The Shocking News from Irwin County Detention Center
I thought I couldn’t be shocked by bad news in immigration any more. After nearly four years of this administration finding new ways to make the legal immigration system more…
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Waiting to Work…and Waiting…and Waiting…
** September 14 Update: USCIS admitted the timelines below were a mistake. Their website has been updated to reflect a more “reasonable” processing time of 5-7 months. ** How long is…
What About My Biometrics Appointment?
With the the Application Support Centers (ASCs) being reopened for just over a month, we’ve had a lot of questions about when people can expect to have their appointments scheduled…
Is It Time to Become a U.S. Citizen?
I know a lot of people aren’t thinking about applying for Naturalization right now because they won’t be processed quickly enough to vote this November, or because it could take…
Busy Week:
DACA, Fee Increases and Public Charge
What a difference a single week makes. Last Monday, we were talking about filing new DACA applications, about I-944s and we definitely weren’t thinking about fee increases. This Monday, the…
USCIS Cutting Staff – Processing Times to Increase Dramatically
What happens when you make applying for immigration benefits much more difficult, spend more and more time looking for reasons to deny applications, make the consequences of denial go from…
No More Immigrant and Asylum-Seeker Workers?
There’s been a flurry of activity regarding employment and immigrants. I’m not an employment-based immigration attorney, so I can’t fully speak on the recent Presidential Proclamation that bars H-1Bs, certain…
DACA and the Supreme Court Wow!
It’s been about 12 hours since the US Supreme Court announced their decision about DACA. The happiness buzz has been incredible – we haven’t had much good news regarding immigration…
Immigration Agencies Reopening
Like everything in our lives, immigration was impacted by COVID-19 this spring. Many agencies and offices shut down completely. Now, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Immigration Courts, and…
Breaking News on Parole in Place!
Last week on Veterans Day, I wrote about binational military families and how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does its best to work with immigrant families. One program I highlighted was Parole…