USCIS announced that U.S. service members and veterans can now file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, online.
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USCIS Makes Naturalization Application Available Online for Military Personnel and Veterans
Posted on May 11, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Recent Announcements from USCIS, DHS, and DOS
Posted on May 11, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Last week, USCIS announced that for certain types of requests and notices issued between March 1 and July 1, 2020, inclusive, USCIS will consider responses received within 60 calendar days after the response due date set in the request or notice before taking any action. DHS announced that beginning May 1, 2020, Form I-9 List B identity documents set to expire on or after March 1, 2020, and not otherwise extended by the issuing authority, may be treated the same as if the employee presented a valid receipt for an acceptable document for Form I-9 purposes. DOS announced that starting June 1, 2020, the National Visa Center will no longer accept or respond to inquiries through mail, and all inquiries will need to be submitted through the online Public Inquiry Form.
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Justice Department Watchdog Reviewing Decision to Keep Immigration Courts Open During Pandemic
Posted on May 11, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
CNN reports that the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General is reviewing the Trump administration’s decision to keep the nation’s immigration courts open while COVID-19 swept through the United States. EOIR came under criticism from immigration judges, attorneys, and ICE prosecutors for proceeding with immigration hearings despite social distancing guidelines and shelter-in-place orders
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Deportations from the U.S. are driving up COVID-19 cases in Guatemala.
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
According to Guatemala’s health minister, flights arriving with deportees from the U.S. have increased the amount of confirmed cases of COVID-19. In one flight, 50-75% of deportees tested positive for the coronavirus. Additionally, the U.S. has allegedly been noncompliant with a request to have only 25 passengers per plane. As a result, Guatemala has expanded COVID-19 testing of those deportee arrivals.
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DHS has temporarily changed H-2A rules to minimize disruption of agriculture caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DHS has temporarily changed H-2A rules to minimize disruption of agriculture caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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USCIS Announces It Will Reject Form I-800 for the Republic of the Congo
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced that because DOS is not processing Hague Adoption Convention cases from the Republic of the Congo, and because U.S. consular officers cannot issue the Hague Adoption Certificate or Hague Custody Certificate, USCIS will reject Form I-800 petitions filed for children from the Republic of the Congo.
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Judge Orders ICE to Consider Releasing All Immigrants at Risk of Dying if Infected by Coronavirus
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
CBS News reports that yesterday, a federal judge in California ordered ICE to actively and rapidly review the cases of all detained immigrants at increased risk of severe illness or death if they contract the coronavirus and determine whether they should be released. Coronavirus cases among the more than 31,000 immigrants held by ICE surged to 220 on Monday, with the agency reporting 96 new cases across the country. Join the Immigration Justice Campaign in calling on Congress to demand that ICE take steps to stem the spread of COVID-19 in detention facilities.
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NAIJ Submits Motion to File Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against ICE and EOIR for Handling of Immigration Cases During COVID-19 Crisis
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) submitted a motion to file an amicus brief in NIPNLG, et. al. v. EOIR, et. al., a case filed by AILA, the Immigration Justice Campaign, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG), and several detained individuals challenging EOIR’s operation of in-person immigration court hearings and ICE’s conditions of confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Law360 reports that, according to the NAIJ, more than half of the immigration courts nationwide have so far reported contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients or contact with individuals experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Plaintiffs also submitted a supplemental brief in support of their emergency motion for a temporary restraining order in the case.
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Today’s COVID-19 Roundup
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Today, the CDC published a notice of a new order extending the suspension of entry of certain persons traveling from Canada and Mexico through land ports of entry (POEs) through May 20, 2020. CBP also published notices continuing temporary travel restrictions for land POEs on the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico.
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USCIS Is No Longer Issuing Form N-560AB
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced that, effective April 10, 2020, it is no longer issuing Form N-560AB, Certificate of Citizenship. USCIS is now issuing Form N-560A for all Certificates of Citizenship associated with Forms N-600, N-600L and Child Citizenship Act adopted children. Previously issued Forms N-560AB remain valid.
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