News & Updates

On 9/29/2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extendingtemporary waiver of the requirement that civil surgeons must sign FormI-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than60 days before an individual applies for the underlying immigration benefit(including Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence orAdjust Status).The waiver was...

A new rule went into effect on May 31, 2022. This rule radically alters the procedure for asylum seekers who are processed through expedited removal proceedings at the southern border. This rule is called Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers <https://www.aila.org/infonet/dhs-and-doj-interim-final-rule-asylum-processing>. Among...

The Chief Immigrarion Judge has issued this guidance to remove certain cases from the Courts' docket if they are not ripe for adjudication, to *"ensure the efficient disposition of all pending cases," including "to set priorities" for the resolution of cases, "to direct that adjudication of certain cases be deferred,"...

USCIS, DHS is currently experiencing delays in issuing receipts for Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal - https://www.uscis.gov/i-589 Due to these delays, you may not receive a receipt notice in a timely manner after you properly file your Form I-589. For purposes of the asylum one-year...

1. According to a Stay order by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on June 24, 2022, all pre-authorized Regional Centers *remain valid and are eligible to sponsor new EB-5 investors (and file Form I-526 petitions) *otherwise compliant with relevant RIA provisions 2. On June 24,...

Chapter Executive Committee, where Ms. Bhavya Chaudhary is the Treasurer this year (American Immigration Lawyers' Association).

People in certain employment eligibility categories who 1. timely file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, to renew their Work Permits may receive up to 540-day automatic extension of their EAD validity. 2. The renewal application must be for the same employment eligibility Category Code as the current EAD, except...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is implementing premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers , under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. This expansion of premium processing *only applies to* certain previously filed *Form I-140 petitions under an E13 multinational executive and...

1. Enter on Google Search: EOIR Case status 2. Click on EOIR Case status when it shows up 3. Hit Accept 4. Enter A# 5. Please check it everyday for updates, dates of Master hearing or Individual hearing

On April 3, 2022, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Principal Legal Advisor Kerry E. Doyle issued a memorandum to all ICE Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) attorneys providing guidance on exercising prosecutorial discretion (PD) in removal proceedings (Doyle Memorandum). It is effective from April 25, 2022 and implements...