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House of Representatives Introduces Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act: Save USCIS and Avoid Furloughs?

On the 21st of August, the House of Representatives introduced a new bill called the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act,…

4 years ago

Significant Increases to USCIS Application Fees

On July 31st, 2020, DHS announced a final rule regarding the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule, which…

4 years ago

Re-Implementing Public Charge Rule After Recent Injunction

Last evening, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals limited an order that blocked the application of Trump’s Public Charge Grounds…

4 years ago

Trump’s New Executive Order Targets Work Visas & Nonimmigrant Workers

On August 3rd, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Executive Order Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices with…

4 years ago

Injunction of Public Charge Final Rule

On July 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a nationwide temporary suspension…

4 years ago

Ongoing Delays in Issuance of Green Cards and Work Permits

USCIS has been delaying the printing of green cards and employment authorization documents that the organization has already promised to…

4 years ago

New Order Targeting Undocumented Immigrants

On the 21st of July 2020, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum that would exclude undocumented immigrants from being…

4 years ago

U.S. Court Decides That Trump Must Accept New DACA Applications

On July 17th, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must accept new applications for DACA, a program started…

4 years ago

Upcoming Executive Order: Impacts of a Merit-Based Immigration System

On the 10th of July 2020, President Trump announced that he would work to transform U.S. immigration policy, noting that…

4 years ago

ICE to deport F-1 students if taking online courses this Fall 2020

On July 6th, 2020, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced modifications to temporary exceptions for nonimmigrant students taking…

4 years ago