Posts Categorized In: Immigration Law

On June 16, 2022, the Supreme Court rejected arguments from Republicans to defend the Trump-era “public charge” immigration policy. This policy made it difficult for noncitizens to adjust their status if they used certain public benefits such as Medicaid, food stamps, and housing vouchers. Upon taking office, President Joe Biden rescinded this policy. However, Republican… Read More

Después de enviar su solicitud, tal vez te preguntes cuando recibirás una respuesta de USCIS con respecto a una decisión final sobre su caso de inmigración. Dependiendo de su solicitud y ubicación, los tiempos de espera pueden variar. Por ejemplo, un caso de Naturalización (Formulario N-400) tarda alrededor de 16,5 meses en procesarse en la… Read More

After submitting your application, you may be wondering when you will hear back from USCIS regarding a final decision on your case. Depending on your application and location, waiting times can vary. For example, a Naturalization case (Form N-400) is taking 16.5 months to process at the Newark office. In contrast, an application for Permanent… Read More

Un grupo de inmigrantes que solicitaron la naturalización hace varios años está demandando al gobierno de los EE.UU. por demoras irrazonables en sus solicitudes. Según el Consejo Estadounidense de Inmigración, que representa al grupo de inmigrantes que está demandando al gobierno, las solicitudes se enviaron a una instalación de almacenamiento al comienzo de la pandemia… Read More

A group of immigrants who filed for naturalization several years ago is now suing the U.S. government for unreasonable application delays. According to the American Immigration Council, which represents the group of immigrants suing the government, the applications were sent to a storage facility at the beginning of the pandemic and have not been retrieved… Read More

We’ve reported extensively on the immigration backlog that’s put citizenship, green card, visa application, and removal proceedings months behind schedule. But now The Wall Street Journal reports that part of the backlog is a literal backlog: the physical paperwork needed to complete countless applications is stuck in a man-made limestone cave facility underneath Kansas City called the Federal… Read More

On January 10th, 2022 the Executive Office of Immigration review (EOIR) announced that it is postponing all  hearings in non-detained, non-represented cases due to COVID-19 through January 31st.  If you have a case during that time it will not be going forward unless you are represented.  Detained cases, as well as non-detained individuals who are… Read More

Visa holders need to be extremely cautious about leaving the country, says immigration lawyer and AILA board member Greg Siskind. “Don’t travel,” he says, “unless you’re prepared to be working remotely for a year.” The advice may sound dire, but it’s clearly necessary. The Biden administration may have eased some travel restrictions for vaccinated individuals… Read More

On December 23, 2021, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State authorized consular offices through December 31, 2022, to waive in-person interview requirements for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants. Who is covered under the expanded authorization? Newly covered visa types: The new authorization applies to those applying for H-1, H-3, H-4,… Read More

The Parliamentarian, the Senate ‘referee,’ rejected the Democrats’ latest attempt at including an immigration proposal in the Build Back Better bill. The Democrats have submitted three different immigration proposals to the Parliamentarian to put immigration reform through a process called “budget reconciliation.” Bills that go through budget reconciliation only need a simple majority to bypass… Read More