Legal Articles, Visa
USCIS Withdraws Proposed Rule on Biometrics Expansion
On May 7, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the Department of Homeland Security withdrew a proposed rule that would have expanded the biometrics collection requirements.
EOIR Makes Interactive Policy Manual Available Online
The EOIR has made a new searchable interactive EOIR policy manual available to the public.
USCIS Completes H1B Initial Electronic Registration Process
On March 30, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it had received enough electronic registrations during the initial H1B registration period to reach the fiscal year 2022 H-1B cap for both regular H-1B petitions and masters cap petitions.
USCIS Reverts to Prior Blank Form Rejection Policy
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reverted its policy to that which was in effect prior to October 2019 regarding certain applications being submitted with blank spaces.
USCIS Returns to 1999 Public Charge Rules
The DHS declined to defend the new public charge rule of the Trump Administration and withdrew a corresponding affidavit of support rule, gradually moving back to the 1999 public charge rule.
Second Circuit Holds that BIA is Required to Make Unpublished Decisions Publicly Available
The Second Circuit cleared the way to begin the process of requiring the Board of Immigration Appeals to make its thousands of unpublished decisions available to the public.
President Biden Revokes Bar on Entry of New Permanent Residents
On February 24, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a Presidential Proclamation revoking former President Donald Trump’s April 2020 Executive Order barring the entry of certain classes of immigrants as permanent residents.
Supreme Court to Review Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule
The Supreme Court will consider the public charge rule imposed by the administration of former President Donald Trump.
So What About This New Immigration Law that Biden...? The Media Misunderstandings...
A review of what really has been done.
USCIS Lockbox Delays
On January 8, 2021, the USCIS reported that it is experiencing delays issuing receipts for some applications and petitions filed at a USCIS lockbox facility.
