“Public Charge” Rule ENJOINED Nationwide
Friday afternoon saw the judicial hammer dropped, as the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a nationwide preliminary injuction against the Department of Homeland[…]
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Breaking: Public Charge Rule Enjoined
Breaking news: The New AG’s office just tweeted that the public charge rule has been enjoined nation wide. Tweet copied below. More to share in due course. NY AG[…]
Presidential Proclamation To Deny Immigration For Not Having Health Care
As if the implementation of ‘public charge’ rules on October 15, 2019 wasn’t enough, late Friday evening on October 4, 2019, Trump drops a new proclamation to deny cases for[…]
The Perils of “Public Charge”
On October 15th 2019, the processing of immigration cases will turn on its head. It’s no exaggeration. With the introduction of ‘public charge’ by way of form I-944 (declaration of[…]
October 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary
After a longer than usual wait, the October 2019 Visa Bulletin was just released today. It was a bit of a mixed bag, with certain categories experiencing significant advancement, returning[…]
1 Month Until Final Public Charge Rules Take Effect
In just a little over a month, on October 15, 2019, the “Public Charge” rules will take effect, and will fundamentally change how USCIS makes public charge determinations for those[…]
USCIS to Collect Social Media Handles on Citizenship, Green card and Asylum forms
It was only a matter of time before social media information was going to be collected state-side. Our regular readers will know that we have been writing about social media[…]
USCIS Proposes Regulation to Eliminate 30-Day Timeframe for Adjudicating EADs for Asylum Applicants
On Monday, September 9, 2019, DHS will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking which would eliminate the mandatory 30-day timeline in which USCIS must adjudicate an application for employment authorization[…]
DHS Proposes Changes to Immigration and Travel Forms to Collect Social Media Information
Earlier today, DHS proposed changes to several immigration-related and travel-related forms, publishing a 60-day notice and request for comments in the Federal Register. The proposed changes will allow DHS to[…]
Breaking: $10 Registration Fee for H1B Electronic Submission Proposed
This morning, DHS announced imposing a nominal $10 fee for the new H1b preregistration program. Below is the USCIS announcement. The unpublished rule is available and will be formally published[…]