Learn more about the laws and regulations surrounding US immigration law, so you can stay up-to-date and maintain compliance with ever-changing stipulations and requirements.
“They can’t just squeeze them in.” Thanks to the government shutdown, Los Angeles immigration attorney Douglas Jalaie knew it was unlikely that his client, a refugee applicant from Afghanistan, would get his long-promised day in court Thursday. Still, the two were prepared. The man showed up early at the downtown Los Angeles Immigration Court, and soon […]
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Southern California immigrant with DACA status travels to Mexico so he can become a legal permanent resident. But instead of getting the OK for a green card, he’s prevented from re-entering U.S. Jose Palomar packed only a small suitcase because he thought his trip to Mexico would be brief. Seeking legal permanent residency, he had […]
Learn MoreWorking class immigrants, already amongst the most vulnerable sections of the US population, have been hard hit by the spread of the coronavirus. Doctors, immigration lawyers and community organizations report that a significant number of immigrants, despite showing symptoms associated with COVID-19, have avoided getting tested. The most common reason cited is the fear of […]
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The executive order calls for a 60-day ban on new green card arrivals, but it might exempt farm workers, medical personnel. President Donald Trump’s announcement late Monday, via Twitter, that he wants to suspend immigration to the United States during the coronavirus pandemic was widely condemned across liberal Southern California, but praised among Republicans and […]
Learn MoreOn April 20, the Department of Homeland Security published a temporary final rule to amend certain H-2A requirements to help U.S. agricultural employers avoid disruptions in lawful agricultural-related employment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. The temporary final rule expires on August 18, 2020. The temporary final rule allows non-E-Verify employers that have properly filed H-2A extension of stay […]
Learn MoreIn response to the coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30 to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to certain: Requests for Evidence; Continuations to Requests for Evidence (N‐14); Notices of Intent to Deny; Notices of Intent to Revoke; Notices […]
Learn MoreOn June 1, 2020, National Visa Center will no longer accept or respond to inquiries through mail. National Visa Center has modernized the way we pre-process visa applications. This has allowed NVC to streamline services to case parties and to U.S. Embassies and Consulates. Elimination of paper correspondence is the next step in this modernization. This change […]
Learn MoreFrequently Asked Questions Regarding the Presidential Proclamation: AILA Doc. No. 20050440 1. When did the proclamation become effective, and when will it be terminated? The proclamation became effective on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM (ET). By its terms, the proclamation terminates 60 days after its effective date. However, within 50 days from […]
Learn MoreIn a decision dated May 30, 2019, an immigration judge terminated removal proceedings on the basis that the Notice to Appear (Form I-862) served on the respondent was defective. DHS appealed from that decision, and the BIA requested and received supplemental briefs from the DHS and amici curiae. The BIA sustained DHS’s appeal, reinstated the […]
Learn MoreUSCIS issued a policy memo to introduce temporary policy changes regarding the full-time work requirement for H-1B foreign medical graduates who have received a waiver of the two-year foreign residence requirement under section 212(e) of the INA through the practice of medicine with or based on the recommendation of an Interested Government Agency (IGA) or […]
Learn More1. Will getting tested, treatment or preventative care for COVID-19 impact my client’s immigration application under the public charge rule? On March 13, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will not consider “testing, treatment, nor preventative care (including vaccines, if a vaccine becomes available) related to COVID-19” as part of a public-charge […]
Learn MoreDHS announced that “Non-essential travel will not be permitted until this administration is convinced that doing so is safe and secure.” Advance copies of the notifications of temporary travel restrictions applicable to land ports of entry and ferries service note that restrictions along the U.S.-Canada border and the U.S.-Mexico border have been extended until 11:59 pm (ET), June 22, 2020.
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