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Supreme Court
Miami Herald: Supreme Court green card ruling criticizedThe Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that undocumented immigrants with Temporary Protected Status are unable to obtain a green card …
Washington
The Hill: Balanced and rational immigration policy neededThe immigration challenge in the United States is currently defined more by political protagonists than facts. But a …
Migrant youth shelters
ABC/AP: Possible closure of migrant youth shelters could harm national programThe effort by Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott to close 56 shelters housing 4,000 migrant youths could …
Austin American Statesman: Texas attorney general asks federal judge to block DACA
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made the request in a motion filed on Monday. If the judge were to comply, his decision would conflict with …
New Developments at Southern Border: Temporary Restraining Order Bars Trump Administration From Changing Asylum Law; Trump Spars With Chief Justice; No Agreement With Mexico Yet
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, of San Francisco, California, has issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump’s presidential proclamation and a new rule preventing …
Migrant caravan continues across Mexico towards the United States
Jarring photographs and heart-wrenching interviews captured by journalists traveling with the migrant caravan spotlight the varying motivations driving the latest mass exodus. …read more
An Iraqi refugee and a South Korean immigrant tie for Portland Immigrant Person of the Year
The award has been given since 2011 to an individual who “appreciates the opportunities of America, shares their success with others who come to America …
USCIS, CBP Extend Form I-129 Pilot Program for Canadian L-1 Nonimmigrants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are extending the joint agency pilot program for Canadian citizens seeking L-1 …
USCIS Expands ‘Modernization Program’ to Detroit, Los Angeles
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expanding its Information Services Modernization Program to key field offices, beginning with the Detroit Field Office and the …
DHS Extends TPS for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, El Salvador Under Preliminary Injunction
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced actions to comply with the preliminary injunction order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District …
Payment Methods Change at Two USCIS Los Angeles Field Offices
Effective November 5, 2018, applicants, petitioners, or other requesters who are paying a filing fee at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Los Angeles …
University of California Wins Preliminary Injunction in DACA Ninth Circuit Appeal
In an action challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth …
DOL Implements New LCA Form
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced several revisions to Form ETA-9035, the Labor Condition Application (LCA) for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 employment. Employers use the …
The Washington Post: The administration’s immigration crackdown has led to less undocumented victims of abuse stepping forward
Archi Pyati, with the Tahirih Justice Center, said: “What we’ve seen is women who are victims of violence, who could qualify for a protective order …
TPS Registration Deadline for Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone is August 18, 2015
Tuesday, August 18, 2015, is the deadline for eligible nationals of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone (and people without nationality who last habitually resided in …
New Publications and Items of Interest
Flyers for TPS/DED workers and naturalized U.S. citizens. The Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) recently revised two informational flyers for the …