Category: Immigration News
Federal Court ruled that USCIS should accept new DACA applications
The Federal Court in Maryland ruled on Friday that USCIS should fully reinstate the DACA program. This means that USCIS is required to start accepting...
Trump’s effort to end DACA rejected by the Supreme Court
Thousands of DACA recipients felt relieved when the Supreme Court on Thursday forestalled the Trump administration’s efforts to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA),...
USCIS seeks to add a surcharge on Immigration Application filing fees
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is likely to run out of money soon. To address this issue, USCIS has asked Congress for an emergency...
Executive Order halting Green Cards is now in effect
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending some Green Card applications and immigration overall. The order limits immigration into...
USCIS Offices closed due to Coronavirus
USCIS shutdown its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers from March 18 to the public. Initially, it was estimated to be closed until...
Coronavirus [COVID-19]: Impacts on US Immigration and Immigrants
It feels like every day there is something new about COVID-19 and its impact on the lives of Americans. For many, the rapid-fire news cycle...
New USCIS policy: Errors can lead to application denials
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office has recently changed one of its policies. This policy change could lead to your application being...
Many Undocumented Immigrants Never Illegally Cross Border
The Department of Homeland Security recently released statistics highlighting the fact many more undocumented immigrants are entering the country legally than they are crossing the...
Immigration News Update: August 2018
Our immigration system is changing. We got your back if you want to stay informed with the latest on immigration news. Major changes, minor changes...
Immigration News Update: July 2018
Our immigration system is changing. We got your back if you want to stay informed with the latest on immigration news. Major changes, minor changes...
Immigration Alert: USCIS Recalling Work Permits
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is recalling yet another batch of approved immigration documents because of another printing error. This time it’s 800...
USCIS Redesigns Naturalization Certificate
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced they have redesigned the citizen and naturalization certificates immigrants receive when they become U.S. citizens. In...
USCIS Creating Team to Strip Citizenship
The USCIS has announced they are going after people they believe cheated in order to obtain U.S. citizenship. USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna told the...
Immigration News Update: June 2018
Our immigration system is changing. We got your back if you want to stay informed with the latest on immigration news. Major changes, minor changes...
USCIS Retira Miles de Tarjetas Verdes
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service has just announced a withdrawal of thousands of green cards due to a production error. More than 8,500...
USCIS Alert: Is your green card being recalled?
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has just recalled thousands of green cards after the agency admits they were printed with errors. More than...
Immigration News Update: May 2018
Our immigration system is changing. We got your back if you want to stay informed with the latest on immigration news. Major changes, minor changes...
Federal Judge Orders DACA Reinstated in Full, Maybe
The ruling came on a Tuesday night and could have major impacts on those eligible for DACA. U.S. District Court Judge John D Bates ruled...
Feds want to look at social media accounts of visa applicants
It started with those seeking an immigrant visa and now the Trump administration wants social media information for nonimmigrants seeking a visa to the United...
Census to include question about citizenship
The United States Census Bureau announced in March they will include a question about citizenship on the 2020 census. The bureau says an accurate count...
New York immigration attorney charged with lying to USCIS
The United States Department of Justice says a New York immigration attorney filed hundreds of asylum applications she knew contained lies. Andreea Dumitru. 42, had...
Federal Judge Opens Door for More DACA Applicants
In January a federal judge in California ordered the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to once again accept applications for those eligible to renew...
On Public Assistance? Feds Propose Denying you a Green Card
The Department of Homeland Security has drafted new rules that could dramatically impact the amount of legal immigration in the United States, according to a...
Immigration News Update February 2018
Our immigration system is changing. We got your back if you want to stay informed with the latest on immigration news. Major changes, minor changes...
What the White House wants on immigration reform
President Donald Trump and his administration outlined today what they are expecting when it comes to immigration reform. From border security, DACA and family migration,...
ICE Targets Green Card Holding Doctor for Deportation
It’s a story that could serve as a warning for green card holders across the United States. The Washington Post Reports a doctor of Polish...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts the USCIS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is a bit different than most federal offices. For the most part, the department is run almost entirely...
Trump administration challenging judge’s DACA ruling
The U.S. Justice Department announced they will be challenging a ruling that forced the federal government to restart the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program...
USCIS Revives DACA After Court Order
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced they will once again be accepting renewal applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA...
What you need to know about the Jan. 9th DACA court ruling
On January 9th United States District Court Judge William Alsup ordered the federal government to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA...
DHS Secretary: Immigration plan could include citizenship for DREAMers
The secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said recently the White House is open to discussing a pathway to citizenship for nearly 800,000...
