USCIS
Keeping Families Together Parole-In-Place Resources
On June 18, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a key step toward fulfilling President Biden’s commitment to…
USCIS Fee Increases Take Effect April 1, 2024
Get ready for a change in the immigration landscape! On April 1, 2024, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services…
USCIS Updates CSPA Policy Protecting More Children From Aging Out
Under this new guidance, USCIS will now use the Dates for Filing chart to calculate an applicant's age for CSPA…
USCIS Issues New Asylee Adjustment Filing Rules
Effective immediately, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that both…
Biden Announces Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans
In an effort to dissuade people from coming to the border and requesting asylum (or entering unlawfully), the Biden Administration…
October Surprise: USCIS Fee Increases
It's not really the October surprise but a long time coming. Last year, the agency proposed atrocious fee increases across…
New Document Requirements Due to Public Charge Rule
https://lallegal.com/2020/01/uscis-sets-effective-date-for-public-charge-rule-feb-24-2020/ Due to the public charge rule that went into effect on February 24, 2020, applicants for adjustment of status…
USCIS Sets Effective Date for Public Charge Rule: Feb 24, 2020
Please note that the public charge rule only applies to new applicants for family-based adjustment of status, employment-based cases, diversity…
Supreme Court Greenlights ‘Public Charge’ Rule
In a narrow 5-4 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court has given the Trump administration the greenlight to enforce…
USCIS Accepting Green Card Applications Under LRIF Act Now
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is now accepting applications to adjust status to lawful permanent resident from certain Liberian…