First, let me share the good news. On Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, federal district courts in New York, California and Washington temporarily enjoined the Department of Homeland Security’s implementation of its Public Charge rule, which was slated to go into effect on October 15. The New York injunction also blocked the revised or new DHS [..]
© Getty Images President Trump is set to establish a “National Vetting Center” on Tuesday to improve the vetting process of individuals coming into the United States, according to a White House daily schedule. The national security memorandum Trump plans to sign will give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other government agencies a [..]
Affirmative Asylum Interview Scheduling Starting January 29, 2018, the Asylum Division will give priority to the most recently filed affirmative asylum applications when scheduling asylum interviews. USCIS’ predecessor, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), first established this interview scheduling approach as part of asylum reforms implemented in January 1995. This approach was in place [..]
When has a lawful permanent resident abandoned residency by being out of the country for too long? There is no fixed period of time that will trigger abandonment, but LPRs are treated as seeking re-admission if they have been absent from the United States for a continuous period of longer than 180 days or [..]
All Work Permits or Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that had previously been extended by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador designation that were expiring on Sept. 9, 2016, were made valid through March 9, 2017, that was a 6-month extension. DHS has just automatically extended the validity [..]
Asylum News Update from Musinguzi Law Group- USCIS has increased the validity period for initial or renewal Employment Authorization Documents for asylum applicants from one year to two years.
The EB-5 Investor Visa category is a special type of immigrant visa designed to encourage investment and job growth in the United States. It has been in place since 1990. EB-5 is specifically intended to help immigrants who plan to invest a sizeable amount of money in American business, resulting in job creation. A person’s [..]
The E-2 Visa is a Route for a Non-U.S Citizen to Purchase and Operate a US Small Business The E-2 visa is a non-immigrant visa, available to countries from nations which have bilateral investment, commerce, and navigation treaties with the United States. Individuals who qualify will have made a substantial investment in a United States [..]
Form N-600 is Application Requesting the USCIS to Issue a Certificate of Citizenship to an applicant who derives US Citizenship automatically by virtue of being a minor biological child of US Citizen. This case was complicated for the following reasons: The Applicant (who is technically expected to apply before they turn 18) submitted her application 14 [..]
In an effort to keep abreast with the latest developments in the area of immigration law and leverage all our connections to serve our clients, MLG spares no expense to equip its attorneys and staff with the necessary tools – being a member of and attending the American Immigration Lawyers Association -AILA’s biggest annual [..]
