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DHS publishes new interim immigration enforcement policies and priorities memorandum

On January 20, 2021, the Acting Secretary for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memorandum explaining interim…

4 years ago

Reinstatement of deferred enforced departure for Liberians

USCIS has published a notice regarding the reinstatement of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians. On January 20, 2021, President…

4 years ago

Biden freezes pending regulations

President Biden announced a regulatory freeze and delays of rules announced by the Trump Administration. This move was expected as…

4 years ago

Biden releases the US Citizenship Act of 2021 to reform immigration law

The Biden transition team has released a plan on sweeping immigration reform even before taking the oath of office. The…

4 years ago

President Biden to propose broad immigration reforms on the first day of his presidency

The New York Times is reporting that President-elect Biden intends to propose broad immigration reforms on day one of his…

4 years ago

Biden plans an executive blitz including immigration orders

The New York Times reports that President-elect Biden plans to begin his presidency with an "executive blitz" which will include…

4 years ago

USCIS suspending in-person services on January 19 and 20, 2021

USCIS announced that it would be suspending in-person services at its field office and application support centers due to security…

4 years ago

New decision in Matter of A-B- issued by the Attorney General, 28 I&N Dec. 199

In the last days of the Trump Administration, the Attorney General released a new opinion titled Matter of A-B-, 28…

4 years ago

EOIR releases an online version of official guidance

The Executive Office for Immigration Review has released an online compilation of its practice manuals and official guidance. EOIR describes…

4 years ago

Lists of H-2A and H-2B eligible countries published

The US Department of Homeland Security published a notice of the countries eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B…

4 years ago