Immigration

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

Third Country Asylum Rule Overturned

Last Tuesday, United States District Judge Timothy J. Kelly overturned the Third-Country Asylum Rule, one of the Trump Administration’s most…

4 years ago

A Halt on Green Cards? USCIS Budget Shortfall, Impacts on Applicants

Recently, the Trump Administrations suspended the approval of green card requests to immigrants abroad seeking residency in the United States.…

4 years ago

New U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Bans

Since the Trump Administration published new proclamations restricting certain immigrants from entering the U.S. on April 22nd, further proclamations have…

4 years ago

Implications of Potential DACA Termination During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Before the end of June 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver a ruling about the future of…

4 years ago

USCIS Opening Portland Oregon’s Field Office and Resuming Some Public Services on June 4th, 2020

On May 27th, USCIS announced that it will reopen some domestic offices and resume non-emergency public services on or after…

4 years ago