USCIS issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding applications for discretionary employment authorization based on 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(9) (pending application for adjustment of status under INA §245) or […]
Archives for January 2021
EOIR Announces Release of Online Policy Manual
The Policy Manual provides stakeholders with access to all of EOIR’s policies in a single resource, and includes the Immigration Court and Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manuals, the Office […]
Lawsuit Filed Against EOIR’s Rule Changing Appellate Process
Several plaintiff groups, including CLINIC, Florence Immigration Project, and the National Immigrant Justice Center, filed suit against the EOIR and DOJ, alleging the agency’s rule, entitled Appellate Procedures and Decisional […]
District Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Against New Asylum Regulations
Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California preliminarily enjoined the government from implementing, enforcing, or applying the final rule issued by DHS and […]
EOIR Issues Policy Memorandum on Continuances
The memo provides a non-exhaustive list of legal and policy principles as an aid to adjudicators considering common types of continuance requests.
Call for Examples: AILA Seeks Examples of H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions Rejected or Denied for Failure to List an October 1, 2020, Start Date
Please follow the link to provide examples of H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions that have been rejected for failing to list an October 1, 2020 start date. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. […]
USCIS Issues Final Rule on Wage-Based H-1B Registration Process
An advance copy was made available of a USCIS final rule creating a wage-based selection process for H-1B registration. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, […]
Ninth Circuit Upholds President on Health Insurance Requirement for Immigrants
The court reversed the district court injunction of the Healthcare Proclamation (PP 9945), which requires immigrant visa applicants to demonstrate they can acquire health insurance within 30 days of entry […]
President Extends Proclamations Suspending Immigrants
On 12/31/20, President Trump issued Proclamation 10131 continuing Proclamations 10014 and 10052, which suspended the entry of certain immigrants and nonimmigrants into the United States in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The proclamations […]