NEWS & UPDATES
Justice Department Vacates Asylum Precedents That Harmed Victims of Violence
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...
New Guidance Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Priorities
United States Immigration prosecutors have now been given broad discretion in which cases they decide to pursue or drop altogether,...
USCIS Temporarily Suspends Biometrics Requirement for Certain Form I-539 Applicants
Effective May 17, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will temporarily suspend the biometrics submission requirement for certain applicants filing
F-1 Students Seeking Optional Practical Training Can Now File Form I-765 Online
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that F-1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) can now file Form I-765, Application...
Updates to National Interest Exceptions for Regional COVID Proclamations
The Secretary has determined that the travel of immigrants, fiancé(e) visa holders, certain exchange visitors, and pilots and aircrew traveling...
Venezuela TPS
On March 8, 2021, President Biden took strong action to protect over 300,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S. after having...
USCIS is Reverting Back to the 2008 Version of the Naturalization Civics Test
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today it is reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalization civics test beginning...
100 Day Moratorium On All Deportations
President Biden imposes a 100 day moratorium on all deportations of: individuals present in the United States on November 1,...
Deferred Enforced Departure for Venezuelans
“The Trump Administration has taken a significant and much-needed step to help Venezuelan nationals residing in the U.S.,” says United...