Under the INA, the federal government may deny admission or adjustment of status to noncitizens who are “likely at any time to become a public charge.” 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(4)(A). By the plain terms of the statute, the public charge assessment is a prediction about how a noncitizen might respond to their circumstances in the future. USCIS typically conducts its Section 212(a)(4) public charge assessments in one of three situations: (1) when a noncitizen applies to physically and lawfully enter the United States (admission), (2) when a noncitizen applies for adjustment of status, also known as becoming a lawful permanent...
In honor of Veterans Day, our law office would like thank all military veterans for serving our country and protecting our freedoms. We are forever grateful for your dedication and bravery.
On November 2, 2019 a federal judge in the U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) and halted implementation of the administration’s attempt to ban immigrants based on their ability to obtain health insurance upon arrival to the U.S. The TRO has stopped the federal government from implementing the policy for now as the court considers the full merits of the case, Doe v. Trump, in the coming days and weeks.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that beginning on Nov. 29, 2019 the fee to request premium processing for certain employment-based petitions will increase to $1,440 from the current fee of $1,410. Premium processing is an optional service currently authorized for certain petitioners filing FORMs I-129 or I-140 to request 15-day processing of these forms if they pay the extra fee. The premium processing fee is paid in addition to the base filing fee.
To prevent secure document tampering, counterfeiting, and fraud, USCIS will begin producing on Oct. 24, 2019 a new security-enhanced U.S. travel document, which is a booklet that looks similar to a U.S. passport and serves dual purposes. The new travel document will include a variety of secure features: Redesigned booklet cover Four montages containing three images, each of notable U.S. architecture, used throughout the booklet A combination of first-, second- and third-level security features (overt, covert and forensic) Overt is something you can see with the eye, such as the central image of the Statue of Liberty. Covert is something...
On Tuesday , October 29, 2019, U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced legislation requiring the government to have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to search or seize Americans’ electronic devices at the border. Currently at the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can search through a traveler’s electronic devices without any suspicion at all. CBP officers can also request that a traveler provide their password or passcode, and seize the device if the traveler refuses. The Leahy-Daines bill forces the government to obtain a warrant before conducting forensic searches of such devices. It also requires the...
In an unprecedented transatlantic air transport deportation this month ( October 2019) Mexico deported 310 Indian nationals to New Delhi according to the National Migration Institute (INM). INM said the deportees had been scattered in eight states around Mexico, including in southern Mexico from where many Indian migrants enter the country, hoping to transit to the U.S. border. The move follows a deal Mexico struck with the United States in June, vowing to significantly curb U.S.-bound migration in exchange for averting U.S. tariffs on Mexican exports. Most of the deportees were from India’s northern Punjab state.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and U.S. Ambassador Ronald Douglas Johnson announced on Monday, October 28, 2019, that the United States government will extend temporary protected status for more than 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. The program allows Salvadorans to stay in the U.S. and avoid deportation proceedings and allows them to get work permits. The announcement was posted by video to Twitter and said the two countries have signed an agreement extending TPS for one year. The usual renewals had been for 18 months. The Department of Homeland Security has not made any announcement.
Our law office is currently looking to hire a full-time immigration attorney. The job description is found below: Research legal issues and provide advice and representation before EOIR courts and USCIS offices. Case management of family-based and employment-based residency applications and petitions. Non-immigrant work visas and other temporary visas, waivers of inadmissibility, DACA, VAWA. Must be knowledgeable of consular processing, removal defense, motions and appeals to BIA, BALCA, etc. Must be familiar with Texas family law and Texas business law and have excellent writing skills. Min. 12 months of experience as Immigration attorney/law clerk required; Texas State bar license in...
A Texas federal judge issued a ruling on Friday, October 11, 2019, blocking the Trump administration from diverting $8.1 billion in federal funds to build a wall along the U.S. Mexico border. The federal judge indicated that President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border is unlawful.
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