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J-1 nonimmigrant visas are available to visitors participating in exchange programs in the U.S. Among the eligible categories are certain teachers, trainees, students, physicians, au pairs, camp counselors, scholars, interns, and government visitors. If an individual...
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed an injunction against President Trump’s Proclamation No. 9945, which effectively bans uninsured immigrants from entering the United States. The rule had been enjoined nationwide...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has posted its October visa bulletin. Paired with forthcoming changes at USCIS, an expanded application of the public charge rule, the visa bulletin contains crucial information for individuals from India seeking...
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has enjoined enforcement of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) rule that would have raised existing filing fees, introduced new ones, and changed the fee waiver process. The...
Updates to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Policy Manual will change the review of applications for adjustment of status, more commonly known as green card applications. Under the new guidance to adjudicating officers at the USCIS, discretionary...
800 contracted staff at the National Benefit Center (NBC) would be placed on furlough if a new United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plan is implemented. Currently, the NBC uses 1,300 such contractors, illustrating the magnitude of the furlough....
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has stayed a preliminary injunction against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) applying its expanded public charge rule. Due to pending litigation around this issue, the expanded rule still cannot be...
In continuation with the fast-paced actions the Trump administration has been taking against immigration, the administration is considering a blanket ban against members of the Chinese Communist Party, a party whose membership ranges in the tens of millions. The...
A group of non-profit organizations are suing the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in federal district court in California over the agencies’ proposed rule change that massively increases the fees...
USCIS announced that it would not go through with its anticipated furloughs on August 30, 2020, preventing roughly 70% of their employees from being furloughed. For months, USCIS has asked Congress for a financial bailout, as USCIS warned them of budgetary shortfalls...
