On June 16, 2021, DOJ vacated Matter of A-B- and Matter of A-B-II and stated that immigration judges (IJs) and the BIA should no longer follow these decisions when adjudicating pending or future cases. […]
Archives for June 2021
Federal Offices Closed on June 18th, In Honor of Juneteenth
On June 17, President Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, marking the end of slavery in the U.S., making June 19 a federal holiday. As June […]
USCIS Will Offer Filing Flexibilities Due to Delays at USCIS Lockboxes
USCIS announced filing flexibilities to provide relief to certain applicants and petitioners impacted by delays at a USCIS lockbox. These flexibilities are effective from June 10, 2021, until August 9, […]
USCIS Announces Vermont Service Center ADDRESS CHANGE
On June 14, 2021, USCIS announced the Vermont Service Center (VSC) will no longer receive any incoming mail at the St. Albans, VT, facility. Mail sent to the old address […]
EOIR GUIDANCE ON ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES EFFECTIVE JUNE 11, 2021
On June 11, 2021, EOIR provided guidance to immigration courts and the BIA related to the recent DHS/ICE enforcement priorities memos. Thank you to Michelle L. Saenz-Rodriguez for this information. […]
USCIS Updates Polices on Expedited Processing, RFE/NOIDs, and EAD
USCIS updated its policy memorandums to change many of the previous administrations policies and make it easier to provide applicants the benefits sought. Expedited Processing Under the updated expedite criteria policy (PDF, […]
ICE OPLA Interim Guidance on Enforcement Priorities
This week, AILA received access to an OPLA memorandum providing guidance to OPLA attorneys on how they will execute prosecutorial discretion consistent with the Biden administrations enforcement priorities. Please see […]
Supreme Court Says TPS is Not an Admission
Today, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Sanchez et ux. v. Mayorkas, holding that a TPS recipient who entered the United States unlawfully is not eligible under §1255 […]
Update on Dallas Immigration Court “Rocket Docket”
Thank you to George Rodriguez for the following update for the Dallas Immigration Court’s “Rocket Docket”, dated June 7, 2021: The Dallas Immigration Court is going to start a rocket […]
TX/NM/OK Chapter Meeting on June 10th
The Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma Chapter Annual Business Meeting will be scheduled during AILA’s Annual Conference for June 10th, 2021. Please keep an eye out for the Zoom link. […]