We are seeing the resumption of adjustment of status interviews for marriage-based cases. Whether employment-based interviews will be next remains to be seen. Processing times will certainly slow as a result. We also expect those interviews to be conducted in a more rigorous nature, with perhaps the separation of spouses becoming the norm rather than […]
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The Laken Riley Act, signed into law by the President on January 29, 2025, mandates DHS to detain certain undocumented foreign nationals arrested for theft-related offenses, assaults on law enforcement officers, or crimes causing serious bodily injury or death, such as those resulting from driving under the influence. The legislation also empowers state attorneys general […]
On February 1, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the 2023 designation for Venezuela. As such, TPS and related benefits associated with the 2023 designation will end on April 7, 2025. Estimates report that this decision affects more than 607,000 Venezuelans eligible for these protections. The decision to […]
On February 28, 2025, USCIS issued a memorandum updating its policy regarding the issuance of Form I-862, Notice to Appear (NTA) to place noncitizens into removal proceedings. The memorandum now lists all the circumstances in which USCIS “will” issue an NTA. The memo describes that after collaboration with ICE, USCIS will issue NTAs to noncitizens […]
The Acting EOIR Director issued a flurry of policy memoranda eroding independence and procedural due process rights of individuals in the immigration court system. Some of the more notable memoranda include identifying immigration judges and appellate immigration judges as inferior officers, rescinding a 2023 policy that prohibited enforcement actions from occurring in or near immigration […]
Shortly after being inaugurated, President Trump fired four senior officials at the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). In mid-February, he fired 13 of the 28 members of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), 13 newly appointed immigration judges (IJs) who had not yet been sworn in, and five Assistant Chief Immigration Judges. This is […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated that the federal government will use AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of social media accounts of F-1 visa holders in search of sympathies or support of terrorism. The federal government already revoked many student visas from foreign nations because of participation in controversial protests as a result of […]
The Trump Administration enacted a pause on all immigration applications filed by certain applicants from Latin America and Ukraine who entered the United States legally under humanitarian and family reunification parole programs. Those affected include beneficiaries of: Uniting for Ukraine, the CHNV parole program, and a family reunification program for Colombians, Ecuadorians, Central Americans, Haitians, […]
All foreign nationals who are registered and are 18 years or older must carry proof of registration or face criminal penalties, including fines of up to $5000 or imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both. We recommend that all noncitizens carry with them one of the following, as applicable: I-94, I-485 receipt notice, or […]
Sixty days into office, President Trump enacted dozens of Executive Orders (EOs) on immigration, promulgated new regulations, and made over 200 changes to immigration policy with speed, intensity, and severity. This rapid succession of change wreaked havoc on U.S. immigration law and procedures and caused chaos, panic, and fear within the nation. Below are a […]
