USCIS announced today that it will automatically extend parole, and employment authorization, if applicable, for parolees who timely applied for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) lon...
TPS Extended Another 9 Months for Certain Countries, While Calls for Expanding Protection Increase
Members of Haitian women for Haitian refugees organization rally for restoration of TPS and permanent status for refugees from Haiti on Ocean Avenue. – New York, NY – November 8, 2020 (Shu...
USCIS Updates Guidance for Schedule A Occupations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced updated guidance for adjudicating EB-2 and EB-3 Schedule A petitions for registered nurses, physical therapists, and aliens of exceptional abi...
State AGs Decry Proposed Limits On Student, Journalist Visas
By Sarah Martinson, Law360 Twenty-two state attorneys general have urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to toss a proposed rule limiting the time that international students and journalists...
Report: 300,000 More Voters Could Be Enfranchised By Naturalization Before Election Day
Thirteen immigrants from 12 different countries become new U.S. citizens in a special naturalization ceremony on Flag Day at the historic Betsy Ross House. – Philadelphia, PA / USA – June ...
Premium Processing Fee Increase Effective Oct. 19, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS field office in San Francisco Bay Area. USCIS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS – Santa Clara, California, USA – ...
USCIS’ Changes to ‘Affidavit of Support’ Make It Harder for Americans to Sponsor Immigrant Family Members
By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule that would make it much more difficult for U.S. citizens and legal immigrants—especially those experiencin...
Green Card Slavery & Hope for the Future
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Intimate partner violence is especially horrible for immigrants who depend on their spouses for immigration benefits. We call it Green Card Slavery. Thank...
USCIS Implements New Law Related to Citizenship for Children of Military Members and U.S. Government Employees Stationed Overseas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office located in Silicon Valley; USCIS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – Nov 20, 2019 Santa Clara / CA / USA (Sh...
Citizenship Backlogs at USCIS Will Block Hundreds of Thousands from Voting in the 2020 Election
By Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact Hundreds of thousands of immigrants might be prevented from voting in the 2020 election—even though they are just one step away from becoming new Americans. Yea...