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IMMIGRATION ALERT The world is confronting the potentially deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Preliminary reports from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) indicate that the virus is primarily spread between people who are in close contact. The virus can also be spread before people show symptoms. The virus can remain alive on surfaces–such as court tables–for days.…

Below is the guidance we have received for visitation of detainees. ========================================= Effective March 13, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will temporarily suspend social visitation at all its detention facilities until further notice in order to mitigate the for potential transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Unless and until it is determined to…

“H-1B Registration with INSZoom” Feature Release U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 20. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to fill out prospective…

The past year has arguably been the Trump administration’s most successful one in its quest to restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, overhaul the nation’s legal immigration system, crack down on undocumented immigrants, alter America’s status as a safe haven for refugees and challenge decades of bipartisan consensus that robust immigration is key to America’s…

On November 14, 2019, the Trump Administration published two proposed rules that will detrimentally impact individuals who are seeking to legally live and work in the United States. One would adjust USCIS’s fees by a weighted average increase of 21 percent, add new fees, and make other changes. 2. DHS proposed rule which would make…

What occurs when a person subject to expedited removal has fled their country of origin due to fear of persecution? A noncitizen seeking asylum to flee persecution in their country of origin are not subject to expedited removal. If a noncitizen states to a CBP officer that they fear returning to their country or origin,…

President Document Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 1, 2019/ President Document Executive Order 13888 of September 26, 2019 Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Refugee Resettlement By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered…

AILA Doc. No. 19091234 | Dated September 12, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP), a policy also known as “Remain in Mexico,” which requires individuals seeking asylum at our southern border to remain in Mexico while their U.S. removal proceedings are pending.…

Settlement agreements are contracts. A fundamental component of a contract is the existence of mutual assent. This means all of the parties are on the same page when it comes to what is being agreed upon. In essence, a settlement agreement equates to “We pay you money and you stop suing us. Plus, we don’t…

Cancellation of removal is a form of discretionary relief from removal (deportation). There are four forms of cancellation of removal relief: cancellation of removal for LPRs, cancellation of removal for non-permanent residents, cancellation for battered spouse or child, and cancellation of removal pursuant to section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment of Status and Central American…