The Hill reports that a group of immigrants filed a lawsuit Sunday alleging the Trump administration unfairly ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Honduras and Nepal.
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Representatives García (D-IL), Espaillat (D-NY), and Velázquez (D-NY) and 83 more House Democrats sent a letter to USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna raising concerns about the agency’s growing backlog of adjudications.
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The Associated Press reports that the ACLU and other groups filed a federal lawsuit yesterday to block the Trump administration from returning asylum seekers to Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts.
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USCIS announced that it will resume premium processing on February 19, 2019, for all H‑1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. For pending H‑1Bs that have been transferred, a premium processing request must be submitted to the service center now handling the petition.
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Following Congress’s approval of an appropriations bill to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY2019, President Trump took steps to declare a national emergency to get funds for a border wall.
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DOS posted the Visa Bulletin for March 2019. In addition to the final action dates and dates for filing applications, the bulletin includes notes about diversity immigrant visas (DV), the Employment Fourth Preference Category for Certain Religious Workers (SR), and the Employment Fifth Preference Categories (I5 and R5). USCIS determined that for March 2019, the Dates for Filing chart must be used for family-based preference filings and the Final Action Dates chart must be used for employment-based preference filings.
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USCIS announced that a class was certified in Zhang v. USCIS that includes any individual with a Form I-526 that was or will be denied on the sole basis of investing loan proceeds that were not secured by the individual’s own assets. The notice includes details on how to contact USCIS to identify yourself if you believe you are a potential class member.
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The Associated Press reports that House Democrats will file a resolution tomorrow aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration that President Trump issued to help finance a wall along the southwest border. According to The Hill, Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine is “strongly opposed” to the president’s declaration and supports the lawsuit filed by 16 states challenging the emergency declaration. Sen. Collins said she wouldn’t be surprised “if the courts find the president’s action is contrary to the separation of powers.”
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The Los Angeles Times reports that the administration’s controversial plan to shrink the ballooning backlog of immigration cases by pushing judges to hear more cases has failed
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Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker announced a new briefing schedule for Matter of L‑E‑A‑, a decision he previously referred to himself for review of whether, and under what circumstances, an individual may establish persecution on account of membership in a “particular social group” based on membership in a family unit. He also announced a new briefing schedule for Matter of Castillo-Perez, a decision he previously referred to himself for review of issues related to eligibility for cancellation of removal and the impact of multiple convictions for driving while intoxicated when determining whether an individual lacks “good moral character.” In both cases, briefs of amici are now due on or before February 25, 2019.
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