Law office of J. Bernard Chery, P.A.

11/07/2019

USCIS will permanently close its field office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Dec. 20, 2019. The last day the office will accept applications/petitions and be open to the public is Nov. 29, 2019. The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince will assume responsibility for certain limited services previously provided by USCIS to individuals residing in Haiti.

USCIS will permanently close its field office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Dec. 20, 2019. The last day the office will accept applications/petitions and be open to the public is Nov. 29, 2019. The U.S

11/01/2019

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a Federal Register notice extending the validity of TPS-related documentation for beneficiaries under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan through Jan. 4, 2021.
The notice automatically extends the validity of Employment Authorization Documents; Forms I-797, Notice of Action; and Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Record (collectively, TPS-related documentation).

10/30/2019

The Trump administration said Monday that it will extend the temporary work permits of 200,000 Salvadorans living in the United States, reversing course on President Trump’s earlier vow to deport them [...] The status had been renewed on an 18-month basis since, until the Trump administration announced its termination in 2018, saying TPS was no longer warranted for nationals of El Salvador, , Sudan and Nicaragua.

The decision reverses course on President Trump’s earlier vow to deport Salvadorans living in the country.

10/30/2019

The Trump administration is preparing to finalize an agreement this week to begin sending asylum seekers from the U.S. border to Guatemala, implementing a deal the two countries reached in July, according to three people with knowledge of the plan [...]It could mean that will make the dangerous journey to the United States only to be sent back to Central America upon reaching U.S. territory.

Homeland Security officials are preparing to implement the “asylum cooperation” deal they reached in July.

10/26/2019

Police are not allowed to ask for or take a driver’s phone to see if they were texting on a traffic stop. Officers are trained to identify and articulate when a driver is typing into a wireless device.

10/26/2019

It's now illegal for drivers to hold phones while driving through school zones and active construction zones. Active construction zones are areas where workers are actually present, doing construction work.

Florida’s new texting and driving law becoming more rigid.

10/25/2019

The Trump administration has begun testing a secretive program here that aims to speed up the of migrants.

Policies aimed at curbing immigration and turning away asylum seekers are under legal challenge, but U.S. officials hope to implement the new policies along the entire border.

10/25/2019

Certain foreign nationals may be paroled into the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. Parolees are not entitled to employment authorization solely because they are paroled into the United States, but instead must eligibility and apply for employment authorization. USCIS will only consider employment authorization for parolees when, based on the and of each individual case, USCIS finds that a favorable exercise of is warranted.

10/25/2019

How Children Acquire Citizenship ?
U.S. laws allow children to acquire U.S. citizenship other than through birth in the United States. Children who were born outside of the United States to a U.S. citizen parent or parents may acquire U.S. citizenship at birth under INA 301 or 309. Children may also acquire citizenship after birth, but before the age of 18, through their U.S. citizen parent(s) under INA 320.

Our latest update to the USCIS Policy Manual defines “residence” as it relates to citizenship for children of certain U.S. government employees and members of the U.S. armed forces who are employe

10/25/2019

Sending messages on your phone, behind the wheel, will now be a primary offense. Law enforcement can pull you over texting and driving without needing another reason.

Florida lawmakers filed a boatload of bills in the last legislative session, more than 3,500 of them in 2019.

10/25/2019

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