by | | Deportation and Removal Defense, Federal Immigration Law, Immigration Policy Updates, Immigration Reform, Legal News, Parole in Place
A federal court has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule that allowed “parole in place” (PIP) for certain undocumented immigrants. This decision, part of a federal case brought by 16 states,...
by | | Adjustment of Status, Family-Based Immigration, Form I-131F, Green Card, Immigration Reform, Parole in Place, Residency, USCIS Announcements
USCIS announced that, as part of the Biden Administration’s ongoing effort to reform the immigration system and reduce the hardships faced by families with mixed immigration status, a new program will take effect which may allow families to stay together. The New...
by | | Announcement of August 18 2011, Avoiding Deportation, Cancellation of Expulsion, Deportation, Immigration Law, Immigration Reform, Legal Residence, President Obama's New Immigration Policy, Prosecutorial Discretion, Sorry, Work permit
On August 18 of this year, the President announced a change in immigration policy with the purpose of administratively closing some of the 300,000 deportation cases currently pending in immigration courts across the country. This was a policy change (or policy) and...
by | | Green Card, Immigration Cost, Immigration Increase, Immigration Reform, Renew Residence Card
Introduction U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces a proposal to adjust the fees for applications and petitions for immigration benefits. The proposal would increase fees by an average of about 10 percent, but would not increase the fee for...
by | | Avoiding Deportation, Immigration Law, Immigration Reform, Sorry
In the Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20081123/NEWS07/811230493/1009 quotes Senator Reid, majority leader of the United States Senate as saying “On immigration, there has been an agreement between President-elect Obama and Senator McCain to move...
