by Francis Law Center | Aug 26, 2020 | DACA, Immigration News
On August 21, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued implementation plans for several new policies stemming from Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf’s July 28 memo for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). USCIS...
by Francis Law Center | Aug 20, 2020 | Employment Authorization Card, Immigration News, USCIS News
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented delays in immigration law, particularly for those seeking a new or renewed employment authorization document (EAD). Recently, an Ohio federal court issued a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Citizenship and...
by Francis Law Center | Aug 17, 2020 | USCIS News
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency may furlough nearly two-thirds of its workforce unless Congress can approve much-needed budgetary relief. The agency employs nearly 20,000 workers and could furlough as many as 13,400 workers if...
by Francis Law Center | Aug 13, 2020 | Immigration News, Public Charge, USCIS News
The public charge rule has been subject to protracted litigation processes. Multiple federal court rulings from different circuits across the country add more confusion to the status of the public charge rule. This blog explains the impacts of a series of courts’...
by Francis Law Center | Aug 11, 2020 | DOS News, Family Immigration, Public Charge, Spousal Immigrant Visa
On July 29, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued nationwide temporary injunctions related to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) and Department of State’s (DOS) public charge rule in the Immigration...
by Francis Law Center | Aug 4, 2020 | Green Card, Immigration News
An Ohio federal court gave foreign workers a small victory on Monday. U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley issued a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) requiring the agency to print work permit cards such as...
by Francis Law Center | Aug 4, 2020 | Green Card, Immigration benefits, Immigration News
Recently, USCIS has had trouble sending employment authorization document (EAD) recipients their EADs, even though they were approved for it. Typically, it takes 48 hours after approval to get their physical EAD. However, many people are not getting theirs at all....
by Francis Law Center | Jul 14, 2020 | F1 Visa, Immigration News, Marriage-Based Green Card, USCIS News
On July 6, 2020, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) sent a broadcast message to all users of the Student & Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) announcing changes to their policy concerning online coursework for nonimmigrant international...
by Francis Law Center | Jul 13, 2020 | Immigration News, USCIS News
Recently, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)—the agency tasked with processing adjustment of status, naturalization, asylum, and refugee applications—began sending furlough notices to 13,000 employees, nearly three-quarters of its...
by Francis Law Center | Jul 6, 2020 | Naturalization
When a lawful permanent resident of the United States applies for naturalization, item 44 of part 12 of the N-400 form asks about the applicant’s registration with the selective service. Young men between the ages of 18-26 legally must register for the selective...
