New details have emerged relating to a pending lawsuit before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas known as Texas et. al. vs. DHS et. al., Case No. 6:24-cv-00306 (E.D. Tex.), which is currently blocking the approval of applications filed under the Biden administration’s parole in place…
Today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the October Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed it will use…
We have new developments to report relating to pending litigation for parole in place applications in the case Texas et. al. vs. DHS et. al., Case No. 6:24-cv-00306 (E.D. Tex.). Yesterday evening, federal Judge J. Campbell Barker of the Eastern District Court of Texas issued a court order extending his…
To all of our clients and readers of our blog, without you, we wouldn’t have (or love) our jobs! So we want to just say thanks on this Labor Day weekend and wish you a safe and healthy celebration! In observance of the Labor Day holiday our offices will be…
Parole in Place – Keeping Families Together Updates As previously reported, a federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from approving parole requests under the Keeping Families Together program. What does this mean for parole in place applications? Due to a 14-day administrative stay handed down by District…
In this blog post, we discuss what undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. Citizens can expect after applying for Parole in Place using the new USCIS online application called Form I-131F. What to Expect After Filing Form I-131F Parole in Place Once you have properly submitted the Form I-131F using…
Recientemente, el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS) ha proporcionado nuevos detalles sobre el permiso de permanencia temporal para cónyuges e hijastros indocumentados de ciudadanos estadounidenses, también conocido como “Manteniendo a las familias unidas.” USCIS comenzará a aceptar solicitudes en línea para “permanencia temporal,” el 19…
New details have recently been provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding the Parole in Place application process for undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. Citizens, also known as “Keeping Families Together.” USCIS will begin accepting online applications for Parole in Place on August 19, 2024, using…
Recently, the Department of State’s National Visa Center (NVC) released the August 2024 Immigrant Visa Backlog report, which provides data and statistics of the number of documentarily complete immigrant visa cases currently at the National Visa Center waiting for interviews, documentarily complete cases that have been scheduled for visa interviews, and…
Recently the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new changes to the International Entrepreneur Rule effective October 1, 2024. What is the International Entrepreneur Rule The International Entrepreneur Rule (IER), was first established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2017. The program allows noncitizen entrepreneurs to live and work in…