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Asylum grants certain political refugees protection so that they can live in Illinois or elsewhere in the United States after leaving their native country. An individual can get granted either defensive or affirmative asylum. There are a few differences between the...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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’...
