Expediting the Asylum Process Amid Long Wait Times

11 months ago

Asylum-seekers face ever-growing backlogs in obtaining asylum office interviews and decisions on their asylum claims. For example, in the 2022…

Beneficiary Centric H-1B Registration “Lottery”

12 months ago

For Fiscal Year 2025, USCIS has introduced a significant change in how H-1B registrations will be selected for filing. The…

Recent Immigration Rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court

12 months ago

Disappointingly, the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 that Texas’s SB4 could go into effect. The most controversial aspects of the…

TPS for Burma Extended and Redesignated

1 year ago

On March 22, 2024, DHS extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma for 18 months, through November 25, 2025. Burmese…

Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Syrians

1 year ago

On January 26, 2024, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Syria for Temporary…

Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Palestinians

1 year ago

On February 14, 2024, President Biden issued an executive order authorizing Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) and employment authorization for 18…

USCIS Fee Hike: Lawsuit A Potential Block to Asylum Program Rule

1 year ago

USCIS is [updated] its government filing fees on April 1, 2024, in large part increasing the filing fees for most…

Refugees and asylees have significantly contributed to the U.S. economy

1 year ago

A recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report reveals that refugees and asylees have significantly contributed to the…

USCIS Filing Fees Increase Effective April 1

1 year ago

USCIS filing fees for most petitions and applications are increasing effective April 1, 2024. In a final rule just issued,…

Family Reunification for Ecuadorians

1 year ago

Recently,  DHS announced a Family Reunification Parole Process for Ecuador. This parole process applies to certain Ecuadorian nationals who are…