Attorney General Merrick Garland vacated two precedent decisions, Matter of A-B- and Matter of L-E-A-, both of which were issued by Attorneys General under the Trump administration and had arbitrarily overturned years of established case law.
United States Immigration prosecutors have now been given broad discretion in which cases they decide to pursue or drop altogether, according to government guidance issued by chief ICE attorney John Trasviña.
Effective May 17, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will temporarily suspend the biometrics submission requirement for certain applicants filing
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that F-1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) can now file Form I-765, Application for
The Secretary has determined that the travel of immigrants, fiancé(e) visa holders, certain exchange visitors, and pilots and aircrew traveling to the United States
On March 8, 2021, President Biden took strong action to protect over 300,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S. after having fled the brutal totalitarian regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today it is reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalization civics test beginning March 1, 2021.
President Biden imposes a 100 day moratorium on all deportations of: individuals present in the United States on November 1, 2020 or before with a deportation order that do not pose a national security risk or are not aggravated felons (most people are protected).
“The Trump Administration has taken a significant and much-needed step to help Venezuelan nationals residing in the U.S.,” says United States Senator for Florida Marco Rubio.
USCIS plans to increase its fees on October 2, 2020. Unlike most government agencies, USCIS is fee funded. Fees collected and deposited into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account fund nearly 97% of USCIS’ budget.
