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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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…

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,…