 years ago