On Friday , December 4, 2020, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis ordered that the Trump Administration must restore the DACA program and accept petitions from new applicants. The ruling opens the door to new DACA applicants for the first time since 2017. Judge Garaufis ruled that Acting Secretary Chad Wolf of the Department of Homeland…

After the President of Mexico visited Washington D.C. this past summer, the U.S. Department of State made a favorable change to Mexico E-2 Visas, increasing the validity period from one (1) year to four (4) years. Eligible Mexican nationals can now apply with the U.S. consulate in Mexico for an E-2 Visa and may now…

Last week, the United States District Court Northern District of California GRANTED a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that prevents the Trump Administration from implementing and enforcing a rule that purports to create new categories that would bar individuals from being eligible for asylum. Last month, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security…

The Department of Homeland Security has extended Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service along the United States- Mexico and the United States-Canada borders. Such travel will be limited to “essential travel”. DATES: These restrictions go into effect at 12 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 22, 2020 and…

Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York ruled Saturday, that Chad Wolf was not legally serving as the acting secretary of homeland security when he issued a memo in July that stopped new applicants to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Judge Garaufis said Wolf’s appointment…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on November 13, 2020 plans to implement a revised version of the naturalization civics test. The civics test is one of the statutory requirements for naturalizing and is administered to applicants who apply for U.S. citizenship. The revised version of test includes more questions that test the applicant’s understanding…

We want to take a moment to express our gratitude to all the veterans and active military personnel that have chosen to serve on our behalf in the U. S. Armed Services. We would also like to remember all the courageous men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice while defending our country, freedom,…

The U.S. Court of Appeals of the 7th circuit issued a stay on November 3, 2020 authorizing the USCIS public charge rules to be reinstated while the matter is on appeal.

On November 3, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the government should be able to continue applying the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public charge rule, just one day after a federal district court had vacated the rule. This means U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may continue to apply the…

Beginning 11/2/20, asylum offices will no longer accept the filing of Form I-589s that previously were filed directly with a local asylum office. These forms must be filed with the Asylum Vetting Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The address is as follows: USCIS Asylum Vetting Center P.O. Box 57100 Atlanta, GA 30308-0506 The National Vetting Center…