by Francis Law Center | Sep 30, 2020 | Employee Immigration, USCIS News
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...
by Francis Law Center | Sep 30, 2020 | USCIS News
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...
by Francis Law Center | Sep 13, 2020 | Green Card, K1 Fiance Visa, Marriage-Based Green Card, USCIS News
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...
by Francis Law Center | Sep 13, 2020 | USCIS News
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....
by Francis Law Center | Sep 13, 2020 | Immigration News, Public Charge
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...
by Francis Law Center | Sep 7, 2020 | Consular Process, Travel Bans
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...
by Francis Law Center | Aug 27, 2020 | Immigration News, USCIS News
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...
by Francis Law Center | Aug 27, 2020 | Immigration News, USCIS News
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...
by Francis Law Center | Aug 26, 2020 | Citizenship, Immigration News
Starting on October 2, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plan to increase the fee for citizenship applicants. A Massachusetts-based non-profit is challenging the new USCIS rule, suing the agency in federal court to both declare the...
by Francis Law Center | Aug 26, 2020 | Immigration News, Removal Defense
Cases for removal are heard by immigration judges within the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), with appeals of those decisions going to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). A recent proposal to change federal regulations governing the EOIR and BIA...
