Kain Immigration, LLC

06/05/2026

Good news from the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island today! The Court ended some of the Trump administration's adjudication stops. Quite simply, it tells USCIS that they have to decide all applications before them, that they can't ignore the law for people from certain countries. It seems pretty simple, but these days, it's a major victory! May this decision survive the appeals and requests for stays that are undoubtedly on the way. We were happy to discuss the decision with WGBH this afternoon.

In a ruling harshly criticizing the administration, Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. accused the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of ignoring the law.

05/30/2026

New on our blog, a snapshot of immigration policy from the New York Times:

These two New York Times articles provide a good snapshot of immigration policy today. First, creation of panic, chaos, and obfuscation of immigration policy. Last week USCIS announced that adjustment of status (applying for permanent residence while in the US) would be unavailable to all except in

05/22/2026

Major restrictions to adjustment of status announced today.

First there were Trump’s travel bans. Then USCIS applied them to applications in the U.S. In the latest movement towards shutting down legal immigration in the U.S., DHS published a policy memo today that suggests that applications for permanent residence filed within the U.S. will only be granted...

05/11/2026

Recently, Jeannie spoke with the Boston Globe regarding Temporary Protected Status, the recent oral arguments about it at the Supreme Court, and what it means for all of us (spoiler alert: ending TPS doesn't just hurt the Haitians and Syrians). We hope the Supreme Court gets it right.

Advocates and experts warn the ruling could reshape protections for more than 45,000 Haitians in Massachusetts relying on the program.

05/05/2026

New on the blog: Delays, Pauses, and Holds.

Immigration delays have been in the news recently. Although it’s nothing new that the U.S. Government often takes longer than expected to decide applications, some new executive orders and ensuing policy statements have required USCIS and the U.S. Consulates to completely “pause,” or hold, dec...

11/06/2025

Kain Immigration is a Legal Assistant. Please circulate our job posting to your networks:

Kain Immigration LLC, a small immigration law firm in downtown Boston, seeks a full-time legal assistant to handle administrative duties. The ideal candidate must be organized, able to multi-task and handle deadlines, comfortable working with immigrants from all backgrounds, and comfortable usin

09/26/2025

Welcome to our new law clerk, Erin Smith! Erin is a recent graduate of Northeastern University School of Law. She has experience across a variety of family-based and humanitarian immigration matters, including asylum, family petitions, consular processing, and inadmissibility waivers. She has spent time in both Chile and Spain and speaks Spanish with professional proficiency. We are proud to have her part of our team.

Welcome to our new law clerk, Erin Smith! Erin is a recent graduate of Northeastern University School of Law. She has experience across a variety of family-based and humanitarian immigration matters, including asylum, family petitions, consular processing, and inadmissibility waivers. She has spent....

09/02/2025

We are an Associate Immigration Attorney! Please circulate our job posting:

Kain Immigration LLC is hiring an Associate Immigration Attorney to handle complex immigration cases at our downtown Boston offfice.

11/09/2024

Yesterday, I moderated the Interagency Government Panel at AILA New England's chapter conference here in Boston. Denis Riordan, District Director for USCIS in New England; Sam Kiley, Chief Officer for CBP at Logan Airport; and Chris Davis, Supervisor for CBP Logan answered our questions and generously gave of their time. Thanks to all who attended and participated!

05/01/2024

New on our blog: I-751 petitions for conditional residents!

I was granted a two-year green card after my U.S. Citizen spouse petitioned for me. What’s next for my conditional permanent residence?