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H2A visa (Temporary Agricultural worker) changes due to Covid-19
The Department of Homeland Security, with the support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has announced a temporary final rule to change certain H-2A requirements to help U.S. agricultural employers avoid disruptions in lawful agricultural-related...
Presidential Proclamation
The American Immigration Lawyer's Association published a very informative flyer containing information on what foreign nationals should know about the President's most recent Proclamation and its implications on certain immigrants. Here's What We Know On April 22,...
Guidance for Demonstrating an Exemption to Presidential Proclamations That Suspend Entry Due to COVID-19
When a prospective traveler is explicitly exempt to the COVID-19 related travel bans, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) does not need to be notified in advance of travel to have an exemption waiver approved before attempting to board. The traveler...
Trump’s immigration freeze is hurting U.S. citizens waiting to reunite with loved ones
Fourteen years is a long time to wait to reunite with a relative. But that is how much time has passed since Suraiya Sharker's family first applied for a green card for her uncle to come and live permanently in the United States from Bangladesh. The wait...
Immigration courts, already slow, nearly frozen by government shutdown
“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...
He admits he once smoked marijuana, now U.S. won’t let him re-enter country
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...
Working-class immigrants terrorized by Trump administration avoid COVID-19 testing, treatment
Working 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...
Trump’s call to suspend legal immigration draws mixed reaction
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...
Amendment of H2A visa requirements
On 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...
USCIS Extension of Response Times to Requests for Evidence and Notices
In 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...
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