Broyles Ricafort, P.C.

04/30/2026

Este reciente informe de El Tiempo ayuda a explicar por qué muchos casos de inmigración están tardando más de lo habitual en . Según directrices internas de la agencia, los oficiales ahora deben completar verificaciones de seguridad y antecedentes más estrictas, incluyendo revisiones ampliadas de antecedentes penales a través del FBI, antes de aprobar muchas solicitudes pendientes.

Como resultado, casos que ya estaban en trámite pueden quedar en pausa o ser revisados nuevamente, lo que puede extender los tiempos de espera.

Por el momento, USCIS no ha proporcionado un plazo específico para que el procesamiento vuelva completamente a la normalidad.

Aunque la agencia ha indicado que los retrasos deberían ser “breves”, no es posible predecir cuánto tiempo tomará a USCIS completar estas verificaciones adicionales y ajustar su proceso de adjudicación.

La nueva regla implementará requisitos adicionales descritos en HR 1. Detalles de los ajustes.

04/30/2026

This recent Reuters report helps explain why many immigration cases have been taking longer than usual at . According to the agency’s internal guidance, officers are now required to complete enhanced security and background checks, including expanded FBI criminal record reviews, before approving many pending applications.

As a result, cases that were already in process may be paused or re‑vetted, which can extend processing times.

At this time, USCIS has not provided a specific timeline for when normal processing speeds will fully resume. While the agency has stated that delays should be “brief,” it is not possible to predict how long it will take USCIS to complete these additional checks and adjust its workflow.

President Donald Trump's administration has mandated what it calls "enhanced" security checks for immigration applicants, according to internal guidance sent ​to the employees of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which ‌is part of the Department of Homeland Security.

04/21/2026

***IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR OUR DACA CLIENTS***

If you have filed your DACA renewal, you will very likely receive a biometrics appointment (fingerprints and photograph) at a USCIS Application Support Center (ASC). This is a change from the procedures of the last several years

~Why is this happening now?~

During the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS closed its offices and stopped scheduling biometrics appointments. Instead, the agency reused the fingerprints and photographs it already had on file from previous appointments. This practice continued for several years.
However, on December 12, 2025, USCIS issued a new policy (Alert PA-2025-29) that limits the reuse of biometric photographs to a maximum of 36 months (3 years). This means that if your last biometrics appointment was more than 3 years ago, as is the case for the vast majority of DACA recipients, USCIS will schedule a new mandatory appointment for you.

~What you need to know:~

• If you receive a biometrics appointment notice, you MUST attend. Failing to attend can result in the DENIAL of your DACA renewal.

• Bring a valid photo ID and your appointment notice to your appointment.

• Biometrics appointments are adding extra time to renewal processing. File your renewal 120 to 150 days before your current DACA expires. Contact BKR around six (6) months before expiration of your DACA.

• If you cannot attend on the scheduled date, contact USCIS BEFORE your appointment to reschedule. Do not simply fail to show up.

• There are no reports of ICE arrests at biometrics appointments. These appointments take place at Application Support Centers, not ICE offices.

Broyles and Ricafort, PC

03/10/2026

Federal Court Blocks Administration from Gutting Appeals in Immigration Court: AILA Executive Director.

AILA ED Ben Johnson congratulated the American Immigration Council and their litigation partners as the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia halted key pieces of the Trump Administration’s Interim Final Rule that would severely undermine immigrants’ right to appeal.

03/06/2026

Trump fires Noem as frustrations build among White House officials, GOP lawmakers.

President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media he was firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and would name Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her.

02/26/2026

Indiana Immigration enforcement bill heads to governor for signature.

Wednesday afternoon, the Senate voted 37-11 to accept changes to Senate Bill 76 made by lawmakers in the House.

02/03/2026

Atención beneficiarios de DACA: actúe ahora para proteger su permiso de trabajo.

Si usted es beneficiario de DACA, es fundamental que inicie el proceso de renovación de su DACA y de su Documento de Autorización de Empleo (EAD) con 5 a 6 meses de anticipación a la fecha de vencimiento. ¡NO ESPERE!

