Immigration Now: New Asylum Rules Coming from the White House
President Biden is attempting to “fix” the asylum process by officially launching a new rule on March 31, 2022.
Immigration Now: Recent Policy Change Means Good Things for Cubans
USCIS released a notice about a significant concession to the requirements that allow certain Cubans to qualify for legal permanent residency
Immigration Now: Massive Increase in Migration and Asylum Expected into the U.S.
It is expected that a massive influx of cases will be coming as a result of the announcement from the CDC to end the Title 42 protocol.
Immigration Now: Re-entering the Country after Deportation
When I am advising clients in a deportation case, we always talk about the “What ifs” following deportation.
Immigration Now: New Deportation Policy for Venezuelans
If a Venezuelan has previously lived in Colombia and attempts to illegally enter the U.S., they will be automatically deported to Colombia.
Immigration Now: New Year, Same Problems
As the Biden administration continues to learn the ropes of the government, no other department has been so difficult than immigration.
Immigration Now: Deportation Priorities and Opening the Border
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced Biden’s new immigration enforcement priorities. On September 30, 2021, Secretary Mayorkas announced the release of the “Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law” explaining that these guidelines reflect the government’s goal to better focus the Department’s resources on the apprehension and removal of...
Immigration Now: TPS Extension and the Migrant Caravan
The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for several countries is being automatically extended again.
The Final End of DACA: Part 2
The announced end of DACA program remains up in the air as the DHS has provided utterly contradictory and confusing information through USCIS
The final end of DACA?
Two recent updates occurred last week that has placed the Biden administration in a difficult position as it tries to handle the out-of-control immigration problem that it inherited after the end of the last administration. The first update relates to the ongoing problems the DACA program has faced for several years. This is discussed in more detail below. The second announcement about...