A federal judge on Sunday, March 1, 2020, ruled that Ken Cuccinelli’s appointment to lead the U.S. immigration agency was an unlawful appointment. The asylum directives issued by Cuccinelli that were challenged in the lawsuit lacked authority and will be set aside. The ruling can call into question other directives that were signed by Cuccinelli while purporting to serve as acting director.
USCIS is accepting CW-1 petitions under the Disaster Recovery Act. Prospective employers must submit an approved temporary labor certification from the U.S. Department of Labor and Form I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker, along with a cover sheet stating “CNMI Disaster Recovery Workforce Act Eligible” in large, bold letters, and evidence to show that a worker: • Is performing service or labor under a contract or subcontract for construction, repairs, renovations or facility services directly connected to, or associated with recovery from a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of...
USCIS announced that it is implementing an electronic registration requirement for petitioners seeking to submit H-1B cap-subject petitions starting MARCH 1. 2020. Employers seeking to file FY2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, must first electronically register and pay an associated $10 fee for each electronic registration they submit to USCIS. Under this new process, employers seeking H-1B workers subject to the cap, or their authorized representatives, will complete an electronic registration process that will require only basic information about their company and each requested worker. Duplicate registrations are prohibited. Petitioners can register multiple aliens...
The Trump administration has decided to extend humanitarian protections for an additional 18 months through Sept. 3, 2021 for approximately 1,250 Yemenis living in the United States with TPS. The United Nations declared the situation in Yemen as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with more than 22 million people - three-quarters of the population - in need of aid and protection.
The Department of Homeland Security is agreeing to share citizenship information with the U.S. Census Bureau. The Department of Homeland Security announced in a report two weeks ago that the agency would share administrative records to help the Census Bureau determine the number of citizens and non-citizens in the U.S., as well as the number of immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Information to be shared includes personally identifiable data but federal law prohibits the Census Bureau from releasing personally identifiable data. The agreement was made in response to President Donald Trump's order to collect data on who is a citizen...
On December 20, 2019, in AOL v. Wolf, the Ninth Circuit granted the government’s motion for an emergency temporary stay of the district court’s order enjoining the application of the Trump administration’s July 16, 2019 asylum ban to thousands of asylum seekers who were unlawfully prevented from accessing the U.S. asylum process, through a policy known as “metering,” before the ban went into effect. The stay of the district court’s order will be in place until the appellate court decides the government’s motion for a stay pending appeal. The Ninth Circuit set oral argument on the motion for a stay...
Form No. Form Title Current Fee Proposed Fee Difference Percent Change G-28 Instructions for Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative N/A N/A N/A N/A G-1041 Genealogy Index Search Request $65 $240 $175 269 percent G-1041A Genealogy Records Request $65 $385 $320 492 percent I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card $455 $415 -$40 -9 percent I-102 Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document $445 $490 $45 10 percent I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker $460 *DHS is proposing to separate Form I-129 into several forms. See below. I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) $535 $520 -$15 -3 percent...
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Friday, December 20, 2019, updated the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the effect of travel outside the United States by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who are subject to removal proceedings. TPS beneficiaries in removal proceedings who travel abroad temporarily with an advance parole document and authorization of DHS remain subject to those removal proceedings. If they are under a final order of removal, the travel does not execute or fulfill the order. The TPS beneficiary in question remains subject to the removal order. The Executive Office for Immigration Review of the Department of...
On May 31, 2019, new questions were added to the Forms DS-160/DS-156 Nonimmigrant Visa Application and Form DS-260, Immigrant Visa Application. These additional questions require the foreign national to disclose five years of social media and contact history when applying for a nonimmigrant or immigrant visa. This information was previously requested only on Form DS-5535, Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants. In the newly updated forms, applicants are now required to disclose the social media platforms they have used within the previous five years, as well as provide their username(s) for each platform. This information is collected via a drop-down list...
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