New ICE memo sets different priorities for agency.
ICE issued a new memo dictating the grounds for which people can be deported for the next 90 days. Officers will need preapproval from a senior…
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Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Trump admin’s public charge rule.
he Supreme Court agreed to take up a case brought by various groups and state officials challenging a Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult…
Virginia joins federal lawsuit against company accused of preying on immigrants.
VA Attorney General Mark Herring is joining a lawsuit against Libre by Nexus. Libre by Nexus, which calls itself a “bail bond services” firm, provides bond…
Lawyers have found the parents of 105 separated migrant children in past month.
lawyers working to reunite immigrant parents and children separated by the Trump administration reported that they have found the parents of 105 children in the…
Biden administration appeals ruling limiting immigrant detention without court hearing.
The Biden administration filed a notice to appeal Judge Alison Nathan’s order declaring the government must arrange court hearings for immigration detainees within 10 days of…
Biden partially lifted Trump’s pandemic-related green card ban.
President Biden lifted the Trump administration’s orders preventing foreigners from moving to the U.S. on new green cards, saying the orders failed to advance American…
DOS Updates Guidance on K Visa Processing
DOS updated its guidance on K visa processing for individuals who are named plaintiffs in Milligan v. Pompeo and who are subject to a geographic COVID-19-related proclamation. DOS…
U.S. Citizenship Act Introduced in the House
Representative Sánchez (D-CA) introduced the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 in the House. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) released the text of an identical bill that he is expected to…
USCIS Delays Effective Date of Rule Creating Wage-Based Selection Process for H-1Bs
USCIS published a final rule delaying until December 31, 2021, the effective date of its final rule creating a wage-based selection process for H-1B petitions, which was originally set…
USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2021 H-1B Cap
USCIS announced it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa…
CBP to Enforce Face Mask Requirement at Ports of Entry
CBP announced that, effective February 2, 2021, it is enforcing the requirement that travelers wear face masks at all air, land, and sea ports of entry.…
Advance Copy Released of USCIS Final Rule Delaying Effective Date of Rule Creating Wage-Based Selection Process for H-1Bs
An advance copy was made available of a USCIS final rule delaying until December 31, 2021, the effective date of the January 8, 2021, final rule creating a wage-based…