WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary final rule (TFR) making available an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural work...
Deportation Defenses and Legal Representation: Navigating the Complexities of U.S. Immigration Law
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Bartolomiej Pietrzyk/ shutterstock.com Increased deportation enforcement, particularly against individuals who have failed to meet asylum criteria or were o...
Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to Announce “Recent Arrivals” Docket Process for More Efficient Immigration Hearings
Justice Department Finalizes Rule to Allow for More Efficient Immigration Judge Dockets Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced a n...
Supreme Court Allows Biden Administration to Reinstitute Its Immigration Enforcement Priorities
San Diego, California, USA – May 12 2023: Close up of Border Patrol patch on uniform at the San Diego, CA and Mexico international border wall after title 42 policy has expired. (Shutterstock) B...
DHS Launches Process for Afghans to Extend Permission to Stay in the US
By Alex Miller, Immigration Impact Time was running out for many Afghan refugees living and working in the United States after American troops withdrew from Afghanistan. Thanks to the Biden administra...
Expansion of Central American Minors Program Offers New Opportunities for Families to Reunite
Reynosa, Mexico – Nov. 17, 2021: Two Honduran women pass the time by sitting on a bench at the U.S. asylum seekers’ tent camp on the Plaza de la Libertad near the border. (Shutterstock) By...
DHS Implements New Processes for Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans and Eliminates Cap for Venezuelans
Managua, Nicaragua – June 15, 2019: A Nicaraguan woman holds her child as he sits in the window of a barrio church. Happy mother and son enjoy a visit from American missionaries. (Shutterstock) On J...
DHS Policy Encouraging Discretion in Deportations Blocked by Judge
By Caroline Vakil, The Hill A judge in Texas on Friday threw out a policy instituted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last year that directed border officials to exercise discretion in dep...
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...
DHS Looks To Ditch H-1B Visa Lottery For Salary Ranking
By Suzanne Monyak, Law360 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to replace the H-1B specialty occupation visa lottery, in which foreign citizens with college degrees compete for limited...