by jael | Jun 30, 2020 | Family Immigration, Immigration News, K1 Fiance Visa, Marriage-Based Green Card, Naturalization, Spousal Immigrant Visa, USCIS News
USCIS re-opening on June 4, 2020 was supposed to jumpstart stalled immigration cases. However, the reopening has shown disparate impacts on green card, naturalization, and H1B cases The first, in fact only, action taken by USCIS after the reopening was to gradually...
by Francis Law Center | Jun 30, 2020 | Executive Orders, Immigration News
On April 22, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamation 10014, “Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak.” It based its authority on sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the...
On behalf of Francis Law Center | Jun 25, 2020 | DACA
After the Supreme Court’s decision on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, many may wonder what happens with the program now. It was on hold waiting for this decision with no movement one way or the other. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
by Francis Law Center | Jun 22, 2020 | Immigration News, USCIS News
This is a developing story and will be updated. On April 22, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamation 10014, “Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak.” It is based on...
by Francis Law Center | Jun 18, 2020 | DACA, Immigration News, USCIS News
On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled to prevent the Trump Administration from ending DACA. This is a developing story, which will be updated. The Supreme Court decision protects roughly half a million DACA recipients (popularly referred as the “Dreamers”). These...
On behalf of Francis Law Center | Jun 15, 2020 | Employee Immigration
In the United States, there are approximately 140,000 immigrant visas available every year. With the right work experience and education, you can live permanently in the United States. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services explains that some visa...
by jael | Jun 11, 2020 | Immigration News, USCIS News, Visas
Effective June 1, 2020, the Presidential Proclamation by President Trump will block certain Chinese nationals from obtaining F or J visas if they are suspected of being associated with entities in China that are involved in its “military-civil fusion strategy.” This...
by jael | Jun 8, 2020 | Citizenship, Naturalization, USCIS News
USCIS was reopened to the public on June 4, 2020, and has already begun scheduling naturalization oath ceremonies. You need to aware of new procedures to attend the ceremony due to COVID-19. What to Bring: First off, make sure to verify the time, day, and location of...
by jael | Jun 7, 2020 | Immigration News
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck. Floyd pleaded for Chauvin to stop; however, his pleas fell on deaf ears and he eventually died. Floyd’s death...
