Immigration Appeals Are Effectively Eliminated under a new interim final rule issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ), set to take effect on March 9, 2026. The rule drastically overhauls the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
The Trump Administration was busy this Thanksgiving drafting a new Policy Advisory titled, Additional National Security Measures for Immigrants Including Consideration of Country-Specific Factors. The details of the new policy are in the Policy Alert:
On August 15, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security published PM-602-0188, a Policy Memorandum with the subject, “Restoring a Rigorous, Holistic, and Comprehensive Good Moral CharacterEvaluation Standard for Aliens Applying for Naturalization.” KEY POINTS The
On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memo revoking protections for pregnant women, infants, elderly individuals, and individuals with serious medical conditions. CBP had policies in place for
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify flexibilities that may be available to benefit requestors/applicants during and after an emergency or unforeseen circumstance. The update explains that during certain
USCIS is now requiring that the Form I-693 Medical Examination & Vaccination Record be submitted with the I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status to Legal Permanent Resident. Rather than issue an RFE for the Form
USCIS UPDATES POLICY MANUAL GUIDANCE FOR T VISAS USCIS has revised its guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to align with the Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T”
Effective Sept. 10, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who file a Form I-90, Application to Replace
On September 4, 2024, a Federal Court denied the Federal Government’s motion to vacate and extended the stay that was previously put in place to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from granting applications for
USCIS sent out an email regarding the Biden Administrations recent executive action to allow the spouses of US citizens who have been living in the US for ten years and who entered without inspection to
What is Parole-in-Place? Parole-in-Place (PIP) is an immigration policy that grants temporary protected legal status to certain undocumented individuals who are already in the United States that are present without admission or parole. It is
