AILA BOG elections are taking place right now. Jacqueline Watson AKA Jackie, is running for her second BOG term. It’s easy to vote, just click on the ballot below to […]
Archives for June 2021
Travis/Williamson Counties Seeking New UPL Committee Members
Thanks to Paul Parsons for the following: Travis/Williamson County Subcommittee of the State Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee This important committee was created to protect the public and committee service […]
DHS Formally Terminates MPP
On June 1, 2021, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas formally issued a memorandum terminating the Migrant Protections Protocal program and directed the heads of all DHS agencies to take all actions […]
USCIS Updates Policy on Naturalization Eligibility and Voter Registration Through a State’s Benefit Application Process
Policy Highlights Clarifies that USCIS will not penalize an applicant who unknowingly or unwilfully registers to vote. Clarifies that USCIS does not consider an applicant to have unlawfully registered to […]
Supreme Court Rejects 9th Circuit Credibility Rule
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Ninth Circuit’s rule on when to treat noncitizens’ testimony as credible—namely, that in the absence of an explicit adverse […]