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President Biden Establishes Task Force to Reunite Children Separated from Families at the U.S. Mexico Border

Happy Thursday! We are back with a brand-new blog post. Today, we continue discussing President Biden’s recent executive actions on immigration. This time we are breaking down Executive Order entitled, “the Establishment of the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families.” So, what exactly does this executive order mean…

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President Biden Moves to Dismantle Trump Era Asylum Policies in New Executive Order

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this post, we continue with our efforts to provide our readers with an overview of President Biden’s recent executive orders on immigration. Last week, we discussed the major provisions of Executive Order, “Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts…

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The Start of a New Era: Biden Administration Sends Bill to Congress Opening Pathway to Citizenship for Undocumented

The nation awoke with a new President of the United States, and although President Joe Biden has been in office for less than one day, his administration is already planning sweeping immigration reforms and policy changes that will unfold throughout the coming months. This is just the start of President…

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This Week in Immigration: USCIS Cancels Appointments on January 19-20, Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Program, and the Presidential Inauguration

Happy Monday! Welcome back to Visalawyerblog. We start off the week with some interesting immigration updates. USCIS Updates – ASC and Interview Appointments Scheduled on January 19th and 20th will be Rescheduled In anticipation of the Presidential inauguration on January 20, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…

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USCIS Announces Final Rule Abandoning H-1B Lottery System For New Wage Ranking Selection Process

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In today’s post, we discuss a newly released final rule announced by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on January 7, 2021. The new rule entitled “Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions,” will modify the H-1B cap selection…

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DACA UPDATE: USCIS Issues Compliance Notice Confirming Reinstatement of DACA, Acceptance of Initial DACA & Advance Parole Requests Pursuant to Court Order

We have very exciting news for our DACA community. Yesterday, December 7, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued the long-awaited public notice we have all been waiting for. Pursuant to a federal court order issued on November 14, 2020, by Judge Nicholas George Garaufis of the…

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Breaking News: DACA VICTORY – Federal Judge Orders DHS to Accept Initial First time DACA Applications within 3 Calendar Days

We are very happy to bring you this late breaking news. Today December 04, 2020, a federal judge from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, issued a ruling that requires the Trump administration to post a public notice within 3 calendar days that it…

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Public Charge Rule Remains in Place After Seventh Circuit Stays Lower Court Decision

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! Happy Friday. In this post we bring you very important yet unfortunate news regarding ongoing litigation in the fight to invalidate the public charge rule known as “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds.” As we previously reported, on November 2, 2020, a federal judge from the U.S.…

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Federal Judge Issues Ruling Setting Aside the Public Charge Rule Immediately

Happy Monday! Welcome back to Visalawyerblog. We kick off the start of a brand-new week with an important court ruling, decided today, that invalidates the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final rule entitled “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds,” also known as “the public charge,” rule. With this new ruling, the…

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Federal Court of Appeals Declares Victory for TPS Beneficiaries applying for Green Cards

Happy Wednesday! Welcome back to Visalawyerblog. In this post, we share some exciting news for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), who initially entered the country without inspection or admission, but later received TPS, and are now seeking to apply for adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence. Yesterday, October…

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