On Monday (June 27, 2016) the USCIS  introduced a new and improved version of INFOPASS, the online system for scheduling an appointment at a USCIS office. The improvements include an improved visual style and a mapping function that makes it easier to find a local office in the United States. A new web address will…

This morning the U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked  in a 4 to 4 split vote in the long-awaited case, United States v. Texas, which challenged the President’s 2014 executive order regarding DACA and DAPA. The decision effectively upholds the lower court’s injunction and halts the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the creation of a new program…

IR-2016-85, June 7, 2016 WASHINGTON — With the assistance of top digital experts at U.S. Digital Service and other security authorities, the Internal Revenue Service today launched a more rigorous e-authentication process for taxpayers that will significantly increase protection against identity thieves impersonating taxpayers to access tax return information through the IRS Get Transcript online…

A report by the Appleseed Network found that the U.S. topped the list of remittance sending countries, at $56 billion at the end of 2014. The Appleseed report, Sending Money: The Path Forward, is based on data from a survey of international remittance customers’ preferences and behavior. WASHINGTON, D.C. Landmark federal safeguards adopted in 2013 are protecting…

Q: Why is DHS implementing air travel in stages? On January 8, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced the following timetable for the implementation of the REAL ID Act for air travel: Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security will conduct outreach to educate the traveling public about the timeline below, and continue engagements…

Monday May 23, 2016 marks the 68th day since Judge Merrick Garland was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, drawing him equal with the average time to confirmation for recent high court nominees.  The White House on Friday again urged senators to consider the judge’s nomination.

Nearly two years after a judge decided he wasn’t an American citizen, a Texas man has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing it is up to a state, not the federal government, to determine who was born inside its boundaries.

A TRAC report found that Immigration Court judges issued 44,204 removal orders as of April 2016. Texas leads the nation with 10,102 removal orders issued, followed by California and Georgia. During April 2016, 1,186 of the 6,347 individuals ordered removed were women with children.

As of May 18, 2016, the U.S. Embassy in Caracas is no longer able to provide new appointments for first-time business or tourist visa applicants. There will be limited visa appointments for visa renewals and for first-time applicants for any petition-based, student, or investor visas, but wait times for the appointments will be longer than in the…

The Fifth Circuit on Thursday (May 19,2016) upheld a district court’s finding that a Border Patrol agent who fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old U.S. citizen in the back while he was running away was entitled to qualified immunity, saying the officer’s use of deadly force was objectively reasonable in the circumstances.