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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the extension of Venezuela’s 2021 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for 18 months and a separate redesignation of Venezuela for TPS for 18 months. DHS has posted a Federal Register notice for public...

USCIS Photo Requirements : September 1, 2023 :9:47 pm:USCIS :USCIS USCIS Petition/Application Photo Requirements USCIS requires that you provide photographs of yourself with your visa petition or with certain immigration benefit applications (asylum, adjustment of status,...

UNLAWFUL PRESENCE AND THE THREE/TEN-YEAR-BAR Under the unlawful presence grounds of inadmissibility, the three- and ten-year bars at INA § 212(a)(9)(B) penalize people who are present in the US. without any lawful immigration status for more...

: August 23, 2023 :Joseph Caraccio:News :BIDENNews no comments yet U.S. Citizens Told To Leave Belarus Immediately The Biden administration is urging U.S. citizens in Belarus to depart the country immediately and warned against travel there in a...

USCIS Introduces Online Form to Request a Field Office Appointment : August 21, 2023 :10:45 pm:USCIS :UPDATEUSCIS On August 21, 2023, USCIS launched a new online form for individuals, attorneys, and accredited representatives to request an...

On April 6, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the death of 61 year-old Salvador Vargas at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA which occurred on April 4. Deaths in ICE custody are far too common, and...

United States v. Texas : June 26, 2023 :12:05 pm:CASE LAWSCOTUS :2023BIDENCASE LAWSCOTUS SUMMARYThe Supreme Court held that the States of Texas and Louisianna lacked standing to bring the case. They held in favor of the...

Supreme Court Issues Decision on UNITED STATES v. HANSEN : June 23, 2023 :10:48 pm:CASE LAWSCOTUS :2023BIDENCASE LAWSCOTUS  United States v. Hansen, 599 U.S. ___ (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case about whether a...

: June 22, 2023 :10:34 pm:BIA DECISIONEOIR/Immigration Court :2023BIACASE LAWCourt  Matter of Garcia, 28 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2023) Matter of Jose Antonio GARCIA, RespondentDecided March 24, 2023 In Matter of Garcia, 28 I&N Dec. 693...

Religious Worker (R Visa) Info & Answers to Frequently Asked Questions June 20, 2023REFERENCEU VisaCourtICEEOIR/Immigration CourtU VisaR VisaDHSonlineTools [ez-toc][ez-toc] Legal Authorities For A Religious Worker INA 101(a)(27)(C) – Certain ministers and religious workers INA 203(b)(4) – Certain special immigrants INA 245; 8 CFR 245 – Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that...

Getting A Green Card as the Victim of a Crime U Visa USCISJune 15, 202310:46 pm No Comments A crime victim can potentially get a visa, and eventually legal permanent residency, based on their cooperation with...

New tool offers convenient, reliable option for noncitizens to update address information as they await immigration court proceedings. ICE has announced that their "online change of address tool" for people in removal proceedings, subject to a...

 As of May 12, 2023, the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement has been updated. See below for details from the CDC.Top of Page COVID-19 Vaccination RequirementThe applicant must receive one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine if a dose is...

Matter of CANCINOS-MANCIO, 28 I&N Dec. 708 (BIA 2023)  Matter of CANCINOS-MANCIO, 28 I&N Dec. 708 (BIA 2023) - Under the modified categorical approach, an Immigration Judge may consider the transcript of a plea colloquy in...

Naturalization Test Redesign Friday, April 28, 2023 | 2-3 p.m. Eastern U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is holding a "national engagement" on Friday, April 28, 2023, from 2 - 3 p.m. Eastern, to allow people...

 Matter of GARCIA, 28 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2023) For choice of law purposes, the controlling circuit law in Immigration Court proceedings is the law governing the geographic location of the Immigration Court where venue lies,...

 Matter of GARCIA, 28 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2023) For choice of law purposes, the controlling circuit law in Immigration Court proceedings is the law governing the geographic location of the Immigration Court where venue lies,...

February 5, 2023REFERENCEU VisaCourtEOIR/Immigration CourtICEU VisaDHSCourtonlineTools DETERMINING WHETHER CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE U.S. ACQUIRED CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH You can see the chart below or click the download button to download the chart as a pdf. download...

2023 HHS Poverty Guidelines The amount of income the petitioner must show when they are petitioning for a family member to get a visa to the U.S. Household Size100% of HHS Poverty Guidelines125% of HHS Poverty Guidelines2$19,720$24,6503$24,860$31,0754$30,000$37,7505$35,140$43,9256$40,280$50,3507$45,420$56,7758$50,560$63,200Source: https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines Download...