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USCIS Suspends Premium Processing

March 21st, 2020
On March 20, 2020, USCIS issued the following statement regarding the temporary suspension of Premium Processing for all I-129 and I-140 petitions: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the immediate and temporary suspension of pr… Read More
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Flexibility with I-9 Compliance

March 21st, 2020
NOTE: The following information only applies to employers and workplaces that are operating remotely. If there are employees physically present at a work location, no exceptions are being implemented at this time for in-person verification of identit… Read More
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How Does the New Public Charge Rule Affect You?

February 24th, 2020
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State (DOS) implemented a new rule, effective February 24, 2020, to decide who will be considered a “Public Charge” (someone that is likely to need financial assistance fro… Read More
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Holiday Travel: Review Your Documents Now

December 4th, 2019
Now is a good time for foreign nationals who will be departing the United States for travel abroad over the holidays to review their travel documents to ensure that their reentry into the U.S. is as seamless as possible. Depending on an individual’… Read More
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Arrests and Deportations Under Trump Generally Lower Than Under Obama

December 2nd, 2019
According to a recent article in the Washington Post that analyzed ICE’s annual report for FY2019, ICE deported approximately 12,000 family members and unaccompanied minors of the 540,000 who crossed the border, far fewer than the millions Presiden… Read More
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Medical Screenings Discourage Asylum Seekers

November 27th, 2019
Many asylum seekers who are waiting to be heard in U.S. immigration court are currently living in tent camps on the Mexico side of the U.S. border. After waiting several months in destitute conditions, they arrive to immigration court only to find th… Read More
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Naturalization: Conditional Bar to Good Moral Character for Unlawful Acts

November 25th, 2019
USCIS is also updating its policy guidance in its Policy Manual on “unlawful acts” during the applicable statutory period that reflect adversely on moral character and may prevent an applicant from meeting the good moral character (GMC) requireme… Read More
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Impact of DUI Convictions on Good Moral Character Determinations

November 22nd, 2019
Certain immigration benefits require an applicant to demonstrate that he or she has good moral character (GMC) in order to demonstrate eligibility for the benefit. The good moral character standard is cited throughout the INA, and is a prerequisite t… Read More
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USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Post-Sentencing Changes

November 21st, 2019
In immigration law, certain criminal acts have immigration consequences, rendering an applicant inadmissible, deportable, or ineligible for the immigration benefit being sought. USCIS issued policy guidance – and updated its USCIS Policy Manual –… Read More
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Round Up of Key Immigration Court Cases Challenging Administration’s Immigration Policy

November 19th, 2019
According to Stuart Anderson, Executive Director of the nonpartisan public policy organization the National Foundation for American Policy, no president has been sued over his immigration policies as much as President Trump. In a recent article in Fo… Read More
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