Deportation arrests are on the rise
Immigration and Customs Officers who arrest immigrants for deportation proceedings have picked up 40 percent more people this year compared to last year. The figures...
Judge Rules Trump Must Fund Sanctuary Cities
CALIFORNIA – A federal judge has blocked an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that would cut federal funding to cities his administration feels...
Post Office Fails DACA Recipients, USCIS Does the Right Thing
The New York Times is reporting nearly 100 applications to renew DACA were delayed by the United States Post Office and eventually denied by the...
Feds want to strip citizenship from suspected Somali fraudsters
The U.S. Department of Justice has just announced they are seeking to strip the citizenship of four immigrants from Somalia they say obtained that citizenship...
Trump calls for end of visa lottery
President Donald Trump is renewing calls to end the Diversity Visa Program after reports surfaced that one of the program’s winners was involved in the...
Naturalization applications skyrocket as USCIS backlog grows
The National Partnership for New Americans just released a report that shows the amount of immigrants applying for citizenship is up dramatically. The amount of...
Refugees To See Increased Security Checks by DHS
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security just announced new screening measures for refugees designed to improve national security in the United States. The new...
Government Begins Tracking Immigrants’ Social Media Use
In September, the Department of Homeland Security released a policy update that would allow the government to monitor the social media accounts of immigrants to...
Immigrant Military Members Receive Increased Scrutiny
The Pentagon is changing the way it accepts immigrant service members in the military by making the screening process much more strict, according to a...
“They Attack the Most Vulnerable,” Catholic Church on Trump’s Immigration Plan
In early October, President Donald Trump sent a letter to members of Congress outlining his priorities for immigration reform. Trump’s proposals include funding for a...
Justice Department Gives Final Warning to Sanctuary Cities
Seven cities or counties have been given a final order by the Department of Justice stating the government believes these areas are not complying with...
Trump Outlines Immigration Priorities, Demands Border Wall and Points Based Immigration
President Donald Trump has sent a letter to members of Congress outlining his administration’s priorities when it comes to immigration reform. According to the letter,...
Another Travel Ban, Another Lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union announced October 3rd they have filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban that was announced at the...
Trump Pick for USCIS Top Spot Cleared for the Job
The United States Senate has confirmed the appointment of Lee Francis Cissna as the new director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in...
Surge of Immigration Judges Putting Dent in Case Backlog
The Department of Justice says President Donald Trump’s executive order to put more immigration judges at detention centers has helped clear some of the backlog...
New Conservative DACA Bill Grants Citizenship After 15 Years
Republican Senators have unveiled a more conservative approach to solving what to do with the hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants brought to the...
Trump’s Latest Travel Ban is Indefinite: What You Need to Know
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has signed yet another executive order restricting travel to the United States from seven countries around the world. The latest...
Trump, Democrats Close to Deal on DACA
According to several news outlets including the Associated Press, top Democratic leaders are close to making a deal with President Donald Trump to create a...
What Are My Options After My DACA Status Expires?
On September 5, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Memorandum rescinding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Per the terms set forth in...
Immigration Resources During a Disaster
When mother nature strikes or when wildfires break out it’s important to be ready to act especially if your immigration status depends on it. Wildfires...
Attorney General Announces End of DACA
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program was created by former President Barack...
Immigration Forms Getting Longer Under Trump
According to an article published in the Washington Post, the Donald Trump administration has made immigration more difficult for people seeking to move to the...
More Visa Holders Will Soon Require Interviews for Green Cards
WASHINGTON – Interviews that at one point had been waived for visa holders looking to receive green cards will soon become mandatory, according to the...
U.S. Planning to Sanction Countries that Refuse Deportations
WASHINGTON – According to a CNN report the Trump Administration will soon issue visa sanctions if countries do not take back foreign nationals who are...
What Happens If DACA Ends?
President Donald Trump has said that DACA recipients can “Rest easy” but the program is being threatened by a group of states who have told...
Cortez Masto Promises to Continue Fight for DACA and Immigration Reform
LAS VEGAS, NV – Democratic Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto was the keynote speaker for a celebration in Las Vegas celebrating the fifth anniversary of...
Program to Help Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Partially Terminated
NEW YORK – The Department of Homeland Security ends a program that gave minors fleeing violence in Central America an opportunity to come to the...
Breaking Down the Trump-Backed Points-Based Immigration System
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump introduced the RAISE Act in early August 2017 flanked by the congressional authors of the bill. The president said the...
Trump’s RAISE Act Moves Immigration to Merit-Based System
The Trump-supported RAISE Act would cut legal immigration to the United States by half. The legislation moves immigration to a merit-based system of entry while...