The Supreme Court granted the application for a stay of the District Court’s preliminary injunction of October 17, 2017, pending disposition of the government’s appeal in the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and disposition of the… Read More

For over 10 years, USCIS has taken the approach that, when adjudicating extension petitions involving the same employer, the same beneficiary, and the same underlying facts, its adjudicators would defer to prior approval determinations. USCIS has now… Read More

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaragua will be terminated on January 5, 2019. DHS has not made a determination on TPS for Honduras; therefore Hondurans’ TPS designation has been aut… Read More

The Trump Administration’s third attempt to ban from the United States foreign nationals from certain countries was halted on October 17, 2017 – a day before it was to take effect. Two federal judges prevented the ban from being implemented n… Read More

On October 1, USCIS began phasing in in-person interviews for all employment-based I-485 adjustment of status cases when the underlying petition is a Form I-140 (EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3) and when the case was filed after March 6, 2017. During several pu… Read More

The Department of Defense reversed a Bush-era policy that offered expedited naturalization to lawful permanent residents (LPRs) enlisted in the military. Under the new policy, enlistees must undergo a new security clearance process that will take a y… Read More

Under pressure from various states, President Trump opted to terminate the DACA program, leaving thousands of DACA recipients in a considerable bind. Although the President had previously promised that DACA recipients would not have to worry about th… Read More

In September, the Department of State (DOS) updated its Foreign Affairs Manual — a guidebook used by consular officials for determining visa eligibility — as to what constitutes misrepresentation when applying for a visa abroad. As part of the Ad… Read More