Los tiempos de procesamiento de USCIS pueden tardar hasta cinco meses. Presentar su solicitud con menos de 150 días antes del vencimiento aumenta significativamente el riesgo de que su permiso de trabajo expire antes de que USCIS emita una decisión, lo que podría afectar su empleo.

Si su permiso de trabajo vence dentro de los próximos seis meses, comuníquese de inmediato con Broyles and Ricafort para evaluar su renovación.

📞 Llámenos hoy al (317) 571-3600

Actuar a tiempo puede marcar la diferencia.

02/03/2026

Attention DACA Recipients: Act Now to Protect Your Work Authorization.

If you currently hold DACA, it is critical that you begin the renewal process for both your DACA and Employment Authorization Document 5–6 months prior to expiration. DO NOT WAIT!

USCIS processing times for DACA renewals can take up to five months. Filing less than 150 days before expiration significantly increases the risk that your work permit may lapse before USCIS issues a decision—potentially jeopardizing your employment.

If your Employment Authorization Document expires within the next six months, contact Broyles and Ricafort immediately to discuss your renewal strategy.

📞 Call us today at (317) 571-3600

Timely action can make all the difference.

01/25/2026

Is this truly the best strategy this Administration can offer for enforcing civil immigration law? It calls to mind the same judgment Kristi Noem displayed when, unable to think of a single humane alternative for her “out-of-control” dog, she chose to shoot it. Think about that. Who shoots their own dog because they lack a better solution? And who then asks the public to ignore what they plainly saw and accept a self-serving rewrite of events?

Yet this is the person our elected officials placed in charge of the largest federal law-enforcement agency in the nation—empowered to hire thousands of armed agents, cloak them in anonymity and near-immunity, and deploy them into democratic cities under the banner of civil immigration enforcement. Responsibility for what follows does not vanish into the bureaucracy. It rests squarely with every supporter of this regime; with every Republican member of Congress who voted to confirm Secretary Noem; and with every ICE officer who pulls on a mask and stands beside Gregory Bovino. Accountability will come—if not first in a court of law, then inevitably in the court of public opinion. That is the American way. And when it does, do not ask for mercy. You knew better. You made your CHOICE Mr. Bovino. The consequences are yours alone. As you like to say: FAFO.

The methods are wrong. The strategy is wrong. Take the masks off long enough to see it. What you are doing is wrong, and no legitimate objective justifies the damage you are inflicting on free communities and the American people. This is not law enforcement; it is intimidation. Stop acting like fascist thugs. Take the six-figure signing bonus, go back to school, and learn what is plainly true: there are countless better, lawful, and humane ways to achieve immigration compliance.

01/25/2026

Due to severe weather conditions, our Broyles & Ricafort office on Haverstick Road will be closed tomorrow, Monday. However, our team will continue working remotely, and we remain fully available to assist you at (317) 571-3600.

Our clients may continue to reach us by phone or email.

Please stay safe and warm.

The BKR Team

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Debido a las condiciones climáticas severas, nuestra oficina de Broyles & Ricafort en Haverstick Road estará cerrada mañana, lunes. Sin embargo, nuestro equipo continuará trabajando de manera remota y seguimos totalmente disponibles para asistirle al (317) 571-3600.

Nuestros clientes pueden comunicarse con nosotros por teléfono o correo electrónico.

Por favor, manténganse seguros y abrigados.

El equipo de BKR

12/23/2025

🎄 Horario de Festividades de fin de año de BKR 🎄

A medida que se acerca la temporada navideña, queremos asegurarnos de que tenga toda la información necesaria sobre nuestro horario de oficina:
• 24 de diciembre: Cerramos a las 12:00 PM.
• 25 de diciembre: Cerrado
• 26 de diciembre: Cerrado
• 31 de diciembre: Cerramos a las 12:00 PM.
• 1 de enero: Cerrado.
• 2 de enero: Cerrado.

De parte de la familia BKR, ¡les deseamos una alegre temporada navideña y un feliz Año Nuevo! 🎁✨❄️ 🎅