On behalf of Francis Law Center | Sep 18, 2020 | Immigration News
Most family-based immigration relies on eligibility through marriage. Marrying a current citizen, in fact, is one of the simplest ways to immigrate to the United States. Thus, it is not uncommon that a hopeful immigrant marries or attempts to marry a citizen for the...
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 | 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...
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 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’...
On behalf of Francis Law Center | Aug 6, 2020 | Immigration News
While you hope everything goes well with your immigration, you may worry about the status of your case. For instance, what circumstances could see you deported? There could come a time where you violate immigration law. By understanding how deportation works, you put...
